Address of PM William Marlin at the Governor’s Symposium on “ICT Governance – Shaping Our Future”

CUPECOY, St. Maarten - The topic of this Forum calls for a re-thinking and re-imagining of what a future St. Maarten should be like in terms of its use and integration of Information Technology in its everyday life. We could look at this from the perspective of government’s IT Department and what the policy is with regards to harvesting the fruits of technology for the benefit of the people. I am, however, sure that there are better qualified experts who will address this point of view. Permit me, therefore, to take a broader view of the issue and share with you my vision of St. Maarten in the next generation. All over the island, from school children to senior citizens, the Smart phone has become a commonplace gadget. I understand that by last year there were over a billion of them all across the globe. This means a dramatic change not only... Read more