2. ADD COLOR FIELD
Our mission:
to help
people and
businesses
throughout
the world
realize their
full potential
3.
4. The Kinect Effect
Gaming was only the
beginning
Today, the Kinect
sensor and Natural User
Interface technology is
being used in the areas
of health, education,
arts and sciences.
www.xbox.com/en-US/Kinect/Kinect-Effect
5. Competitiveness & Innovation = IQ+
IP
A well-educated and skilled population,
in combination with strong IP incentives—what we call
“IQ+IP”—is key to helping drive the kind of innovation
that society needs.
6. Caribbean: Competitiveness & Innovation
WEF: GCR, some indicators for BA, T&T, JA, BE
Competitive advantages: Enablers to be developed
• Education : BA, T&T
• IPR protection (all)
• Math& Science Ed: BA, T&T •
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• Availability of latest tech.
•
BA, JA
•
• Broadband: T&T, BA
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•
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Education: BE, JA
Math& Science ed: BE, JA
Availability of latest tech:
BE, T&T
Capacity for innovation (all)
University-ind. collab R&D
Broaband (BE, JA)
Venture Cap. availability (all)
7. Fostering Education & local innovation
Several Imagine Cup winners have come
from the Caribbean since 2005,
empowering young people to take their
creativity, passion and imagination
towards technology on a national and
global level.
DigiGirlz programs in Trinidad &
Tobago and Jamaica unite young girls
together who are interested in
learning more about careers in
technology.
8. BizSpark assists start-ups
In the Caribbean:
Providing skills and
technology to close to
30 startups in the region.
We gained access to technology,
software and IT experts it would
have otherwise cost us millions
to acquire without Microsoft
BizSpark
In the case of SA Ltd. we able to
deliver a mobile commerce
technology using development
tools BizSpark gave us access to
and not to mention the
countless other projects we have
worked on
-
Damion Daley, CEO Software
Architects
