Innovation Nation Training Programme comes to a close

Innovation Nation Training Programme comes to a close On 29th August, 2023, Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) in collaboration with Republic Bank Limited (RBL) under their Power to Make a Difference Programme, Bmobile and Atlantic LNG hosted the PowerUp! competition at the Centre for Enterprise Development, Freeport for students who were enrolled in this year’s […]

Innovation Nation Training Programme – the rebranded experience

The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI), Republic Bank Limited under the Power to Make a Difference Programme, bmobile, and Atlantic have teamed up to offer training to 3,000 students over the July/August vacation period. The programme is called Innovation Nation Training Programme and is a rebrand of the Coding and Innovation Programme. This year, there […]

Food Safety and You – CARIRI in the Community (Arima Edition)

CARIRI in the Community held its second session in Arima on food safety, covering Good Manufacturing Practices and Quality Control. The initiative, led by the Hon. Minister of Planning and Development and the CEO of CARIRI, aims to expand citizens’ knowledge base on various services provided by CARIRI, such as Food Safety, Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, and Information Communication Technology. CARIRI’s Food Technology Department facilitated the event, working on product and process development, food safety management systems, and standardisation.

DIA YOUTH INNOVATION LAB TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago – March 27, 2023 – The Trust for the Americas’ DIA Youth Innovation Lab Trinidad and Tobago, supported by the Citi Foundation and the Institute of Law and Economic (ILE) Jamaica, successfully hosted “Hack4Change,” a virtual regional hackathon, from March 24 to March 27, 2023. Youth innovators from three […]

Building Globally Competitive Businesses: An International Conference

The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) and the World Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organizations (WAITRO) jointly held ‘Building Globally Competitive Businesses: An International Conference’ on Friday 17th March, 2023 at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre. The Conference was well attended and saw participants from various sectors across the country attending and networking […]

Bridging the Gap to Commercial Application of Innovation

The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) launched a project in 2018 aimed at encouraging the innovative spirit of the national community, backed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The three-year project, aptly named ‘Bridging the Gap to Commercial Application of Innovation,’ targeted various communities, individuals, and companies across Trinidad and Tobago to move ideas from […]

Building the Innovation Network in Trinidad and Tobago.

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, February 2, 2023-Shaping the Future of Innovation, Building the Innovation Network, held part two of the Design Sprint Workshop and a Design Sprint Networking Event on February 1 and 2, 2023, at the Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre. The objective of this component of the project is to develop […]