JAMAICA IS ONLINE
A Regional Technology Infrastructure Program
Connecting Communities Neighborhoods Businesses Individuals Programs
Creating A Safer, Healthier, More Prosperous Future
For Every Community And Neighborhood In Jamaica
The JAMAICA IS ONLINE Program is facilitating a 24-month pilot implementation of GPN across approximately 1200 communities to demonstrate how localized digital infrastructure can accelerate economic opportunity, strengthen community engagement, improve service coordination, and increase access to emerging AI technologies. The pilot will establish scalable regional portal ecosystems that provide:
• multilingual community access points,
• local business visibility,
• digital public infrastructure support,
• workforce and resource navigation,
• AI-enhanced engagement tools,
• and integrated communication systems.
The primary objective of the pilot is to validate GPN as a scalable digital ecosystem model capable of improving economic participation, strengthening local institutional connectivity, and expanding inclusive digital access for underserved populations.
By the end of the pilot, GPN will generate measurable data on user adoption, operational efficiency, business participation, civic engagement, and AI-enabled service accessibility that will inform a broader national and regional expansion strategy to support CARICOM and other regional integration initiatives.
As a National Program, JAMAICA IS ONLINE presents a powerful opportunity to demonstrate the full potential of The RTIP Initiative. The RTIP Foundation is working to strengthen Jamaica’s digital public infrastructure, connecting citizens, communities, and institutions across the island.
JAMAICA IS ONLINE offers unique opportunities for partnerships. Through RTIP’s use of the GPN platform, individuals and organizations can secure exclusive rights to operate a local portal— effectively owning digital infrastructure of a community. LEARN MORE...
JAMAICA IS ONLINE will:
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Unlock new economic opportunities for individuals and businesses
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Strengthen community coordination and resilience
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Improve access to services and critical information
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Foster innovation and entrepreneurship
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Create a scalable model for national and regional transformation
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES
The Global Portal Network provides a comprehensive network of geographically focused portals each acting as a localized hub : hosting multilingual resources, including local business directories, events, news, alerts, products, services and much more.
For Jamaica, RTIP is providing approx. 1200 neighborhoods and communities with a unique portal that will:
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Deliver localized, culturally relevant information and services
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Integrate resources, programs, and economic opportunities
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Create of a unified digital ecosystem for community engagement
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Grow digital access by creating new tools and leveraging existing infrastructure
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Meet the urgent need for coordinated development solutions
GROWING LOCAL BUSINESSES
RTIP is especially focused on transforming Jamaica's private-sector by improving access to and use of digital infrastructure to expand their market reach to include all of the local communities and neighborhoods across Jamaica, the Caribbean and the world.
RTIP is providing every business in Jamaica with a free GPN Membership, training and support to succeed on the GPN Platform.
Businesses receive turnkey solutions for sharing information, products, services, news, events, contacts, and ecommerce tools for sending and receiving funds locally and internationally.
RTIP uses its unique approach, to ensure that its services translate into practical and measurable results.
SCALING SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS
GPN is the only platform in the World with REEEL Scaling Technology ® — GPN's unique ability to scale Rapidly, Efficiently, Effectively, Equitably and Locally. The GPN is Setting A New Standard For Growing Public or Private Sector marketing Campaigns and Initiatives including:
• Launch new public-health initiatives
• Introduce new products and services
• Promoting Events, Clinics, Workshops
• Building Digital Public Infrastructure
• Expanding Business Franchises
• Sharing regional Information
Jamaica stands at a critical intersection where it faces an urgent need for coordinated development solutions to help:
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Recovery and rebuilding needs following Hurricane Melissa
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Develop ongoing preparedness solutions for managing the more frequent and devastating climate conditions.
IMPROVING PEOPLES' LIVES
RTIP is working with individuals and businesses to create solutions that are engaging, sustainable, reduce government dependency and produce quantitative and measurable improvements in overall quality of life. RTIP will:
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Foster greater citizen engagement and civic participation
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Help increase transparency
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Encourage service sector investments and facilitate job creation
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Help local businesses escape the boundaries of their local markets
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Help our governments, NGOs and business better craft local strategies
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Strengthen Digital infrastructure to support critical sectors and industries including Business, The Environment, Health and Wellness, Education, Safety and Preparedness, Governance, and Sport and Recreation.
Aligned With A Call For Connected Infrastructure From
THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA
"Infrastructure by itself will create economic activity, no doubt...But infrastructure that is planned that is synchronized, that is connected and networked, especially into clusters, that gives you even greater economic benefit. So we are not just looking to rebuild in a haphazard way, we're looking to create infrastructure that when put together will form an economic cluster."
Dr. The Most Hon. Andrew Holness
ALLIGNED WITH THE REGIONAL GOALS OF
THE CARIBBEAN TECHNOLOGY UNION
"The CTU has to continue to be a leader in driving the transformation of national economies in the new digital context. This has to happen country by country, but it also has to happen within a regional framework such as the CARICOM Single ICT Space,
an initiative for which CTU is the lead agency.
This calls for a very focused and streamlined organization to promote harmonized policies and standards that will allow us to make the region more attractive for investment in the
technology sector, and ultimately, to make life better for our people"
Rodney Taylor, CTU Secretary General
