Residents of Melanie Damishana benefit from ICT Hub

Residents of Melanie Damishana are benefitting from an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Hub. The Telecommunications Ministry on Thursday launched the fourth hub on the East Coast of Demerara at the Vigalstra Housing Co-op Society Building in Melanie Damishana.
Director of the National Data Management Authority (NDMA), Phillip Walcott on

Thursday evening officially declared the centre open and highlighted the importance of E-government hub for villages.
“The reason is that we are looking to provide in each community greater access to Government services. That is the ultimate purpose. All of this is about giving you access to government services,” Walcott is quoted by the Department of Public Information as saying.
He added, “A community hub is not about children. A community hub is about every single person because even the elderly will have to deal with their pensions online.”
Chairman of the Buxton Foulis National Democratic Council, Deon Abrams encouraged villagers to care the equipment and make full use of the services.
He noted that despite the reservations about the rapid spread of technology, it has become a necessity for all. “We cannot move forward in the world without knowledge of the internet and being up to date with technology that is provided. For every aspect of life that we deal with now some form of use of the computer and the internet is critical”, Abrams stated.
The hub is equipped with 15 computers, printers, and two air conditioners. Another hub is expected to be commissioned at Plaisance, next week. Four others are scheduled to be opened on the East Coast before the end of the year.
Within Regions One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Nine and Ten, there are 51 fully operational ICT hubs in various communities.