The MPID system, which is a joint initiative across Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines and Grenada, will allow these countries to be able to establish agreements to utilize each other’s databases to verify the authenticity of the identification of travelers.
Dr Rupert Griffith, Minister of Science and Technology, along with Adam Montserin, iGovTT CEO, and Raye Sandy, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Science and Technology, recently received the visiting Minister for ICT talks. iGovTT is a special purpose company charged with the the design, development and deployment of advanced ICT solutions for the Government.
Continuing a Caribbean-wide push for more ICT integration, Grenada will set up several new technology-related projects going forward, including a revamp of the country’s Centre for Excellence and Innovation, E-taxation Services and the establishment of the Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Programme.
In his presentation during the debate on several Electronic Bills on Wednesday July 10, Roberts said he was deeply concern that the overwhelming majority of the population wasn’t aware of what’s in the proposed legislation already approved by the House of Representatives.
An Internet exchange point (IXP) is a facility that allows ISPs to keep domestic Internet traffic in a country instead of routing it through the US or Europe. According to Aldwyn Ferguson, head of the Grenada National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC), “the Grenada Internet Exchange Point and the new local DNS Root server copy are important steps in our efforts to improve the quality, efficiency and resilience of Internet services in Grenada.”