Research Officer
Global Services Promotion Programme
25 Ramsaran Street Chaguanas
The Global Services Promotion Programme is an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funded Programme executed by the Ministry of Planning and Development of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.The general objective of the Programme is to support the advancement of Trinidad and Tobago’s positioning as a renowned location for global provision of Information Technology enabled services (ITeS). The expected outcomes of this Programme are increased exports and employment in the sector. This is to be accomplished through sector-specific training and support services, investment promotion and branding, and capacity building to improve the business climate and regulatory framework.The direct beneficiaries of the Programme are students, the unemployed and underemployed, who will receive training in the Services Internationalization Hub; exporting ITeS companies who require additional qualified labor to scale their exports; and small and medium enterprises (SME) who wish to increase their export capacity, based on the Programme components described below.The Programme is being implemented in three (3) main components, with the following objectives:Component 1: Creation of Global Services Internationalization Hub (GSI Hub) – to provide the facilities and training for individuals and local companies that wish to improve their abilities to compete internationally in the provision of ITeS.Component 2: Investment Promotion and Sector Branding – to support the branding of Trinidad and Tobago as a world class location for the development and delivery of ITeS.Component 3: Capacity Building to update Policy and Regulatory Framework – to update Trinidad and Tobago’s policy and regulatory framework for the ITeS industry.