RG-T2179 : BRIDGE in Sustainable Energy and Information and Communication Technologies

General objective: to contribute to building capacity and regional integration to aid in meeting the expected future demand for technicians, professionals and entrepreneurs in sustainable energy (SE) and information and communication technology (ICT) (especially as ICT relates to energy). Specific objectives: (i) to understand the dynamics of the Caribbean energy labor market in terms of renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE), distributed generation, net metering and net billing, and other aspects of SE and to unveil possible gaps in technical and professional capacity in the SE area, and similarly to assess the existing levels of human capital within the realm of ICT and identify unmet skills that are key for improving the ICT ecosystem; (ii) to train individuals on the development, installation, operation and maintenance of SE technologies and the development and provision of key ICT services; (iii) and to foster entrepreneurship and enable an environment for regional firms to be able to compete in the provision of SE and ICT related services.