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CBTT urges citizens to be vigilant of cybercriminals

The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) says cybercriminals are constantly evolving their tactics, techniques, and procedures as it urged all citizens to be vigilant against cybercrimes such as phishing, identity theft, internet fraud, and banking fraud.

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UWI Launches Mental Health Hotline

UWI students can now access a mental health hotline called Chatline.  In collaboration with Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Health, UNICEF, the Child Development Centre in Jamaica,

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Medical robots to help healthcare workers

The Trinidad and Tobago government has eight new healthcare service robots. These robots will be strategically distributed across the public health system to allow healthcare workers to focus on more critical patient care tasks. 

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MDT Youths named ITU Youth Envoys

In an inspiring “Passing of the Torch Ceremony,” Celeste Pereira, alongside her colleagues Adeeta Ragbir and Yasameen Mohammed, has been named Youth Envoys for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

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IDB partners with T&T to aid Digital Transformation

MINISTER of Planning and Development Pennelope Beckles has signed a US$90 million conditional credit line for investment projects with the board of governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

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Empowering Futures! 

Recently, Mrs. Cynthia Reddock-Downes, CEO of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT), made a significant move by signing bursary agreements with four organizations.

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MDT Minister Meets with India’s Tech Leaders

In an enlightening meeting on January 22nd, Senator the Honourable Minister Hassel Bacchus, accompanied by a skilled delegation, engaged with the Senior Director & Centre Head, Naveen Kumar Jain and the vibrant team at the Centre for the Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), a Scientific Society of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India.

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P.r.A.I.S.E Awards

Exciting News! The Ministry of Digital Transformation’s Developers’ Hub (D’Hub) project was not only been selected as a finalist but subsequently won the Interamerican Development Bank’s President’s Awards for Innovation and Service Excellence (Pr.A.I.S.E) in the Public Sector!

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Minister Bacchus’ Leads Technical Mission on Strategic Visit to India

On August 3-11, 2023, a delegation of officials from the Ministry of Digital Transformation (MDT), inclusive of Senator the Honourable Hassel Bacchus, Minister of Digital Transformation who joined the delegation on August 6th, undertook a strategic visit to India with the purpose of advancing bilateral cooperation in the areas of Digital Transformation and Information and Communications Technology (ICT).

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Thank you to our ICT Campers!

The Ministry of Digital Transformation wishes to thank its AccessTT staff, partners, and ICT campers who contributed to making this year’s ICT Vacation Camp a success. Over 220 persons, inclusive of pre-teenagers, teenagers, and senior citizens completed the camp at the Guayaguayare, Penal, Belmont, Marac, Carenage, Cumana, Lisas Gardens, and Todd’s Road ICT Access Centres.

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15th ICT Access Centre opens in Cascade

Monday 21st August 2023 marked the official opening of the ICT Access Centre for the St. Anns, Hololo, Cascade community. This newest Centre forms part of an ongoing partnership between the Ministry of Sport and Community Development and the Ministry of Digital Transformation. The Cascade ICT Access Centre, which is located inside the Community Centre, is the 15th ICT Access Centre to open in an ICT-underserved area in Trinidad.

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Preteens enjoy Augmented Reality at ICT Vacation Camp

Close to 80 preteens in various communities in Trinidad benefitted from a digital empowerment ICT Vacation Camp at ICT Access Centres during August 7-11, 2023! The camps, hosted by the Ministry of Digital Transformation in partnership with RSC (Restore a Sense of I Can) and NIHERST, took place in Carenage, Guayaguayare, Penal, Lisas Gardens, Cumana, Marac, Todd’s Road, and Belmont.

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MDT turns TWO!

Today marks the anniversary of the Ministry of Digital Transformation and we want to take this moment to highlight some of the steps that we

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Developer Discussions

On June 20th, 2023, Developers were invited to attend both in-person and virtually to discuss the updates on the Developers’ Hub. Developers engaged in fruitful discussions as well as Q&A sessions with Minister Hassel Bacchus, the D’Hub Project Team and our Lithuanian consultants.

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Minister Bacchus’ Labour Day Greetings

On Tuesday, June 13th 2023, the Minister of Digital Transformation, Senator the Honourable Hassel Bacchus, delivered greetings to the Senate in honour of Labour Day which will be celebrated on Monday June 19th 2023 in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Empowering Youth to Use the Digital World Safely

The Ministry of Digital Transformation had an incredible time at the Youth Tech Initiative on Friday, May 26, 2023. The ground-breaking event organized by the Office of the Prime Minister’s Gender and Child Affairs division aimed to empower T&T’s youth to practice online safety and foster more inclusive digital spaces.

