PM’s office, GTT launch Innovation Challenge

Prime Minister Mark Phillips (fourth from left) at the launching. GTT Chief Executive Officer, Damian Blackburn is fifth from left. (PMO photo)

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is collaborating with Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) to host a competition for local programmers to create technology solutions that can address socio-economic challenges in Guyana.

The PMO in a release yesterday stated that the event, themed “Transitioning through Innovation”, is coordinated by the Industry and Innovation Unit of the Prime Minister’s Office, in collaboration with GTT.

The competition, which will commence on March 25, and conclude on March 27, will see Guyanese programmers competing at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) to create technology solutions that can address socio-economic challenges in Guyana, the release informed.