The February 2012 Joint BIBA/BCCI Business Luncheon
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"Harnessing Global ICT Trends to Enhance Barbados’ Competitiveness" By Ms. Glenda Medford
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The February 2012 Joint BIBA/BCCI Business Luncheon
- 1. The February 2012 Joint BIBA/BCCI Business Luncheon "Harnessing Global ICT Trends to Enhance Barbados’ Competitiveness" By Ms. Glenda Medford Barbados leads the Caribbean ranking 38th in the Network Readiness Index in the Global Information Technology Report 2010-2011, and 42nd in the Global Competitiveness Report 2010 -2011. However, it, like many other Caribbean and Latin American countries, has been said to be lagging behind global benchmarks in terms of penetration and adoption of technology. Barbados’ growth as a services economy will hinge on how best it can position itself to engage with the third of the world’s seven billion citizens who are online. Join the Barbados International Business Association and the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry as we host Ms. Medford as she discusses how ICT can be leveraged to assist in transforming the Barbados economy to Ms. Glenda Medford make it more competitive. Attorney-at-law & Telecoms Policy Specialist Her presentation will explore how Barbados can leverage international trends in policy development; how its citizens take advantage of the ubiquity of smart Ms. Glenda Medford is a leading phones and developments like cloud computing to drive entrepreneurial activity telecommunications policy specialist having worked in the industry for over 20 and assist Barbados to years. She is an attorney-at-law who has become the number one developed a wealth of experience over entrepreneurial hub by VENUE: THE HILTON BARBADOS, 26 years, first in private practice and then 2020; and what can be NEEDHAMS POINT, ST MICHAEL as in house counsel. done to create new technology centric sectors Date: February 28, 2012 Ms. Medford is immediate Past President Time: 12 pm to 2 pm of the Barbados Chamber of Commerce with skilled ICT workers. and Industry, where she served from 2008 to 2010. She is a former director of CANTO (Caribbean Association of Register via e-mail: biba@biba.bb National Telecommunications Organisations) the leading regional Contribution: $95 per person for Members telecommunications organization and $115 per person for Non-Members has made several presentations about Call 434-2422 ext. 101 with queries telecommunications policy at regional and international conferences.