Review Programme, will seek to improve the
internal efficiencies and effectiveness of all
Ministries and Agencies that are implementing
ICTs under the umbrella of this Plan. This means
that in general ICT investments would have a
process re-design component. This Programme
will deliver re-design projects for Government
generally, and supports re-design initiatives for
other agencies and areas of focus such as health
and education. It is expected that the process redesign initiative, the Government On-line
initiative and the common infrastructure projects
such as the e-government backbone and the
Portal, will be developed hand-in-hand to ensure
synergies, compatibility and cost sharing.
5.1.3 Agriculture
Agriculture continues to be an important
contributor to the economy of SVG, and supports
many families across the country. It is important
that this sector be strengthened so that it would
become more globally competitive and in fact
grow. The key objective of the Programmes and
Projects in the area of agriculture is to enable the
effective and efficient supply chain management,
from production to sales and marketing, in SVG
through the use of ICT. This will inevitably
promote the economic viability of agricultural
related activities by impacting on costs. It should
be recognised that some of these initiatives,
including the Agricultural Portal and the National
Agricultural Production and Marketing
Information System, are already in the planning
or implementation stages. However, it is
important to review and coordinate national ICT
initiatives under a single unified umbrella. The
key Programme and Projects are now presented.
The NAIMS, National Agricultural
Information Management System, or
Programme will strengthen the information
management, information sharing, and
information reporting capabilities of the central
Ministry and other agencies / organisations /
stakeholders in the sector. This will lead to
improved communication and policy dialogue
with key sectors and stakeholders for the
optimum benefit of St. Vincent and the
Grenadines. This Programme has a number of
associated Projects which collectively will deliver
AIMS. These initiatives are now outlined.
The Reporting & Monitoring
Information System (RMIS) is an
internal work management system. RMIS
will allow the Ministry to manage its human
and capital resources optimally.
Caribbean Fisheries Information
System (CARIFIS) will provide primary
support to the fishermen of SVG. It will
include the Fisheries Registration System
that will register fishermen and monitor the
catch so that the limited resources of the
seas can be managed in a sustainable
manner. It will facilitate the safety of
fishermen. This information system will
support the development and growth of the
fisheries industry.
The Forestry Information
Management System will enable the
Ministry to manage the forests and
associated wildlife of SVG in a sustainable
manner. It will facilitate controlled
utilisation of the limited resources available
within the country and allow this sector to
contribute to the economy in an effective
manner.
IPv6
In a nutshell, IPV6 will offer the
following benefits:
1)Increased address space
2) More efficient routing
3) Reduced management requirement
4) Improved methods to change ISP
5) Better mobility support
6) Multi-homing
7) Security
8) Scoped address: link-local, sitelocal and global-address space
IPv6 brings a number of benefits such
as the improved quality of service
required for new applications like IP
telephony, video/audio, interactive
games and ecommerce. This version
also easily deals with the avoidance of
network traffic, loss of data or
bandwidth.
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