TEDxIrie - Mark A. Jones and Jacqueline Sutherland - Vision for ICT opportunities in Jamaica. April 12, 2011

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Jacqueline Sutherland is the Founder & CEO of Global Gateway Solutions. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Math/Computer Science from Howard University, Wash, DC; Master of Science Telecommunications and Information Systems Management from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Sutherland says she returned to her native Jamaica to be an influential contributor and employer in her country's ICT sector.

Mark A. Jones is the Chairman, Global Gateway Solutions, Inc. Today, through Global Gateway Solutions, Today, Jones is focused on capturing near-shore opportunities for Jamaica. He is a co-founder and director of Teens for Technology and is on the Board of the American Friends of Jamaica, the American International School of Kingston Foundation, and is a member of the Rotary Club of Kingston. Jones holds an undergraduate degree from University of Virginia, and a Masters of Science: Finance and Accounting from Georgetown University.

Speaking as a team, Jacqueline Sutherland and Mark Jones provoked attendees with a series of What Ifs About Jamaica's approach to Information Communication Technology.

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