Sandra Glasgow, Contributor
A 12-person delegation, headed by Julian Robinson, minister of state in the Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, has just returned from a four-day visit to Santiago, Chile, to see first-hand how that country is developing a robust ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation.
The World Bank was the sponsor of the visit and was represented by Fabio Pittiluga, senior social development specialist in the Sustainable Development Department for Latin America and the Caribbean, and consultant to the bank, Ivan Gonzalez.
I was privileged to have been invited on the mission, which included three young software developers: Roxanne Wanliss, Joel Dean and Stephen Gentles. Dr Stacey-Ann Wilson, adviser to Minister Robinson, Reginald Nugent, adviser to Anthony Hylton, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce; Audrey Richards, consultant to the Development Bank of Jamaica, and Dionne Palmer, incubator manager at the Technology Innovation Centre at the University of Technology Jamaica rounded out the group.
Read More