Trinidad & Tobago's Information Society Country Profile. ECLAC, November 2006
Trinidad and Tobago can be considered a pioneer and seasoned early adopter in the region when it comes to the formulation and implementation of structured and formal National ICT Strategies. A Universal Access Fund is defined in the Telecommunications Act, but has yet to be implemented. Cybercrime and computer misuse acts are part of the existing legal framework. Electronic commerce, digital transactions, among other ICT related legislation, are being formulated.
STRATEGIC PLAN
“Trinidad & Tobago's National Information and Communication Technology (NICT) Plan will provide us all with a “connectivity roadmap” to connect people, communities, businesses, government and educational institutions through an integrated technology network..” Fastforward
The vision is of Trinidad and Tobago in a prominent position in the global information society through real and lasting improvements in social, economic, economic and cultural development caused by deployment and usage of information and communication technology".
Our National ICT Vision is to provide real, lasting improvements in social, economic and cultural development through the development and use of information and communication technology, and to establish Trinidad and Tobago in a prominent position in the global information society. Our national Connectivity Program will:
- Provide all citizens in our country with Internet access
- Focus on the development of our children, and adult skills to ensure a sustainable solution and a vibrant future
- Promote citizen trust, access, and interaction through good governance
- Maximize the potential within all of our citizens, and accelerate innovation, to develop a knowledge-based society
- Ministry of Public Administration and Information
- E-commerce Secretariat
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The Trinidad and Tobago education system has a long history using and experimenting with ICT in schools. That history notwithstanding, current levels of ICT access and use are inadequate. The FastForward project, the Secondary Education Modernization Program (SEMP), and other initiatives currently in process are intended to radically improve both the quality of teaching and learning in schools and access to ICT for teachers
and students.
Source: INFODEV
- Transforming Trinidad and Tobago into a Knowledge Society. by Kim I. Mallalieu
The purpose of Information and Communications for Development 2006: Global Trends and Policies is to consolidate all these M&E efforts and share the findings with the development community. In addition to ICT At-a- Glance tables for 144 economies, this report includes analytical work that applies these data to a range of topics: investment trends, principles and practical solutions to extending ICT services, the role of ICT in doing business, trends in national e-strategies, and approaches to tracking ICT globally.
Further efforts are needed to coordinate and make M&E analysis fully operational in the arena of ICT for development. The World Bank Group stands ready to work with countries and the international community to determine how best to use ICT for poverty reduction and economic growth in the developing world. It is hoped that this report will play a positive role in these efforts.
source: World Bank
ICT INDICATORS collected by Statistical Offices
| Indicator | Frequency |
| Number of households with television sets | Census |
| Number of persons living in households with television sets | Census |
| Number of Households with personal computers | Census |
| Number of persons living in households with personal computers | Census |
| Number of households with telephones (fixed lines) | Census |
| Number of persons living in households with fixed lines | Census |
| Number of households with internet connections | Census |
| Number of persons living in households with internet connections | Census |
| Number of households with access to mobile phones | Census |
| Number of persons living in households with access to mobile phones | Census |
| Number of (main) fixed line subscribers: Residential | Anually |
| Number of mobile cellular subscribers | Anually |
| Number of Internet cafes | Anually |
| Number of fixed line service providers | Anually |
| Number of Internet Service Providers(ISPs) | Anually |
| Number of persons employed in the telecommunications sector | Anually |
