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Fact-checked insights on Guyana's technology landscape — from the national e-ID and Digital Guyana strategy to AI skills, mobile money growth, and career pathways. Every article links to its source.

Guyana Launches National e-ID Card and 'AskGov' AI Assistant
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Digital Transformation
November 12, 2025
Guyana Launches National e-ID Card and 'AskGov' AI Assistant

Guyana began rolling out its Electronic National Digital Identity Card in late 2025, starting with a voluntary phase for public sector workers. Implemented with German firm Veridos, it pairs with a Citizen Portal and an AI assistant called AskGov.

Guyana's Digital Boom: ~19% GDP Growth in 2025
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Tech Trends
November 1, 2025
Guyana's Digital Boom: ~19% GDP Growth in 2025

The IMF estimates Guyana's real GDP grew about 19.3% in 2025, with strong non-oil expansion. This growth is fuelling investment in digital infrastructure, skills, and services.

GOAL Scholarships: Free Pathways Into Tech Careers
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Career Pathways
October 8, 2025
GOAL Scholarships: Free Pathways Into Tech Careers

The Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) offers tuition-free scholarships nationwide, including full-stack developer training in Python, JavaScript and SQL delivered with Toronto Metropolitan University.

AI & Machine Learning: Guyana's Most In-Demand Skills for 2025
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Tech Skills
October 2, 2025
AI & Machine Learning: Guyana's Most In-Demand Skills for 2025

Generative AI, machine learning and data skills top global hiring demand in 2025. Here's why they matter for Guyana's fast-diversifying economy and how to start building them locally.

Editorial Content Pillars

Four focused series that track how technology is reshaping Guyana

Tech Skills for Guyana's Future

The most in-demand technical skills — AI, data, cloud, and cybersecurity — driving Guyana's economy.

Digital Transformation in Guyana

How government and business are digitising, from the national e-ID to mobile money and e-services.

Career Pathways

Practical roadmaps and scholarships for Guyanese entering or advancing in technology careers.

Tech Trends Affecting Guyana

Analysis of global and regional trends — the digital economy, connectivity, and AI policy.

Guyana Launches National e-ID Card and 'AskGov' AI Assistant
Digital Transformation
November 12, 2025
Guyana Launches National e-ID Card and 'AskGov' AI Assistant
Source: Dept. of Public Information

Guyana began rolling out its Electronic National Digital Identity Card in late 2025, starting with a voluntary phase for public sector workers. Implemented with German firm Veridos, it pairs with a Citizen Portal and an AI assistant called AskGov.

Guyana's Digital Boom: ~19% GDP Growth in 2025
Tech Trends
November 1, 2025
Guyana's Digital Boom: ~19% GDP Growth in 2025
Source: IMF Country Data

The IMF estimates Guyana's real GDP grew about 19.3% in 2025, with strong non-oil expansion. This growth is fuelling investment in digital infrastructure, skills, and services.

Electronic Single Window Goes Live for Trade & Licences
Digital Transformation
October 20, 2025
Electronic Single Window Goes Live for Trade & Licences
Source: Dept. of Public Information

Guyana's Electronic Single Window launched in 2025, digitising trade and business-licence applications to cut processing times and improve transparency for local businesses and investors.

81.7% Online: Inside Digital 2025 Guyana
Tech Trends
October 12, 2025
81.7% Online: Inside Digital 2025 Guyana
Source: DataReportal

Guyana entered 2025 with roughly 684,000 internet users — about 81.7% of the population — according to DataReportal's Digital 2025 report, alongside rapid growth in mobile and social connectivity.

GOAL Scholarships: Free Pathways Into Tech Careers
Career Pathways
October 8, 2025
GOAL Scholarships: Free Pathways Into Tech Careers
Source: GOAL Guyana

The Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) offers tuition-free scholarships nationwide, including full-stack developer training in Python, JavaScript and SQL delivered with Toronto Metropolitan University.

AI & Machine Learning: Guyana's Most In-Demand Skills for 2025
Tech Skills
October 2, 2025
AI & Machine Learning: Guyana's Most In-Demand Skills for 2025
Source: WEF Future of Jobs 2025

Generative AI, machine learning and data skills top global hiring demand in 2025. Here's why they matter for Guyana's fast-diversifying economy and how to start building them locally.

Mobile Money Guyana Surpasses 90,000 Registered Accounts
Digital Transformation
September 28, 2025
Mobile Money Guyana Surpasses 90,000 Registered Accounts
Source: Mobile Money Guyana

MMG grew to 90,705 registered accounts in 2024, up from 61,495 a year earlier — a roughly 47% jump that signals accelerating adoption of digital payments across the country.

CARICOM Builds a Regional AI Policy Framework
Tech Trends
September 22, 2025
CARICOM Builds a Regional AI Policy Framework
Source: CARICOM

The Caribbean AI Task Force is drafting a harmonized, human-centric AI governance model for the CARICOM Single ICT Space — shaping how Guyana and its neighbours adopt AI responsibly.

Cloud Computing: The Backbone of Digital Guyana
Tech Skills
September 18, 2025
Cloud Computing: The Backbone of Digital Guyana
Source: Dept. of Public Information

The government's Digital Guyana agenda includes a sovereign AI cloud and a unified Citizen Portal. Cloud and DevOps skills (AWS, Azure) are becoming essential across the public and private sectors.

From Oil & Gas to Tech: Making the Transition
Career Pathways
September 15, 2025
From Oil & Gas to Tech: Making the Transition
Source: Techno Guyana Programs

With Guyana's economy among the fastest-growing in the world, professionals are pivoting into tech. This guide covers transferable skills — data, project management, and cloud — and how to reskill.

Cybersecurity and Data Protection in the e-ID Era
Tech Skills
September 5, 2025
Cybersecurity and Data Protection in the e-ID Era
Source: Dept. of Public Information

As Guyana rolls out a biometric national e-ID and advances a Data Protection Act, demand for cybersecurity and privacy expertise is rising. Learn which skills organizations need most.

STEMGuyana: Building the Next Generation of Coders
Career Pathways
August 30, 2025
STEMGuyana: Building the Next Generation of Coders
Source: STEMGuyana

STEMGuyana delivers robotics and coding across all 10 regions through its Learning Pods, backed by a $6.6M Scotiabank contribution — teaching AI and Python to students as young as 11.

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Authoritative Resources

Primary sources and reports to go deeper on Guyana's digital transformation

Digital 2025: Guyana
Primary source

DataReportal's annual snapshot of internet, mobile, and social media use in Guyana.

IMF Guyana Country Data
Primary source

Official macroeconomic data and outlook, including GDP growth and diversification.

Digital Guyana (DPI)
Primary source

Government updates on the national e-ID, Citizen Portal, AskGov, and e-services.

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