Communication / ICT in Caribbean
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JAMAICA, 2014/03/15
Jamaica says it has secured US$300,000 from the Inter-American Development Bank (UIDB) for the recruitment of a consultant as the island moves towards establishing a single regulator for its information and communications technology (ICT) sector.
The functions of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Broadcasting Commission, and Spectrum Management Authority, are being merged to create the single agency.
State Minister in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy, and Mining, Julian Robinson, said the preparatory work would entails mapping out a framework to guide how a single regulating entity will operate, what the organisational structure will entail, and the necessary legislative amendments required.
