It is once again that time of the year when I get to marvel at my friends’ children, my young mentees and others who reached even more dizzying heights at the CSEC and CAPE examinations. It seems like only yesterday we were amazed that children were taking on average 10 subjects at one exam sitting. … More This little matter of Mathematics and Science
Article written for Kaieteur News 8/16/2015 In his presentation of the 2015 budget to Parliament, the Minister of Finance extolled the virtues of ICT and the critical role it must play in the modernization and diversification of the nation’s economy. He said that most of the world is now firmly ensconced in the information age … More The Budget and Stakeholder responsibilities
If Guyana is going to participate fully in a 21st century environment using ICT as a pillar, there must be a specific set of initiatives that we must engage in order to achieve this goal. Let me give two examples of the challenge that we face and must overcome. In 2013 and 2014 I went … More Skills, People, and more skills
The development of significant, sustainable youth employment using ICT has to be done with the goal of creating short to medium term jobs in conjunction with the capacity building to develop the long term employment needed for the growth of the sector as a significant contributor to the national economy. The first objective therefore is … More Creating Youth Employment – Part II
The Guyana’s population is one of the youngest in the region with our youth being close to, if not over, 60% of the overall population. What is also of tremendous concern however is the news from media and also officialdom that unemployment within this demographic is close to 40 per cent. That is a staggering … More Creating Youth Employment
I was on a project some years ago where in a requirements definition meeting some veteran policemen argued passionately that information technology is not the panacea for the challenges faced by the Police Force. They insisted nothing beats the work on the ground, examining the crime scene, interviewing witnesses, taking statements, searching for clues, identifying … More ICT and Law Enforcement
I believe that with the constant pounding we get every day with news about billions needed, billions allegedly missing or misspent etc., there may be a tendency for it to become all a blur. This might therefore explain why the news over the past week regarding the demise of part of a very critical, national … More Taxpayer Assault and Battery
I was at a regional Business Colloquium last year where private sector and governmental agencies were discussing the challenges of regional and extra regional export. During one of the plenary sessions a buyer from England was explaining that international retail giants like Costco have moved the various Caribbean Sauce products out of the diaspora market … More The Case for a Knowledge Economy
In 1990, the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) was granted an exclusive license to provide 1) public, radio, and pay station telephone, national and international voice and international data transmission, 2) sale of advertising in any directories of telephone numbers, and 3) switched or non-switched private line service supported by facilities constructed over public … More ICT- Telecom Liberalization…Now
I must say that my ego and general sense of worth and contribution got quite a nice boost by virtue of the article I wrote last week on the potential of ICT to play a significant part in the development of Guyana and the brief introduction to some of the policy related measures that should … More ICT – Current State of Affairs
Wanderings of a Beautful Mind 