Digital Jamaica Project

PARTNERS

DIGITAL JAMAICA PROJECT

EUROPEAN UNION (EU) – GLOBAL GATEWAY

The European Commission and the EU High Representative have set out the Global Gateway, a new European strategy to boost smart, clean and secure links in digital, energy and transport sectors and to strengthen health, education and research systems across the world.

The Digital Jamaica programme’s objectives are two-fold: to connect Jamaicans with improved broadband access while providing those working and learning in the education section with training in digital skills. The Digital Jamaica programme contributes to Jamaica’s national digital plan, which includes addressing the digital divide with rural areas, facilitating access to education and also technological innovation for the private sector.

Under Global Gateway, the EU’s positive offer to deliver trusted and sustainable connections for our partner countries, the Digital Jamaica programme will “connect” the island through €9.5 million in direct budget support to the Jamaican government.

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, INVESTMENT & COMMERCE

The Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce (MIIC) is described as “Jamaica’s Business Ministry”. Its’ mandate is to lead the development of policies that will create growth and jobs, while achieving social inclusion and consumer protection. The Ministry, working with its stakeholders is primarily responsible for business policy development, monitoring and evaluation, while giving direction and oversight to a cluster of implementing departments and agencies.

The mandate of MIIC is to:

  • DEVELOP & IMPLEMENT policies, plans, projects, and programmes that produce substantially higher Exports, Economic Growth and Job Creation.
  • PROMOTE local & foreign investments that increase exports, foreign exchange earnings and sustained job creation.
  • COLLABORATE with other Government Ministries and Agencies to produce higher economic growth, increased and sustained job creation, and a much higher level of exports by targeting and securing greater local and foreign investments.
  • REGULATE for a modern and efficient business and trade economy with a framework of accountability and good governance. ENABLE Jamaican industries to drive productivity and higher exports.

JAMAICA BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (JBDC)

Established in April 2001, the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), an agency of the Ministry of Industry, Investment & Commerce (MIIC), is the premier business development agency, with the mandate to facilitate the sustainable creation and development of Micro, Small and Medium-Enterprises (MSMEs) in Jamaica ‘From Concept to Market’.

Through its Corporate headquarters; Incubator & Resource Centre (IRC); island wide network of Small Business Development Centres (SBDC); and chain of Things Jamaican™ stores, the JBDC’s clients gain access to a complexed range of business, technical, research and marketing services designed to deliver on the agency’s mission to drive entrepreneurial success and development of the MSME sector through dynamic and innovative solutions.

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