KINGSTON, Jamaica - More Jamaicans are being encouraged to venture into entrepreneurship to foster local innovation. Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council (SRC), Dr Charah Watson said the SRC is more determined than ever to drive a culture of innovation in Jamaica. “We know that this is paramount to our continuous progress and development,” she said. The executive director further noted that an increase in entrepreneurial pursuits would also.
Local innovators are being invited to exhibit their work during the eighth biennial science and technology conference, slated for October 29 to November 1. The invitation has been extended by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), which stages the.
While other countries are still on course with inspiring greater female participation in science and technology, Jamaica is moving towards persuading more males to consider careers in the areas. Taking the lead in this mammoth task is the.
There are two recently announced, and related, policy actions with transformative potential for Jamaica’s industrial development, which aren’t receiving the attention they deserve. Their value is not so much in the resources they now have on the.
Local innovators will soon benefit from the establishment of a technology commercialisation suboffice that will offer assistance in getting their products on the market. This follows a partnership between the Scientific Research Council (SRC) and.