Photo: Michael Sloley Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), exchanges greetings with Deputy Secretary General for the European Union (EU) External Action Service, Helena Koning, at the seventh Jamaica/European Union (EU) Political Dialogue held at the Ministry in downtown Kingston on Monday (October 9). The Full Story The Government is committed to digital transformation and has prioritised investments in this regard, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. Citing initiatives in this regard, he said that the development of a digital economy is moving ahead, noting that the programme has potential to consolidate and strengthen “our resilience-building efforts”. He further highlighted the National Identification System (NIDS), which will link citizens’ physical identity with their digital identity and enhance the “ease of doing business”. “One of the Government’s prominent strategic activities over the last few years was the execution of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Action Plan, and National Broadband Initiative, which has resulted in several public schools, hospitals, parish courts, and other public entities receiving high-speed Internet access, and also enabled the expansion of the Jamaica Eye cameras,” Mr. […]