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UK firm Abergower Limited has launched a Caribbean subsidiary in Jamaica to provide document digitization and business process automation.

The company aims to support public sector reform, digital innovation, and workforce development to address inefficiencies in Jamaica’s current systems.

Abergower plans to modernise legal and healthcare systems, expand e-government, and offer training to prepare Jamaican youth for digital careers through partnership with Law College of the Americas.

UNITED Kingdom-based digital firm Abergower Limited has launched operations in Jamaica, establishing a local subsidiary, Abergower Caribbean Limited. The company, which specialises in document digitisation and business process automation, will support public sector reform, digital innovation, and workforce development through an alliance with the Law College of the Americas, co-sponsor of the event. Through this partnership, training programs in digitization will equip the Jamaican workforce with new skill sets, unlocking new career paths and supporting national development goals.

“This launch comes at a time when the UK Government has placed economic growth right at the heart of our global agenda. We’re laser focused on helping British companies to expand internationally, particularly in frontier sectors such as digital technologies,” said Judith Slater, British high commissioner to Jamaica, during the launch held under the auspices of the British High Commission in Kingston.

Abergower, which has over 25 years of experience in document digitisation, data services, and business process automation, will base its Caribbean operations in Kingston. The company specialises in high-volume document scanning, data capture, invoice processing, and transforming physical records into structured digital assets. According to Slater, the investment aligns with the UK Government’s industrial and trade strategy, which promotes innovation, digital transformation, and international partnerships as core economic priorities. Abergower enters the Jamaican market, where digital adoption remains uneven. While Internet access is widespread, many government and commercial services still rely heavily on in-person visits, paper-based forms, and manual processing. This has led to chronic inefficiencies in service delivery.

“Files go missing, archives are inaccessible, and responses are delayed. This undermines both citizens’ confidence and institutional performance,” said Audrey Marks, Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States.

Digital uptake among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) also remains low. A recent study by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation found that only 32.4 per cent of SMEs use digital tools in their daily operations. Additionally, 16.4 per cent of Jamaicans are unaware of the benefits of such tools, further widening the digital divide and limiting business formalisation. These are some of the gaps highlighted during the launch, which Abergower aims to address by offering its expertise in digital solutions and business process optimisation.

“We are inspired by Jamaica’s ambition, and we want to play our part in helping them become a reality,” said Robin Prior, chief executive officer of Abergower Limited.

He shared that the company is aligned with Jamaica’s broader goals for public sector and economic reform. Its focus will include modernising Jamaica’s legal and health-care systems, supporting the expansion of e-government platforms, and introducing advanced additive manufacturing technologies. Abergower also plans to implement targeted training programmes to prepare Jamaican youth for careers in digital services and related sectors. By setting up its regional headquarters in Jamaica, Abergower says it is making a long-term investment in people, skills, and job creation. The company also indicated that working in partnership with local stakeholders will be essential to shaping an effective and sustainable digital transformation framework.