In a major push to advance artificial intelligence in Trinidad and Tobago, the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, and the American Chamber of Commerce of Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM T&T) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, aimed at building AI skills and preparing the country for a rapidly digitising future.

Speaking at the ceremonial signing of the MOU at UWI’s St. Augustine Campus on Tuesday, Campus Principal Rose-Marie Belle Antoine said the initiative will help reposition the country from consumers of artificial intelligence to active providers and innovators.

“At the AIIC (Artificial Intelligence Innovation Centre), we have that mission of taking our region from being mainly consumers of technologies to actively creating indigenous and responsible AI solutions that have been carefully and deliberately designed and tailored for our own economic, social and development priorities.”