{"id":26195,"date":"2025-02-08T21:26:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T21:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=26195"},"modified":"2025-02-08T21:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T21:26:53","slug":"prime-minister-marks-ict-achievements-with-starlink-connectivity-and-ict-hubs-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/prime-minister-marks-ict-achievements-with-starlink-connectivity-and-ict-hubs-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Marks ICT Achievements with STARLINK Connectivity and ICT Hubs in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Delicia Janneire | January 7, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Data Management Authority (NDMA) has successfully connected 215 out of 253 Amerindian communities with high-speed internet through STARLINK, and has also set up 146 ICT hubs in vulnerable and remote hinterland areas, as part of the government&#8217;s ongoing efforts to enhance digital infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiatives were highlighted by Prime Minister Brigadier Mark Phillips during his end-of-year press conference on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Phillips emphasized that 124 residents in the hinterland were able to access the internet via STARLINK devices in 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the ICT hubs were established through the Hinterland Connectivity Project, which targeted underserved communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project included the installation of 129 solar systems and 126 high-speed internet connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 1,150 residents were trained as ICT hub managers, technicians, and solar technicians to ensure the sustainability of the service in these communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister further revealed that the government had invested over one billion dollars to improve ICT access in these remote areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the progress made, he noted that four years ago, during his campaign, the idea of connecting these communities seemed distant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, with high-speed internet access in place, opportunities like the GOAL scholarships and telemedicine are now available to these regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussions are also underway between the government and STARLINK Services LLC to secure licensing agreements for continued expansion of internet connectivity, aiming to further boost the region&#8217;s access to digital services in the shortest possible time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Delicia Janneire | January 7, 2025 The National Data Management Authority (NDMA) has successfully connected 215 out of 253 Amerindian communities with high-speed internet through STARLINK, and has also&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25604,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,364],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-technology"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26195"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26196,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26195\/revisions\/26196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}