MINISTER within the Office of the Prime Minister, Kwame McCoy recently participated in a forum on digital economies legislation in Caribbean parliaments held at the Florida International University in Miami, Florida.

The two-day event was organised by the House Democracy Partnership (HDP) and ParlAmericas, in collaboration with the National Democratic Institute (NDI), International Republican Institute (IRI), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

It brought together parliamentarians from CARICOM member states, and members of the U.S. Congress.

The programme featured presentations on e-governance tools for parliaments, and included discussions on the characteristics of the digital economy, its societal impacts, and the potential benefits and risks associated with it.