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Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas
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Page 1: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.

Dr Edmond MansoorMinister of State

Office of the Prime MinisterAntigua & Barbuda

CANTO24th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition

14th July, 2008Bahamas

Page 2: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.

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

Page 3: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.

Promoting Computer LiteracyBridging the Digital Divide

Connecting Antigua & Barbuda to the World

CONNECT ANTIGUA & BARBUDA INITIATIVE

Page 4: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.

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

Page 5: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.

2012 GOAL2012 GOAL A personal computer (PC) and high-speed Internet (broadband) in every home in Antigua and Barbuda by the year 2012

Page 6: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.

3 Submarine Fibre Optic Cable SystemsFiber Optic Cable Landing, Dickenson Bay, Antigua

10 Gigabit – December, 2006

Page 7: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.

High speed wireless Internet and advanced cellular technology is widely available from both the public and private sectors

Modern Telecommunications Systems

Page 8: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.

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)

Page 9: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.

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%

Page 10: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.

Mobile internet is already available in Antigua and is being used by many to access the Internet via their handsets

The “Ruckus”

Page 11: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.

New Data Centres for Government

2 Data Centres – fully operational2009 – 3rd Centre to be commissioned

Page 12: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.

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

Page 13: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.

Computerized Border Control

Page 14: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.
Page 15: Dr Edmond Mansoor Minister of State Office of the Prime Minister Antigua & Barbuda CANTO 24 th Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 14 th July, 2008 Bahamas.

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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