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• Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reiterated the Government’s seriousness about leveraging technology to boost public-sector efficiency.
• “That is the premium that we are trying to create (because) we don’t have huge surpluses that we can use to generate economic growth through Government expenditure… (and) technology will give us the leverage to create that premium,” the Prime Minister said.
• Mr. Holness said the work being undertaken to digitise the public service included creating web-based platforms and portals, such as GovNet and www.gov.jm, as well as the National Identification System (NIDS), for which the IDB has provided a US$68-million loan.