Comments on: How close are Caribbean countries to being Information Societies? https://ict-pulse.com/2013/03/close-caribbean-countries-information-societies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=close-caribbean-countries-information-societies&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=close-caribbean-countries-information-societies Discussing ICT, telecommunications and technology Issues from a Caribbean perspective Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:42:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: Carlton Samuels https://ict-pulse.com/2013/03/close-caribbean-countries-information-societies/#comment-66660 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:42:50 +0000 http://www.ict-pulse.com/?p=9367#comment-66660 The problem I’ve always thought evident in the ITU’s pictograph of the critical elements for designation of an Information Society is short of one piece, a populace that is information literate. This goes way beyond the usual and customary 3 R’s literacy.

Information literacy is a pre-requisite for ‘adjusting to the wealth of information’ that is available, never mind ‘online’. And to the extent informed choices are only possible to the extent one is rational, then an information society presupposes a certain level of literacy; information literacy.

Carlton

]]> By: Mahaindra Seebalack https://ict-pulse.com/2013/03/close-caribbean-countries-information-societies/#comment-66645 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:25:37 +0000 http://www.ict-pulse.com/?p=9367#comment-66645 If the Caribbean countries are serious about Broadband, it would ensure that this essential service becomes a National Priority. There have already been enough talk and endless meetings about the importance of ICT, it is now time for action to get the infrastructure in place for connecting its people with the rest of the world.

Broadband Becomes a Global Priority – Optics and Photonic News 2010
http://www.osa-opn.org/home/articles/volume_21/issue_11/departments/policy_matters/broadband_becomes_global_priority/#.UTPaphG9KSM

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