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What is happening in the tech space in Trinidad and Tobago

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I had this idea to share a listing of what I could find that is happening in the tech space in Trinidad and Tobago. Share in the comments what you would add to this list. When you comment and share this blog post it will be encouragement to continue these posts into the future.

1. When I interviewed the minister in 2021 he stated "our flagship project is the development and implementation of a National e-Identity by 2022". This is still being worked on and I am guessing we would see this in late 2024 to 2025. MDT recently put out a vacancy for Project Coordinator (E-ID and Interoperability).

2. The UN in Trinidad and Tobago is hosting the Big Data Forum. This has been hosted before. The advertised website is bigdataforum.tt but is actually supposed to be bigdataforumtt.com. See their posting on facebook.

3. I have emailed to get more info about the Central Bank Regulatory Sandbox.

4. I have emailed to find out what happened to the bmobile-UWI Innovation Laboratory. Bard seems to think that there is a University of the West Indies (UWI) Tech Hub. Bard states that The UWI Tech Hub is a co-working space and incubator for tech startups and entrepreneurs. The hub provides startups with access to resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities. This would be nice if true. When I do a Google search what I get is the innovation lab that may not be in existence anymore. Lets hope I get a reply to my email.

5. PTSC is working on an app that tracks buses with GPS and allows for purchasing of tickets. This in addition to a fleet of electric buses.

6. Trinidad and Tobago has signed on to utilise India Stack. These are technology solutions developed by India that the rest of the world can share from. Learn more @ indiastack.org

7. The Trinidad and Tobago Cyber Security Incident Response Team (TT-CSIRT) of the Ministry of National Security will be hosting a webinar entitled “Trinidad and Tobago Cyber Threat Landscape Update 2023” during cyber security awareness month. Hopefully it is recorded in case anyone misses it. You can contact them about this.

8. Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society extracts the ICT related aspects of the recently announced national budget.

9. The UK High Commission collaborated with CMR Surgical and WestShore to introduce local surgeons to the Versius robotic arm.

10. Trinidad and Tobago are part of the Commonwealth AI consortium to empower small states and youth in new action plan.
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