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Students Learn about ICT Careers!

The Staff of the Ministry of Digital Transformation was thrilled to participate in the Diego Martin North Secondary School 2023 Career Day on Monday 12th June 2023. At the event, T&T’s youth listened keenly as Ministry representatives highlighted the ever-expanding career possibilities in the field of Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

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ICT Access Centre opens in Diego Martin

Diego Martin is the latest community to benefit from a state-of-the-art ICT Access Centre. The Centre is part of an ongoing partnership between the Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Ministry of Sport and Community Development to provide ICT-underserved communities with access to the internet, desktop computers, laptops and printing facilities

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Courtesy Call from the US Ambassador to T&T

On February 14th, 2023, Her Excellency Candace Bond Mckeever, US Ambassador to T&T, paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Digital Transformation, Senator the Honourable Hassel Bacchus! Today marked their first meeting in which they discussed potential areas of mutual interest between our two nations!

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HDC is the First Government Organization to go Cashless

The Housing Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (HDC) has become the first officially recognised government corporation to provide customers with cashless payment options for both the banked and unbanked, under an initiative instituted by the Trinidad & Tobago International Financial Centre (TTIFC).

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A Digital Future for Belle Vue

“This Centre is not a young people thing, it is there for everyone”. Minister of Digital Transformation, Senator the Honourable Hassel Bacchus, speaking at the official opening ceremony of the thirteenth ICT Access Centre, located inside the Belle Vue/Dibe/Dundonald Hill Community Centre, said to all in attendance to “make use of the Centre, it is there for you!”.

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More Digital Literacy Training to Come

On Friday August 19, 2022, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, in collaboration with the Youth Training and Employment Partnership Programme (YTEPP), launched a functional Digital Literacy Programme.

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New ICT Access Centre opens in Lisas Gardens, Couva

The Ministry of Digital Transformation has opened its eighth ICT Access Centre at Lisas Gardens, Couva on Tuesday June 28, 2022. The Centre, with a fully furnished and Training Room, is located inside the newly-built Lisas Gardens Community Centre, which was officially opened on Tuesday by the Minister of Sport and Community Development, the Honourable Shamfa Cudjoe, alongside the Minister of Digital Transformation, Senator the Honourable Hassel Bacchus.

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New ICT Access Centre opens in Belmont

The Ministry of Digital Transformation opened its seventh ICT Access Centre in Belmont, North Trinidad. The centre is located inside the newly re-constructed Belmont Community Centre, which was officially re-opened on Friday May 27, 2022.

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Bacchus: T&T closer to Digital Transformation

Business Guardian, May 5, 2022. Since T&T launched an exclusive Ministry for Digital Transformation, arming it with $280 million (US$41 million) in October 2021, what has it achieved? The Business Guardian reached out to Minister Hassel Bacchus who said his ministry has been engaged in different types of activities including continuing to advance on Government’s commitment to provide universal access to broadband as a “public good”.

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Ideahubs to help Advance Collaboration

To build a Digital T&T, it takes many hands and many partners. On Thursday 17 March, 2022, at a ceremony at the Auditorium, Government Campus Plaza, leading global ICT company, Huawei Technologies, donated twenty-two (22) Ideahub devices to the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GoRTT) for use in the Public Service of Trinidad and Tobago.

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Connected Arima to Connect all Aspects of Digital Agenda

“All elements of the Digital Transformation agenda for TT are part of Connected Arima.” Minister of Digital Transformation, Senator the Honourable Hassel Bacchus, in his remarks at the Connected Arima event held on Wednesday 9 March, 2022, at the Arima Community Centre, outlined how the Connected Arima initiative will provide the community with end-to-end digital solutions across a wide range of sectors.

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EU Delegation meets with MDT

A full delegation from the European Union in Port of Spain (EU-POS), including Mr. Brian Glynn, Managing Director of the Americas, European External Action Service (EEAS) met with the Minister of Digital Transformation, furthering ties between the government of Trinidad and Tobago and the European Union.

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Book publisher pivots to e-books

Royards Publishing Company, the education-book publisher, last Friday launched a new digital platform Digital Canopi that aims to promote and market Caribbean educational and literary content

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The Digital Transformation Plan

In a country where several businesses still do not allow for LINX transactions, Finance Minister Colm Imbert raised a few eyebrows recently when he gave a target for Trinidad and Tobago to become

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