On Jan. 31, 2014 Hackathon for Cuba will gather technology experts and programmers to devise innovative solutions aimed at strengthening communications and information access in Cuba. The event is organized by Roots of Hope with support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The hackathon aims to ease the limitations of living in […]
Twenty Finalists in the NTRC's I² Competition will compete for the three coveted prizes ranging from $1,000.00- $3,500.00 EC. ----------- Background: The I2 Competition is intended to give you the chance to change the world using your imagination and creativity and to showcase our young people’s inclination towards innovation. Innovation powers entrepreneurship. We want to […]
The Government of Jamaica in collaboration with The World Bank, the Caribbean Development Bank, the OECS Secretariat, Microsoft, other partners from the Caribbean private sector and international development community, have launched Digital Jam 3.0 "Caribbean edition" - 'The Future of Work is Digital'. Digital Jam 3.0 "Caribbean edition" includes Apps Competitions, awareness workshops on micro-work […]
Start-Up Jamaica is looking for entrepreneurs with early stage mobile application ideas from Jamaica and the English-speaking Caribbean. SUJ’s programme includes Boot Camps, business acceleration and investment of seed funding, as well as links to Mentors and Angel Investors for follow-up investment, if required. SUJ nurtures creative ideas in Information Technology (IT), Mobile and Digital […]
The Technical Center for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), in collaboration with institutions including the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI),the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture and ConnectiMass will organise a Caribbean Initiative for ICT for Agriculture called Agrihack Talent Caribbean. Its main objective is support the development of ICT innovations and entrepreneurship in agriculture by young people... […]
The Ministry of Public Service, Information and Broadcasting through the CARCIP will be hosting an ICT Fair to showcase "Current ICT trends and efforts by the government to develop an ICT Enable economy and Information Society". The event will take place at the Public Service Training Institute, formerly known as Spinners from August 10th - […]
