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POLICY STATEMENTS
Grenada’s Information Society Country Profile. ECLAC, November 2006
Three islands, Grenada, Carriacou and Petit Martinique, comprise the independent State of Grenada, member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). Known as the spice island for its centuries-old spice plantations and the abundance of nutmeg trees, the country’s economy was completely devastated by Hurricane Ivan in 2004, causing damages estimated at US$815 million, more than 200% of the nation’s GDP. Grenada’s priority since has been to rebuild its production capacity and infrastructure through a Public Sector Investment Programme.
STRATEGIC PLAN
Information and Communication Technology: A Strategy and Action Plan for Grenada 2001 - 2005
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) offer a novel and effective tool to help advance sustainable development in Grenada. ICT is a new significant factor that can propel performance and growth of the Grenada economy. This Strategy and Action Plan represents Grenada's approach to capturing the potentials of these technologies and to utilizing them for sustainable development and the fight against poverty. Source:Government of Grenada
LEADING INSTITUTIONS
  • National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission
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    e-GOVERNMENT
    ENABLING LEGISLATIONS
  • Telecommunications Act 2000
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    PUBLICATIONS/DOCUMENTS

    • NTRC Annual Report 2009
      The Mission of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission is to regulate the liberalized telecommunications sector in Grenada so as to ensure fair competitive practices by telecommunications providers and to promote and maintain high quality Telecommunications services at fair and competitive prices for consumers.

    Grenada - Country Report
    Use of ICT in schools in Grenada is not extensive. The primary and secondary schools are using ICT
    on a pilot basis. Two secondary schools offer students access to computer labs to enable preparation
    for the CXC ICT exams. However, the MOE has initiated two innovative programs: in the first,
    expatriate Grenadian university students and others are invited to return to Grenada to assist with ICT
    maintenance; the second, still in development, is television programming intended to strengthen
    children’s decision-making abilities. Grenada has among the lowest rates of per capita GDP in the Caribbean. Resources for ICT in schools have historically been limited.

    Overall, the use of ICT in schools and throughout the education system has not progressed at a rate
    approaching that of larger neighbors Barbados or Trinidad and Tobago, or to the extent of some of the
    smaller islands such as St. Lucia. Two secondary schools have labs at present, with computers used
    for preparation for the CXC ICT exams and to reinforce math and science learning.
    Source: INFODEV
    ICT INDICATORS collected by Statistical Offices