CARICOM SECRETARIAT, GUYANA–The Caribbean Community (Caricom) will focus over the next two years on unveiling the Single Information Communication Technology ICT Space as the digital layer of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME).Chairman of the Conference of Heads of Government Dr Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, said a roadmap to this end would be developed and presented to the Heads of Government Meeting in July.
The community's efforts to boost development through the use of ICT would be undertaken in tandem with the reform process for the years 2014�2019, Dr Gonsalves said at the conclusion of the 25th Intersessional Meeting.Dr Gonsalves said the roadmap would include elements such as spectrum management, bringing technology to the people and transforming them to digital citizens, diaspora re-engagement, cybersecurity and public�private partnerships.
As envisioned by its framers, the Single ICT Space will encompass the management of regional information, human resources, legislation and infrastructure in the sector to elicit maximum benefit for the region's populace.The Single ICT space and the Region's Digital Agenda 2025 will be constructed on the foundation of the Regional Digital Development Strategy which was approved in 2013, and will also have inputs from the Commission on the Economy and the Post-2015 Agenda.