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.
Senator Roberts said while the workers’ movement strongly supports the electronic Filing Bill 2013; the Electronic Transaction Bill 2013; the Transfer of Funds Crime Bills 2013, the Electronic Evidence 2013, the people must be educated so they can have an appreciation of the value and the consequences.
He said ”In our hands is a Bill that endeavours to make a significant cultural shift in the lives of all Grenadians and the vast majority don’t know what is in this Bill – some people have never heard about this bill.”
Roberts told the Government Senators that their boast of the Prime Minister’s leadership of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the region will have greater impact and weight if 80 to 90 per cent of the population is knowledgeable about the technology and are using it to the maximum; therefore, they must not keep the people in ignorance.
Making a special plea for the youth, Senator Roberts said it was a shame that the government talk so much about greater involvement of youth in the democratic process but that is not reflected in consultations involving the Electronic Bills.
”Young People – the future of the nation – the same young people our Prime Minister speaks of with a passion,” said Roberts. ”They are the ones who use the technology more than anyone else. We parents are often times struggling to keep pace,” he added.
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Quelle/Source: Spice Islander, 11.07.2013
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