Making Waves

Making Waves

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A Caribbean Social Innovation Guide

Trinidad & Tobago Data Bites Country Profile Snapshots

59 % of mapped organisations report concentrating on Environment, food and land

15.8 % Youth NEET Rate

The share of young Trinidadians and Tobagonians who are Not in Employment, Education, or Training (NEET), indicating a critical opportunity to build targeted enterprise pathways.

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The existence of long-standing, specialised national innovation institutions, CARIRI and NIHERST, provide the twin-island ecosystem with a massive built-in research and technical incubation advantage.

01 . Understanding Social Innovation in the Caribbean Key State R&D Anchors

5 Thematic Innovation Poles: The ecosystem revealed five Poles for Trinidad, with four Poles classified as Active and one as Emerging. These are Innovation, Governance and Digital Transformation; Economic Inclusion and Empowerment; Environment, Food and Land Sustainability; Health, Safety and Community Wellbeing; Cultural Expression and Creative Livelihoods (Emerging).