IT

According to this story, the Government of Trinidad and Tobago is purchasing software from Nova Scotia that hasn't actually worked in Nova Scotia yet:

...The $12.9-million system at Nova Scotia’s registry has not worked as intended since it was introduced in April 2008.

"The problems we’re having in Nova Scotia is in how the software is working with our system, and we have a dedicated team that is working intensely on resolving the problem," Ms. Jennex said...

That equates to $77,461,283 TT dollars for software that is not working in Nova Scotia.

So - problem one is that the software isn't working where it is being purchased from. Problem two is that the Government of Trinidad and Tobago is investing in foreign software when we have the intellectual capital in Trinidad and Tobago to handle such a project.

Yes, I saw the videos of Anya Ayoung-Chee. I did so out of curiosity and because they were available online. The cinematography wasn't great but the content was most certainly compelling - and of higher quality than locally made porn videos. Did I really need to see the videos? No, not really. If you asked me why I watched them, I could write (as Jonathan Miller did) that I saw them 'in the interest in journalism'.

Ace Suares, a friend of mine in the Netherlands Antilles, has been hearing a lot about Trinidad and Tobago's IT initiatives through a group called iGovTT. Frankly, without Ace I wouldn't have been able to write this because I've been busy with other things over the last few days.

Apparently iGovTT been quite busy in Curacao telling people about their big plans while they don't even have a functional website.