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More Jamaicans to access computers |
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Written by jamaicaobserver.com
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Thursday, 14 February 2008 |
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Minister of Energy, Mining and Telecommunications, Clive Mullings, says government will soon be rolling out an expanded programme of community Internet access points across the island, to increase access to computers for Jamaicans.
Mullings, who was speaking at the Caribbean Institute of Technology (CIT) Information and Communication Technology Awareness Week in Montego Bay last Friday, said all 60 members of parliament have been asked to identify strategic areas in their constituencies, where a sum of five computers will be placed. "Access to computers remain an issue for many persons in our country as we strive for 100 per cent access to telecommunications services," he said. He said the ministry would set up community access points across the island with the help of the International Development Bank (IDB) and would be expanding this programme shortly.... Full article |
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