Cayman's Tech Hub
The attributes that have made the Cayman Islands so enticing to the financial services sector have attracted some of the world’s top technology entrepreneurs and leading Blockchain and FinTech businesses to set up a genuine physical presence in the jurisdiction. Cayman’s robust regulatory environment, impressive legal system, and the abundance of on-island talent, matched with an envy-inducing island lifestyle, has made Cayman the perfect domicile from which to operate.
Connecting Local Talent with Opportunities within the Special Economic Zones
Cayman Enterprise City’s Enterprise Cayman initiative is now accepting applications for its annual “Summer in the City” internship programme. Now in its sixth year the programme aims to place 20+ young people with internship opportunities throughout Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) and the special economic zones (SEZs), which include: Cayman Tech City, Cayman Commodities & Derivatives City, and Cayman Maritime & Aviation City.
"Smart Packaging" Company Makes Smart Move to The Cayman Islands!
Meet Joanne Watters the General Manager of Intelligent Devices SEZC Inc. (IDI), a global sales, contract manufacturing, marketing and distribution agent specializing in Electronic Content Monitoring (ECM) devices. These specialized devices are designed to help ensure that patients properly administer medication when taken outside of a controlled treatment facility. IDI offers affordable, low cost products and operates out of Cayman Tech City, a special economic zone by Cayman Enterprise City (CEC).
Dozens of students expressed interest in learning to code when they stopped by the Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) booth at the Chamber of Commerce Career’s Expo on Friday, 23 February. CEC Marketing Manager, Kaitlyn Elphinstone and zone entrepreneur of Spark Limited, Mark Hall were on hand to give out information about CEC and talk about opportunities being developed in Cayman’s special economic zones. They also answered questions about how to apply for the Enterprise Cayman “Summer in the City” internship programme and raised awareness about the CEC online jobs portal.
Enterprise Cayman outreach to local schools extends to the Sister Islands
Year 9 students from Layman E. Scott High School located in Cayman Brac recently heard from Amy Hayward, an experienced digital marketer, who spoke to students about STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education and encouraged participants to peruse future jobs within the Cayman Enterprise City Special Economic Zones (CEC).
The Cayman Islands is Emerging as World Leader in FinTech and Cayman Tech City is Playing a Significant Role in Supporting the Development of new Technology
Cayman Tech City, part of the Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a thriving offshore business hub in the Cayman Islands. Cayman Tech City recently hosted the fifteenth edition of the d10e Conference, the leading conference on decentralization, from Saturday, January 27th, 2018, to Tuesday, January 30th. The conference was held at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman.
New Manager brings years of marketing experience and deep Caymanian cultural connections to position at Special Economic Zone
Cayman Enterprise City (CEC), Cayman’s special economic zone, announces the recent hire of Kaitlyn Elphinstone as Marketing Manager.
The team behind Cayman Enterprise City (CEC), the Cayman Islands’ knowledge and technology focused Special Economic Zone (SEZ), say that six years into the project, the zone is fulfilling its mission to be a growth platform for international companies. CEC opened its doors for business in 2012 and there are now over 225 companies operating from staffed offices and co-work space in the zone.
Cayman’s special economic zone, Cayman Enterprise City (CEC), through its local jobs initiative Enterprise Cayman, actively partners with the National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA) to help improve job opportunities for Caymanians. A recent job skills training workshop illustrates how the partnership between the zone and the agency works to prepare them to compete for jobs that are developing within Cayman Enterprise City.
Technology is moving at great velocity and with the inventions of blockchain, Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), smart contracts, initial coin offerings (ICOs) and tokens/cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ether, Fintech is disrupting industries and changing the world as we know it.
