FastForward was the final name given to the National ICT Technology Plan developed in 2003. It was formally launched in May 2 2003 and had five working groups under a ICT Steering Team under the Ministry of Public Administration and Information. The development of the National ICT Strategy was from May to September 2003 with several public consultations in Trinidad and Tobago and posted online at http://www.nict.gov.tt/
The National ICT Strategy was officially launched in December 2003.
The Vision of the FastForward agenda is :
“Trinidad and Tobago is in a prominent position in the global information society through real and lasting improvements in social, economic and cultural development caused by deployment and usage of information and communication technology.”
The FastForward plan was made available in several chapters :
- FastForward Summary Brochure (871K)
- Executive Summary (181KB)
- Chapter 1: An Introduction to Trinidad & Tobago (5.77MB)
- Chapter 2: Accelerating Social and Economic Development through the use of ICT (444KB)
- Chapter 3: Defining the Future (380KB)
- Chapter 4:A Snapshot of ICT in Trinidad & Tobago – 2003 (252KB)
- Chapter 5: Connecting to the Future (605KB)
- Chapter 6:Managing the Transition (1.22MB)
- Appendix A: E-Readiness Assessment (770KB)
- Appendix B: National ICT Benchmarking Study (1.97MB)
- Appendix C: Working Groups Action Plans (1.10MB)
- Appendix D:NICT Programmes and Projects Summary (106KB)
- Appendix E: Risk Management Assessment (274KB)
- Appendix F: Acknowledgements (212KB)
