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Jamaica's Information Technology (IT) sector has
experienced radical growth over the past five
years spurred by substantial investment in the
country’s telecommunications infrastructure
and the delivery of IT services. Information technology
is now perceived as being one of Jamaica’s
most lucrative industries and the sector employs
well over 6,000 persons.
Jamaica is a premier near shore investment
location and has earned an international reputation
for service and efficiency. The island provides
a diverse expanse of informatics services, which
ranges from basic data entry to multimedia and
software development services.
Most of the companies in the IT sector are
located either in the Montego Bay Free Zone
area or the Kingston Metropolitan area. Both
areas are in close proximity to shipping, airport
facilities and support services. The Montego
Bay Free Zone is particularly conducive to investments
in the information technology sector due to
the presence of Jamaica Digiport International
(JDI), which holds powerful data transfer facilities
for international exchanges as well as sophisticated
imaging, voice and facsimile services.
Jamaica Digiport International Ltd. is a fully
owned subsidiary of Cable and Wireless Jamaica,
which has significantly enhanced the country's
ability to offer an impressive range of telecommunication
services. With facilities that offer high-speed
voice and data transmission through fibre, Jamaica
Digiport guarantees the delivery of state of
the art telecom services to an international
clientele.
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