Executive Summary:
Grenada is an independent state comprising three island: Grenada (120
sq miles), Carriacou (13 sq miles) and Petit Martinique. The capital is the
city of St.George, situated on the south western part of the mainland.
Grenada experiences a warm tropical climate, with two main seasons.
The temperature ranges from 20 to 30 degree centigrade with mean
temperature of 25 degree centigrade and annual rain fall of 1380 mm
with humidity ranging from 65 to 75 %.
The National Strategic Plan will translate the Vision of the Government of
Grenada into a set of policies and actions to enable the exploitation of
information and communication technologies as a tool of national
development. The Plan will seek to put information and communication
technologies (ICT) at the centre of Grenada's economic development as
a dynamic industry sector in itself, and in support of the development of
other sectors of the economy.
The Plan should pursue the following objectives
•
Raise
and
develop
awareness,
build
vision
and
generate
enthusiasm about the advantageous use of ICT in everyday social
and economic life
•
Design and implement policies to capture information and
knowledge for development
•
Promote and build connectivity and the necessary infrastructure for
access to information and development
•
Build required human and social capacities and institutions, and
provide training and education to impart requisite skills
•
Create new livelihood and employment opportunities;
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A STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN FOR GRENADA
Anurag Sinha