CARICOM’s science and technology work promotes innovation capacity and technological resilience, focusing on regional coordination that helps Member States translate research, standards, and emerging technologies into practical development outcomes. The programme’s logic is to treat S&T as cross-cutting infrastructure for competitiveness—supporting productivity in priority sectors and strengthening regional problem-solving capability.

ICT4D (ICT for Development) focuses on leveraging digital technologies to improve service delivery, inclusion, and productivity, aligning “technological resilience” with development outcomes. In the annual-report architecture, ICT is treated as a core enabler across sectors—supporting new ways of working, regional collaboration, and more responsive institutions.

The telecommunications programme advances regional connectivity as an enabling condition for economic modernisation and social inclusion. It supports cooperation on the policy and institutional arrangements needed for reliable communication networks and improved access, particularly as digital delivery becomes central to public services and commerce.