CARIRI and CANTO Sign MOU

The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and CANTO signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday 3rd September 2014 to work together to strengthen the region’s ability to develop, promote and commercialise mobile applications. Both institutions have a shared interest in increasing awareness regarding global and regional internet related challenges and governance; the promotion of regional mobile…

CARIRI and The Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) Sign MOU

The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and The Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which would encourage and promote co-operation in technology/technology-related and management development areas which will benefit both Trinidad and Tobago and Uganda.  CEO of CARIRI, Mr Liaquat Ali Shah and Executive Director of UIRI, Professor Dr…

CARIRI-CED Conducts App Development Workshop

The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) hosted its first-ever App Club event “From Mind to Market” in August 2014 at The Centre for Enterprise Development (CED) compound located at Innovation Avenue, Freeport. The event, which was open exclusively to members of CARIRI’s new App Club, featured a wide range of presenters who encouraged the attendees to…

CARIRI Primes Arawak for McDonald’s

With the expert technical support of the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI), Arawak and Company Limited recently enhanced its status as a supplier to international quick service restaurant McDonald’s in Trinidad and Tobago.The local poultry supplier contracted CARIRI in 2012 to provide technical assistance for its implementation of the McDonald’s Supplier Quality Management System (SQMS).…

Calibration – What is it? Who needs it?

You have just bought a new thermometer to measure the temperature of a solution you prepare for clients. The solution needs to be a specific temperature and you assume that the new thermometer you bought gives an accurate measurement. However, there is a possibility that this thermometer gives an incorrect measurement, or is “off” by one…

Street Foods – A Clash of Culture & Food Safety

Street foods comprise of a portion of the average Trini’s diet – shark and bake, doubles and roti to name a few examples… Street foods are not a local phenomenon though – in the U.S. common street foods include hot dogs, pretzels and tacos and in the U.K., kebabs, hamburgers and doughnuts are commonly sold…

CARIRI and Microsoft T&T sign new partnership agreement

On 1st December, 2017 The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and Microsoft Trinidad and Tobago formalized a partnership agreement which cements the relationship between the two organizations.  In 2014, CARIRI and Microsoft opened the 116th Microsoft Innovation Centre in the world at Innovation Avenue, Freeport and the signing of this new agreement will see the continuation of…

MICROSOFT Innovation Center

The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and Microsoft Trinidad and Tobago have partnered together to form the Microsoft Innovation Center, the first of its kind in the English-speaking Caribbean.  On Thursday 15th May 2014 at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre, the official signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) took place with the CEO of…

Idea To Innovation (i2i) Exhibition

On March 17, twenty-six  beneficiaries of the i2i (Idea to Innovation)  Programme exhibited their projects at CARIRI’s Centre for Enterprise Development (CED) in Freeport. This Programme is an initiative of the Ministry of Planning and Sustainable Development.  It is managed   by the Council for Competitiveness and Innovation.  In CARIRI’s capacity as  technical, administrative and developmental…

WAITRO CARIRI Forum

“Increasing Competitiveness Through Innovation and Public-Private Partnerships”  was the title of a two-day  Networking Forum, which took place in Port of Spain on March 19 and 20, 2014. CARIRI organised this event in collaboration with WAITRO (the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations).   It was held at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre. Speakers…