The 2040 Blueprint

The nation-building portfolio.

Innovation & Growth

The 2040 Blueprint

The nation-building portfolio.

Innovation & Growth

The geopolitical reality

Founders’ Vision

2 out of 15 is not enough!

2 out of 15 is not enough!

We reject regional fragmentation as a permanent bottleneck. We cannot manage, scale, or fund infrastructure that we do not systematically measure. The 2040 Blueprint surfaces clear scoring metrics to eliminate data blind spots and unlock international foreign direct investment.

The Global Innovation Index ranks only two CARICOM nations — Jamaica #83 and Barbados #84 — among the world's top 100 innovative economies.

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Jamaica — ranked on the Global Innovation Index
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Barbados — ranked on the Global Innovation Index
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Trinidad & Tobago — positioned outside the top 100
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CARICOM nations unranked — below minimum data coverage

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Professionals Applied

10+

Members Approved

20+

Connections Made

20+

Benefits Offered

Institutional data mobilization

Systematic data gathering and gap identification across all 15 CARICOM states, analysed against the seven innovation evaluation pillars used by the Global Innovation Index.

Institutional data mobilization


Systematic data gathering and gap identification across all 15 CARICOM states, analysed against the seven innovation evaluation pillars used by the Global Innovation Index.

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01

Institutions

Institutions

Political, regulatory, and business environments.

Political, regulatory, and business environments.

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02

Human Capital & Research

Human Capital & Research

Education, tertiary education, and R&D.

Education, tertiary education, and R&D.

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03

Infrastructure

Infrastructure

ICTs, general infrastructure, and ecological sustainability.

ICTs, general infrastructure, and ecological sustainability.

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04

Market Sophistication

Market Sophistication

Credit, investment, trade, and competition.

Credit, investment, trade, and competition.

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05

Business Sophistication

Business Sophistication

Knowledge workers, innovation linkages, and knowledge absorption.

Knowledge workers, innovation linkages, and knowledge absorption.

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06

Knowledge & Technology Outputs

Knowledge & Technology Outputs

Knowledge creation, impact, and diffusion.

Knowledge creation, impact, and diffusion.

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07

Creative Outputs

Creative Outputs

Intangible assets, creative goods and services, online creativity.

Intangible assets, creative goods and services, online creativity.

The public sector anchor:
Grenada's Digital Transformation Authority

The public sector anchor:
Grenada's Digital Transformation Authority

The public sector anchor:
Grenada's Digital

Transformation Authority

Structural support

Grenada is poised to establish its Digital Transformation Authority, serving as the immediate regional blueprint for state-level modernization. As an Innovation Ambassador, Brendan Heyck directly supports the structural configuration of this Authority, ensuring public sector vision aligns with private enterprise execution velocity.


Global collaborations

To guarantee institutional credibility and metric transparency, Island Innovators is coordinating data alignment frameworks with premier international partners.


Review the blueprint on your schedule

Designed for executives and policymakers. Select your entry point based on your current bandwidth.

Review the blueprint on your schedule

Designed for executives and policymakers. Select your entry point based on your current bandwidth.

30 SECONDS

MOTION GRAPHIC

The metric video

A short, high-impact outline of the 12 unranked nations and what closing the data gap unlocks.

▶ Play video

3 MINUTES

INTERACTIVE DECK

The presentation

A mobile-optimized slide framework mapping short, medium, and long-term legislative opportunities island by island.

Open deck

10 MINUTES

AUDIO BRIEFING

The asynchronous overview

A master-class executive podcast detailing all seven GII pillars and the regional scoring methodology.

▶ Listen

Ready to power the Caribbean Success Network?

Ready to power the Caribbean Success Network?

Ready to power the Caribbean Success Network?

Caribbean innovators and founders building regional success

Innovators & Success Stories

The nation-building portfolio.

Innovation & Growth

Island Innovators is a private, independent, action-driven regional catalyst. We operate free of political affiliations or bureaucratic governance. Our performance is measured by sustainable financial growth, impact of partnerships, and the progressive advancement of CARICOM nations on the Global Innovation Index.

Island Innovators is a private, independent, action-driven regional catalyst. We operate free of political affiliations or bureaucratic governance.

Island Innovators is a private, independent, action-driven regional catalyst. We operate free of political affiliations or bureaucratic governance. Our performance is measured by sustainable financial growth, impact of partnerships, and the progressive advancement of CARICOM nations on the Global Innovation Index.

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