Caribbean getting South Korea help in pushing e-government

Irwin LaRocque

The Second High Level Forum on Korea-Caribbean Partnership has facilitated the developing of closer cooperation in various areas ranging from e-Government to marine environment management to new and renewable Energy, according to a press release from the CARICOM Secretariat.

CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque in remarks at the forum on Tuesday in Seoul, South Korea, said that already there has been substantial assistance rendered by the Republic of Korea to the Community in the field of e-Government, and under the Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) progress has been made in this area.

However, Ambassador LaRocque continued, there is still much work to be done as CARICOM member states are paying greater attention to adopting e-Government systems in their governance  to