Partners in the Jump programme pause for a photo op during the launch at Jamaica Pegasus hotel. L-R: Floyd Green, minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister; Noelle Smikle, director, Cable & Wireless Charitable Foundation; Karl Samuda, minister of labour and social security; Stephen Price, VP and general manager of Flow and chairman, Flow Foundation; Daryl Vaz, minister of energy, science and technology; Dr Maurice McNaughton, director, Centre for Innovation â Mona School of Business and Management; and Ricardo Allen, CEO, One-on-One Educational Services.

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The Business Social this week brings you highlights from the launch of Jump — Flow’s programme to bridge the digital divide by providing broadband connectivity, devices, and digital training to the most vulnerable households through a public-private partnership — which was launched last Wednesday, October 19 at Jamaica Pegasus hotel.

Jump will initially target 1500 households during its four- to six-month pilot programme, and is set to begin next month. Flow is working with the Ministry of Science, Energy & Technology, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the PATH Programme, Universal Service Fund, Caribbean School of Data, One-on-One Educational Services, the Cable & Wireless Charitable Foundation and the Flow Foundation to make this happen.

The programme aims to significantly narrow the digital gap that exists and ensure no one is left behind. A worthwhile investment that will change lives, Jump will unlock the potential in the economy and truly enable progress.

Charles Douglas (left), senior manager, regulatory affairs at Flow, makes a point to Daryl Vaz (right), minister of science, energy and technology, and Stephen Price, VP and general manager of Flow and chairman of the Flow Foundation, during the launch of Jump.

Noelle Smikle, director of Cable & Wireless Foundation; and Stephen Price, VP and general manager of Flow and chairman of Flow Foundation, examine one of several Dell Chromebooks for low-income families, during the launch of Jump.

Rosario Veras (left), director of Jump, C&W Communications; and Noelle Smikle, director, Cable & Wireless Charitable Foundation, strike a pose during the launch of Jump on October 19 at Jamaica Pegasus hotel.

Stephen Price (left), VP and general manager of Flow and chairman of Flow Foundation, makes a point to Daryl Vaz, minister of energy, science and technology, during the launch of Jump at Jamaica Pegasus hotel on October 19.

Kayon Mitchell (centre), director of communications at Flow and executive director of Flow Foundation, shares a photo op with Jump partners Dr Maurice McNaughton (left), director, Centre for Innovation – Mona School of Business and Management; and Ricardo Allen, CEO, One-on-One Educational Services..

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