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CHRISTOPHER DEEN

�NATIONAL DATA MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY GUYANA

Guyana’s (ongoing)

Digital Transformation

16^th Annual Meeting of the Electronic Government Network of Latin America and the Caribbean (RED GEALC), 10^th – 11^th November 2022

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Coastland regions have an average of 9.6 persons per square kilometre, while the four hinterland regions, which occupy more than 2/3 of the total land area, are still largely unoccupied.

Name: Cooperative Republic of Guyana

Region: South America

Area: 214,970 km²

Population: 800,000

97% population covered by a mobile-cellular network

107 mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

34 active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

+50% of individuals using the Internet

eGovernment Index: 0.5233 (2022)

eParticipation Index: 0.2159

Online Service Index: 0.4509
Telecommunication Infrastructure Index: 0.4643
Human Capital Index: 0.6546

2020

2022

2012

2020

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CONNECTIVITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY

Broadband internet service (both Fibre and Wireless) from privately owned Telecoms Service Providers

90% of Guyana’s population lives on the coastal areas

Underserved

Other 10% of population live in remote areas

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LIBERALIZATION - THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIBERALIZATION IN 2020 ENDED 30 YEARS OF MONOPOLY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING RATES FOR BANDWIDTH. PRIOR TO LIBERALIZATION BANDWIDTH COST APPROXIMATELY US$10 PER MBPS TODAY ITS LESS THAN US$0.12 PER MBPS
REMOVING VAT ON DATA
CRAFTING NATIONAL ICT MASTER PLAN 2030 – INITIATED IN 2022 BY THE PRESIDENT
BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE - SCALING-UP STATE SPONSORED EFFORTS TO PROVIDE COUNTRY-WIDE INTERNET COVERAGE TO ENSURE ACCESS TO POOR AND REMOTE HOUSEHOLDS. 600 WIFIGY LOCATIONS BENEFITING 250,000 PERSONS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 300 SITES FOR 2023.
PROVIDING SCHOOLS WITH CONNECTIVITY, APPROPRIATE EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE
REFORMING SCHOOL CURRICULA FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ICT PROFICIENCIES
PROVIDING COMMUNITY-BASED ICT HUBS FOR THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND TRAINING
EDUCATION - ESTABLISHING AN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY IN GUYANA, GOVT SCHOLARSHIPS VIA GOAL.
NATIONAL BROADBAND NETWORK – CONNECTIVITY TO GOV’T, HEALTH, EDUCATION, SECURITY, AGRICULTURE SECTORS
SAFECITY INITIATIVE SUPPORTS 911 CALL CENTRE AND CRIME FIGHTING EFFORTS
GOV’T ESERVICES: DIGITIZATION OF GOV’T SERVICES/PROGRAMS EG WIIN.GOV.GY,

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Campaign to provide free internet in Health Centres, Community Centres, Education Centres and other public spaces.
600 Locations benefiting over 250,000 residents with 300 scheduled for deployment in 2023. Targeting under-served, hinterland and remote communities.

WIFIGY

Free Internet in Public Spaces

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HUMAN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT

Over 3000 persons per annum have been certified in an ICT related field either by the University of Guyana, GOAL and other Technical Institutes.

The Guyana Academy of Online Learning (GOAL) is an entity established and funded by the Government of Guyana. Its purpose is to provide citizens in all regions of the country with access to affordable, high quality education and ensure equality of opportunity in the pursuit of education through the open and distance learning (ODL) mode.

Centre for Excellence in Information Technology established.

ICT summer boot camps and Girls in ICT activities, annual hackathons, code sprints, and ICT expos.

Ongoing Cybersecurity awareness campaigns