JAMAICA launches Web-based Investment Map

Parris Lyew-Ayee (centre at podium) Managing Director of Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI), explains the functionality of JAMPRO's interactive web-based Investment Map, which was launched at the agency's Trafalgar Road office on February 3. The Investment Map boasts six different categories of data ranging from general information, educational, workforce, investment opportunity and development projects and registered exporters.

JAMAICA now has an Interactive Investment Map, that makes available to potential investors, critical information on the country’s resources and attributes at the click of a mouse. The Interactive Investment Map, developed by the Mona GeoInformatics Institute (MGI) in collaboration with Government promotional agency Jampro was launched on Thursday at Jampro’s Trafalgar Road office with an aim to lure increased foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country.

The web-based interactive map took just over three years and $2 million to complete, MGI managing director Parris Lyew-Ayee told Sunday Finance at the launch of the platform. The significantly low developmental cost was facilitated through Google’s free and open source software. The map, which is hosted on both the MGI and Google platforms, appears well thought out and easy to use. Jampro is encouraging persons to visit their website, test and provide feedback on the map so that further fine-tuning can be done. However, the map is very useful as it is now, Lyew-Ayee pointed out. More