The future of the Commonwealth of Dominica is digital and inclusive, and each Dominican has an integral role to play in shaping the way forward for the Eastern Caribbean nation. This was the overarching sentiment reiterated at the Stakeholder Workshop held to discuss Dominica’s new digital direction. Through the National Digital Transformation Strategy, led by the government of Dominica in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, the country will embark on a journey which leverages the power of technology to create jobs, improve services, catalyze post-COVID-19 recovery, and catapult the country towards its goal of becoming the first climate resilient nation in world.
Today marked a major milestone for the project, as the Digital Strategy Stakeholders Workshop hosted both online and in-person brought together a wide cross-section of key stakeholders to review progress and seek feedback on the planned transformation. This inclusive transformation and whole-of-society approach will ensure that the new strategy considers disadvantaged groups, women and children.
The workshop included the participation of the Hon. Cassanni Laville, Minister of Public Works and Digital Economy, who stated that “The development of a Digital Transformation Strategy for Dominica is in keeping with the Government’s vision for Digital Dominica” and “as a major pillar in building a resilient Dominica”. Mr. Luis Francisco Thais, Head of the UNDP Dominica Project Office emphasized that the stakeholder consultation was a “breakthrough effort led by the Government of Dominica to accelerate digital transformation and prepare the country for the future challenges that this century brings to humanity”.
Speaking on the vision for the workshop Robert Tonge, Dominica’s national Coordinator for Digital Economy stated, “Public ownership of the new strategy is essential, and the process is taking a series of steps to ensure all Dominicans are involved. Through the UNDP Digital Readiness Assessment, stakeholder interviews, a public roadshow, a public engagement survey with nearly 500 responses and now this workshop, the government is reaching out to stakeholders and the public to ensure their priorities and concerns are reflected in this vison for the digital future of Dominica.”
The Dominican government remains committed to the advancement of the island nation and was the first country in the world to pilot UNDP’s new Digital Readiness Assessment (DRA) tool, developed to assist governments with taking stock of their digital transformation pathway and to identify priorities and gaps across government, business ecosystem, infrastructure, the regulatory environment, and human capacity. Building upon the DRA, UNDP Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean are collaborating to develop a national digital transformation strategy. The strategy will be key enabler building resilience in the economy and creating jobs, supporting the innovation ecosystem and delivering better public services in Dominica.
Hannes Astok, Executive Director of the Estonia E-governance Academy and lead UNDP project consultant, noted, “Dominica is making great progress to advance digital transformation of the country, by securing investment in key priority areas and by building an inclusive digital transformation strategy that takes a whole-of-society approach to ensure all ministries, all sectors and all people in Dominica.
Wow Look noise! My ears are ringing. Did someone say Bla Bla Bla? O Dominica you are so filled with noise. Let’s see how it goes. Airport, Digital Dominica, get your health insurance, clean hands for Choksi, Bla Bla Bla…. I see thousands of young people sitting and standing idly by with no jobs! And every day is a new promise! Alas papa, too much noise you hear.
Dominica won’t have a future without getting rid of illiteracy and ignorance, starting with tossing missionaries out and combatting racism.
There is no racism in Dominica the country is probably over 90% black and mixed. Don’t bring this nonsense here please. We are a christian conservative nation we don’t need this american foolishness here to divide people
It might well be that the future of the Commonwealth of Dominica is digital and inclusive but it has to be exclusive of the current PM. It is an absolute fact, that going forward we can’t afford to have this man on the helm. So, whatever provision we are making for the future let us not loose sight of the fact that we NEED to dispose of this man first!
That is why the controllers pulled of this covid PLAN – DEMIC garbage on humanity. Their plan is to put everything digital. Cashless society. Its already in certain parts of the realm . Covid 19 is just a tool to reach their goals and do “the great reset”
The world economic forum did event 201 with john hopkins WB / IMF and the physcopathic bill and melinda gates foundation in october of 2019. Simulating a worldwide coronavirus pandemic and 2/3 months later they pulled off the real thing.
friday 9th july the world economic forum is going to have an simulation attack on a supply train. They are prepping for a cyber PLAN- DEMIC which they are going to hit humanity with. Its all part of their ” great reset” no food no power no internet..no hospitals..society will come to a halt. Klaus schwab from of the world economic forum clearly stated. “Covid 19 will be seen as a small comparison to a major cyber attack”
WHO, UN, WEF, WB, IMF etc.. all…