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RECOVERY AND THE WAY FORWARD FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS:
CREATING A DIGITAL SOCIETY
DIGITAL NATION TRANSFORMATION
In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, internet Technology, digitization of public and private
access and data sharing for business, services and a cashless economy will also
administrative and social purposes are critical to facilitate the growth and diversification of the
removing the barriers of time and distance to economy.
facilitate transactions. Covid-19 has highlighted
the fact that lack of access to ICT services
prevents vulnerable groups from accessing online
services or even performing basic activities in the
new normal of social distancing.
Easy internet access, fast connectivity, an
enabling digital environment, and optimal data
storage are thus the foundation to the creation of
a fully digital Trinidad and Tobago.
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