That assessment from economist and former opposition leader Clyde Mascoll, MP for St. Michael North-West, and Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance, as he spoke in Parliament yesterday on a resolution to take note of the draft e-government strategy.
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That's when Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley moves passage of a resolution in the House of Assembly to take note of the Draft E-Government Strategy.
According to Member of Parliament (MP) for St. Michael West, Joseph Atherley, this is crucial to increasing competitiveness, attracting further investment, and for the survival of the water, transport, and postal services.
Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business Development, Senator Lynette Eastmond, made this clear at a recent breakfast seminar on the Computer Misuse Act and Security at the Savannah Hotel, Hastings, Christ Church.
The Barbados Integrated Government (BIG) Portal was launched last Wednesday at the Savannah Hotel with high expectations that it will contribute to a more efficient Government, provide more services to business and citizens alike on a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week basis and speed up processes involving Government and business, for example, the clearing of goods from ports.