Science and technology in Jamaica
Encyclopedia
Since the late 1990s, the Jamaica
n government has set an agenda to push the development of technology in Jamaica. The goal is to make Jamaica a significant player in the arena of information technology
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Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
n government has set an agenda to push the development of technology in Jamaica. The goal is to make Jamaica a significant player in the arena of information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
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Technology Groups in Jamaica
- Jamaica Computer Society
- Jamaica Linux User Group
- ICT4D JamaicaICT4D JamaicaICT4D Jamaica is a non-profit organization established to better understand and promote the effective use of information and communication technology for social and economic development in Jamaica....
- Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA)
- Container Project