Tamana InTech ready for business

She expected the initiative to play a key role in diversifying TT’s economy away from oil and gas dependence.

The project - touted as a centre of innovation, science and technology, and global entrepreneurship - was built for $2.2 billion by the Patrick Manning administration, but largely lapsed under the People’s Partnership government, yet is now being revived by this Government.

One client, a call-centre, has occupied part of the flagship building, but some 21 lots will soon be on the market.

The InTech website says the plots are for ventures in ICT, business process outsourcing, high value manufacturing, clean technologies, business services and agro-processing.

In an interview at a function yesterday at the Hilton Trinidad, St Ann’s, Gopee-Scoon said next month InTech and InvestTT will reveal their plans to market the project to investors. She said ICT is a tool of diversification of the TT economy, such as by business process operations (BPOs) and light manufacturing and advanced manufacturing. “The intention has always been there, the thinking was there many years ago but unfortunately under the last (People’s Partnership) government nothing was done to advance the park. Now the first phase is completed and we look forward to inviting businesses across the globe to come to TT,” said Gopee-Scoon.

“We are a place to do business and we are a Government that is stable and evidence of that is yesterday’s (Monday’s) events (the Petrotrin wage settlement). “So yes we are looking forward to increased diversification, because diversification has taken place and hence the reason we have a successful Point Lisas Industrial Estate and a successful manufacturing centre.” “It’s up and running. All the 21 lots are in fact ready. One lot is already taken, so we’ll begin to work in earnest on our marketing campaign and invite appropriate businesses into the estate hopefully from both local and international firms. We look forward to that.” Gopee-Scoon welcomed the settling of the Petrotrin wage-talks.

“I think the country had great success (on Monday) and all parties are to be congratulated. It shows what with continuing collaboration what we can achieve together as a country,” she remarked.

“So let’s pull ourselves together at the beginning of this new year and move towards transforming and creating a new TT, a new and resourceful TT. It’s an indication of a sign of the things to come with a Government that is able to hold things together, pull things together and bring parties together in the best interest of the nati