FBC News: Urgent ICT upgrade needed: Prasad

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says Fiji must encourage development of tech skills at all levels [Source: FBC News]

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says Fiji must encourage development of tech skills at all levels [Source: FBC News]

We must facilitate skills development and training in the Information and Communications Technology field at all levels of Fiji’s education system.

This was said by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad while announcing the 14 resolutions from the National Economic Summit that ended in Suva on Friday.

Prasad says government is aware of the breadth of challenges confronting the development of Fiji’s ICT sector related to policy, legislation and regulatory frameworks, infrastructure and access as well as international connectivity.

Prasad says the Summit has declared that Fiji must facilitate skills development at all levels of Fiji’s educational system and provide necessary infrastructure and support services to stimulate innovation.

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