Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, Jamaica’s Minister with out portfolio within the Workplace of the Prime Minister with accountability for Abilities and Digital Transformation, firmly believes that Jamaica has the potential to emerge because the Caribbean’s foremost technology hub.
Senator Morris Dixon shared her insights into the nation’s digital transformation journey throughout her keynote handle on the Jamaica Expertise and Digital Alliance (JTDA) BizTech Convention on Tuesday, November 14.
Visionary management units the stage
Senator Morris Dixon emphasised the pivotal function of visionary management in realizing Jamaica’s digital future.
She highlighted the importance of creating a devoted Ministry for digital transformation and abilities growth inside the Workplace of the Prime Minister as a testomony to the Prime Minister’s profound dedication to embracing a digital period.
Drawing inspiration from Rwanda’s success
Drawing inspiration from Rwanda’s exceptional digital transformation journey, Senator Morris Dixon underscored the significance of studying from profitable fashions in growing nations.
She revealed that she had engaged in significant discussions together with her Rwandan counterpart to dissect the weather that propelled their digital evolution.
A collective accountability in the direction of a digital Jamaica
The Minister careworn that each Jamaican performs a pivotal function in shaping the nation’s digital future. She echoed the Administration’s clear imaginative and prescient of a Jamaica the place expertise transcends being merely a instrument to changing into a lifestyle.
Common digital literacy, widespread innovation, and accessible expertise advantages type the core of this imaginative and prescient.
Combatting the unfold of digital misinformation
Senator Morris Dixon acknowledged the rising concern about conspiracy theories disseminated by digital channels.
She argued that leaders, innovators, and influencers within the technological sphere share a collective accountability to confront and dispel myths.
This initiative is paramount to safeguard the integrity of Jamaica’s digital panorama and uphold the rules of reality and belief that underpin the nation’s social cloth.
BizTech: A confluence of tech experience
The JTDA BizTech Convention serves as a confluence of business specialists, entrepreneurs, buyers, and stakeholders converging to debate and discover the most recent developments, improvements, and greatest practices within the expertise and digital house.