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A Caribbean Social Innovation Guide

Digital Transformation & Technology

02 . Caribbean Social Innovation Poles

Featured Country Poles Relating to “Digital Transformation & Technology” Barbados Digital Transformation Dominican Republic Republic: Greater Santo Domingo (national backbone and systems coordination hub - through digital backbone and E-governance); South/ Southwest (social inclusion and climate resilience - through digital inclusion) Jamaica Digital Technology in Education for Continuity Trinidad & Tobago Innovation, Governance and Digital Transformation

Harnessing digital technologies to expand opportunity, strengthen public services and ensure that innovation benefits every community. Digital Transformation & Technology is about using technology to improve people’s lives, strengthen organisations, improve productivity, innovation and competitiveness and make services more accessible. It recognises that digital innovation is most powerful when it reduces barriers, connects people to what they need and creates opportunities for inclusion and empowerment, regardless of where people live.