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Dr. Ventura is a well-known international authority on the development and application of science and technology for socio-economic development. He has assisted a number of African, Asian, Latin American and Caribbean Countries to re-examine, strengthen and apply their scientific and technological capabilities to changing local and international demands. Dr. Ventura has had over thirty years of experience in research and development, technological investment and the commercial application of research results. He was one of the first to suggest the application of science and technology to reduce poverty.
He began his research career as a virologist but soon became an avid student of the use of science to accelerate socio-economic development, especially in small states. He also has been an adviser to governments, and a consultant and team leader on a number of multi-lateral missions, including those of the UNDP, UNIDO, UNESCO, FAO and OAS. He has served on the board of companies and statutory bodies both in Jamaica and abroad.
Dr. Ventura is a significant contributor to the world’s literature on the use of science and technology for development and a sought after local and international speaker on the subject.
He possesses expertise in a number of areas, including, science and technology policy, planning and implementation, the application of technological solutions to small businesses and industrial development, and the crafting of projects in the information, communication, biotechnologies and energy sectors, project design and evaluation, technological assessment and transfer, intellectual property, foresighting and techno-intelligence in commerce and trade. He has had firsthand knowledge of the management of research institutions as well as international negotiations on scientific and development matters.
Dr. Ventura is a graduate of Cornell University and the University of the West Indies, and has lectured and conducted research in five (5) Universities across the Americas. |
