systems and software engineering support required to underpin any policy initiative on this scale A Regional Educational And Training Role For Grenada It is disappointing that significant amount of the ICT training for the Region takes place outside the region. This seems to be mainly a function of the lack of regional definition of goals and targets, and the absence of central focus and priority to assign resources to create a regional center of IT competence. Grenada could become the centre for regional IT Training. A strategy for establishing Grenada as a major Hub for education and training in ICT needs to be developed. It would benefit the Region, yield significant local spillovers, and expose the island and its virtual incubator/business park to new business opportunities. Education and Training objectives The Government, in collaboration with the Private Sector, will accelerate and upgrade those initiatives aimed at providing widespread digital literacy and producing a cohort of IT specialists to satisfy the labour shortage that will inevitably occur. These initiatives will extend beyond the formal education ; and their implementation will involve the Private Sector, the Ministry of Education, other public organizations, community organizations, NGO's, and as many other interested organizations as possible. The envisaged initiatives will develop along the following lines: 27 A STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN FOR GRENADA Anurag Sinha