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Flow Foundation to roll out digital education, entrepreneurship programme

Published:Thursday | August 13, 2020 | 12:00 AM
Stephen Price (centre), Chairman of the Flow Foundation gives the thumbs up with key partners Dr Maurice McNaughton (right), Director of the Centre of Excellence and Innovation at the Mona School of Business and Management and Ricardo Allen (left), president and CEO of One on One Educational Services.

The Flow Foundation is to roll out a $60 million national development pilot programme in support of digital education and entrepreneurship across Jamaica.

According to Flow Foundation Chairman Stephen Price, many Jamaicans and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being left behind amid the digital transformation.

The digital learning element of the programme is aimed at increasing connectivity for school and communities and providing certified online training for professionals.

The other element will support MSMEs through a JumpStart programme for entrepreneurs.

This includes pitching for funding; support for micro-entrepreneurs and small businesses at the community level as well as support for a virtual entrepreneurship expo.

"Digital literacy and empowering our MSMEs are two critical drivers of enabling progress at both the individual and community levels, especially during this time," said Price at the project launch on Thursday.

Science and Technology Minister Fayval Williams has endorsed the initiative.

"I believe that this programme is timely as we create the new Jamaica where access to the Internet is a right, no one gets left behind and government and businesses are fully digital," she said.

The Flow Foundation will be partnering with the Cable and Wireless Foundation to execute the programme.

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