Regions all over the world have spent millions?sometimes billions?of dollars trying to create their own Silicon Valley. They drank the same Kool-Aid and used the same recipe: start with a research university; build a fancy tech park next to it; give tax breaks to chosen companies to locate in the park; attract venture capital by

Are the people at JAMPRO educated, intelligent or just semi educated with below average intelligence? Be the judge: The investment promotions agency, Jampro, is on the hunt for an investor willing to fork out US$930 million needed to finance a power-generation project along the Mahogany Vale River in Jamaica?s Blue Mountains. The scheme is not...

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You know about 4 – 5 years ago while working on the design and GUI for my search engine and social network I had certain features that I now see only surfacing in the market. I recall searching frantically to develop Inbox2.0 or Inbox3.0 as a product feature and independent product to sit inside my

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Hon. Karl Samuda Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce You know having met Karl Samuda more than once and the last time being the most awakening. He stated not the following as best I can recall in a meeting about Jamaica Wireless ICT project that would see over 1,000 students from high schools learning how

Speaking of the so called Technology Innovation Center (TIC) located at UTECH in Papine Jamaica. The idea for TIC appeared to have started some 8-9 years ago by a woman and headed by a woman. The idea was to begin operation sometime in 2005. Today they are still some what headed by a woman or

It is simple ask yourself the following questions. 1. Who are these so called speakers and what expert role do they play in respect to the sector in its purest form that being new media? 2. What is a 10 year old web directory has to do with new media? 3. What does an average

A few years ago I recall reading on a top tech blog at the time of Google's stock riding high almost at $800 a pop. Around the same time facebook was fast rising and some were arguing that they were worth if I recall US$8-15 billion while they had less than 100 million users. It

Tickets sold online only @ ticketskvc.jahboo.com WELCOME It was not long ago that Spanish Ambassador to Jamaica Jesus Silva stated; ?The electricity factor is a very great hurdle to make investment in Jamaica profitable. It is a concern that the foreign investors have, and it is a concern also shared by some companies of the

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Local web content can drive ICT investment, say university lecturers "We need to push the demand side which means driving content," stated Dr Paul Golding, senior lecturer at University of Technology yesterday. "There is the need for the Caribbean to engage more in a culture of uploading because we are cultured into the notion of...

Top 5 most visited Jamaican websites in Jamaica 1. jamaicaobserver.com 2. jamaica-gleaner.com 3. jahboo.com 4. go-Jamaica.com 5. jamaica-star.com 5. jahboo.com (Source alexa.com) Filed under: Business, Entrepreneurship, News, Venture Capital, Web2.0

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JAHBOO.com Sign up here Though one does not have to wait or should wait all the time. There are times when one has no choice but to accept waiting as it may very well be divine intervention in a mortal's life. Well patience is a hell of a thing. Imagine waiting almost 4-5 years for a good

I know it is a hard pill to swallow, especially when when there is the name Omar Davis and other inferior lifeforms that currently exist within the PNP. But the sad truth is, this seems to be something common in both these joker parties. Since the departure of Michael Manley Jamaica has been like a ship

The $25 Million Demo. Yext Scores A Big Round From IVP After TechCrunch50 Debut. "The minute he stepped off the stage, Lerman was inundated with emails and business cards from seemingly every venture capitalist and M&A officer in the room. He tried to ignore them and soak in the rest of the conference, but some of

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www.jahboo.com Factories Corp positions for ICT boom "Stephenson… says ICT provides excellent opportunity for employment" By Jamaica Observer. Now I never knew the ambassador had such a lofty position nor such an important task. I could have saved him much work if I knew his skills went beyond football administration. None the less resource...