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Dr Edmond MansoorMinister of State
Office of the Prime MinisterAntigua & Barbuda
CANTO24th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition
14th July, 2008Bahamas
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Community Technology Program (CTP)
E-Learning Advantage
Mobile IT Class-rooms
Community Technology
Officers
Education Max Advantage
Technology for the
Physically and
Visually Challenged
Multi-Lingual Studies Program
Community Computer
Access Centers
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Promoting Computer LiteracyBridging the Digital Divide
Connecting Antigua & Barbuda to the World
CONNECT ANTIGUA & BARBUDA INITIATIVE
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Mobile Information Technology Classrooms
Each Mobile IT Classroom can be serviced with up to10 megs of
broadband 17 touch screen tablet PCs with feather weight keyboards
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2012 GOAL2012 GOAL A personal computer (PC) and high-speed Internet (broadband) in every home in Antigua and Barbuda by the year 2012
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3 Submarine Fibre Optic Cable SystemsFiber Optic Cable Landing, Dickenson Bay, Antigua
10 Gigabit – December, 2006
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High speed wireless Internet and advanced cellular technology is widely available from both the public and private sectors
Modern Telecommunications Systems
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4 Internet Service Providers (ISPs)Cable & Wireless (Antigua) LtdAntigua Computer Technology Ltd (ACT)Antigua & Barbuda Public Utilities Authority (APUA i-Net)Maricom (services the high-end yachting
industry) ISP licenses already awarded to Karib Cable, CTV,
and Antilles Communications – not yet operational
3 GSM Mobile Providers Digicel – (GPRS) Cable & Wireless (Antigua) Ltd – (GPRS) Antigua & Barbuda Public Utilities
Authority (APUA–PCS)
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Wi-Max broadband by Cable & Wireless- minimum of 1 megabyte to homes
Wi-Fi and Wi-Max mesh network by Antigua Computer Technology Ltd - island-wide coverage
ADSL Network by APUA i-Net
Mobile Penetration rate greater than 125%
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Mobile internet is already available in Antigua and is being used by many to access the Internet via their handsets
The “Ruckus”
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New Data Centres for Government
2 Data Centres – fully operational2009 – 3rd Centre to be commissioned
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IT Infrastructure Support Provided
e-government- CASE (full automation of Customs)- Landfolio (digitized cadastral survey)- Civil Registry (births, deaths and marriages)
- e-visas- e-legislation (all government laws on-line)- e-forms
e-maile-commercee-business e-Carnivale-EVERYTHING
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Computerized Border Control
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Community Technology Program (CTP)
E-Learning Advantage
Mobile IT Class-rooms
Community Technology
Officers
Education Max Advantage
Technology for the
Physically and
Visually Challenged
Multi-Lingual Studies Program
Community Computer
Access Centers