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Jamaica names its 13 year old Technology Consultant Jamaica has appointed a 13-year-old computer whiz kid with an illustrious family history as a consultant on technology. Minister of Commerce & Technology Phillip Paulwell this week named Makonnen David Blake Hannah as youth technology consultant to his ministry, making him the youngest government adviser ever. Paulwell said Hannah would be "responsible for putting forward the valued perspectives of the new generation" and will inform the minister on new trends in computer technology. He will receive an honorarium for his efforts. Hannah follows in the tradition of his trailblazing grandfather, Evon Blake, a journalist and author who broke the "colour barrier" in Jamaica during the 1940s when he jumped into the "whites only" swimming pool at Myrtle Bank Hotel in Kingston. It was an unheard of act of defiance at that point in Jamaican history and resonated through the years. Hannah will keep the ministry abreast of Web sites and software to help the government make computers and computer-based education available to Jamaican children, Paulwell said. Hannah's mother, Barbara Blake Hannah, a journalist and former senator, said her son had been using computers for a decade. "The Minister has just been appointed to the Ministry of Technology, while the boy has been in computers for 10 years, so he's in a good position to advise him," she said. Hannah said he planned to give the minister daily updates on "what's happening worldwide in technology. "I can do almost everything. I can program a little bit, I'm good at system design, advanced Windows and DOS usage, stuff mainly like that," Hannah said. "You could call me an expert." http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/1998/29/ns-5081.htmlYou've reached the end of this story... Do you want to read more about Makonnen? [ Next Makonnen Story ] Or, check out the next success story! [ Next Success Story ] . about us . thanx . contact . awards . guestbook . site map . Copyright (C) 1999 (email link outdated) |