 Scientific Transformation Over the course of the last decade, innovations in science and technology have pushed the horizon of discovery beyond bounds previously imagined. Today, new paths in global research are leading to more and greater advances in agriculture and food production, medicine and health care, services, manufacturing, environmental protection, and just about every field of human endeavour. Barbados must therefore position itself to take advantage of these developments. III. SETTING THE STAGE Government as a Model User of Information and Communication Technologies Access to information allows people to contribute to their own governance, to engage in public dialogue and be part of decision-making processes. The technologies that improve people‟s access to information also have the potential to improve the delivery of Government‟s social services and diminish negative impacts associated with natural disasters or geographic isolation. ICTs will be used to improve transparency and create opportunities for applying new administrative processes, management methods, and implementation techniques in public enterprises that can empower even as well as increase levels of efficiency. Government must therefore become a model user of ICTs in the delivery of its own services by creating secure, user-friendly e-government and e-commerce frameworks that can themselves influence the private sector to become more efficient and responsive to the needs of all consumers. 19