"Escaping the Middle Income Technology Trap" by Professor Antonio Andreoni

The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, in collaboration with the VM Group, is thrilled to announce the highly anticipated launch of, ‘The UWI Mona VM Group Distinguished Lecture Series’. The series aims to provide a platform, through thought-leadership, for insightful discussions, intellectual discourse, and the exchange of ideas to nurture change on local, regional and global scales.
Professor Antonio Andreoni, from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, a distinguished development economist with an impressive track record of scholarly work will deliver the inaugural lecture.
Professor Andreoni's lecture, titled " Escaping the Middle Income Technology Trap: drivers, dynamics, and industrial policies," promises to be an enlightening and thought-provoking event that will appeal to academics, policymakers, students, and the wider community.
Professor Antonio Andreoni's wealth of knowledge and expertise has earned him a place in academic circles as a leading voice in the study of global development challenges. He is known for his pioneering research in areas such as international finance, innovation, industrial policy, and the economics of climate change. His work has contributed to advancing our understanding of these critical issues and has informed policies and strategies aimed at creating a more equitable and sustainable world.
"The subject matter to be interrogated by Prof. Andreoni is quite timely as Jamaica is now poised to move beyond stability in the macro-economy and look towards long-term sustainable growth for its population. We are pleased to have him deliver thought-leadership on this very important topic at the inaugural staging of our lecture series” noted Campus Principal, Prof. Densil A. Williams.
The UWI Mona VM Group Distinguished Lecture is made possible through the generous support of the VM Group. VM Group Limited is a global financial institution with offices in Jamaica, the wider Caribbean, the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Cudos to the new principal for timely initiative!

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When people say industrial policy addresses supply and not demand then you can imagine why there is no development....in light of this short-sightedness.
What kind of national demand has the government of Jamaica created through their policies for the procurement of cars? Enough demand for a traffic disaster which itself mitigates productivity and nationalizes time-wasting.
What kind of demand has been created from policies permitting the establishment of fast-food restaurants? Enough demand for prolonged epidemics of diabetes and obesity.
Whatever you supply you condition demand for because you train public appetites and lifestyles.
What Jamaica needs to do is to build industries and value chains around its culture: namely its music and dance for which there are infinite global appetites especially among the youth and for which Jamaica seems to have an endless free supply. Nobody else in the world does this.