Comments on: Nurture or hinder: the role of banks and Government in the life of a business https://ict-pulse.com/2016/12/nurture-hinder-role-banks-government-life-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nurture-hinder-role-banks-government-life-business&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nurture-hinder-role-banks-government-life-business Discussing ICT, telecommunications and technology Issues from a Caribbean perspective Sat, 08 Apr 2017 00:08:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Frederick Lightbourn https://ict-pulse.com/2016/12/nurture-hinder-role-banks-government-life-business/#comment-172074 Tue, 20 Dec 2016 22:39:48 +0000 http://www.ict-pulse.com/?p=88870#comment-172074 Thank you for a interesting article, the points raised are very valid, however it is more about access, access to the information, access to the funds to upgrade and access to the customer that is consumed by either a cruise ship or all inclusive hotel.

I am not aware of any local business that wishes to or wants to compete with their larger foreign business owners, actually in almost all cases they cant, however their survival is woven around the very same clients that are staying at the all inclusive’s or arriving by a cruise liner.

As long as the visitors are here but their F&B is already paid for along with in house everything from shops to planers to activities, the local business owner will always be on one side of the glass “just looking”.

In conclusion, as much as we would want the latest technology, what good is it to us if we are stuck behind the glass wall.

]]> By: Kamutula https://ict-pulse.com/2016/12/nurture-hinder-role-banks-government-life-business/#comment-172073 Sun, 18 Dec 2016 03:19:06 +0000 http://www.ict-pulse.com/?p=88870#comment-172073 Great points.

I think in the end, the ball is in Government’s court. The wheels could only start turning with Govt intervention/initiatives through various means: regulation, prioritisation, active participation etc.

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