PRIME MINISTER, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, who is currently performing the duties of President, welcomed representatives from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for a courtesy visit on Wednesday at the Prime Minister’s Office on Camp Street.
The UNDP delegation included Mr. Berdi Berdiyev, UNDP’s Resident Representative for Guyana and Suriname, and Ms. Nadira Balram, Head of the Governance and Poverty Unit at UNDP Guyana. The meeting served as a platform to discuss opportunities for further collaboration and development between the UNDP and the government of Guyana through the Office of the Prime Minister.

Key topics of discussion included the Digital Readiness Assessment, a critical initiative aimed at identifying and prioritising digital interventions as part of Guyana’s digital transformation agenda. The discussions also covered various aspects of digitisation and artificial intelligence, focusing on enhancing the country’s technological capabilities.

Additionally, the meeting revisited previous areas of collaboration between the UNDP and Guyana, notably in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR). The Director of Cybersecurity at the National Data Management Authority (NDMA), Muriana McPherson, also participated in the discussions, highlighting the importance of cybersecurity in the broader context of digital transformation.

This meeting underscores the commitment of both the Guyanese government and the UNDP to work together towards sustainable development and the effective implementation of digital initiatives that can benefit the nation.