Who We Are ?

Evolving TecKnologies and Enterprise Development Company Limited (e TecK), a special purpose state agency under the Ministry of Trade & Industry, was set up to be the agent of change for Trinidad & Tobago by developing and supporting new industries, thereby creating an environment to stimulate diversification of our economy, reduction of our dependency on energy and the achievement of self-sustaining growth.

e TecK has the responsibility of achieving the following visionary mandates:

To diversify the country‘s non-energy sector with focus on ICT, downstream energy, high value manufacturing and agro-technology
To construct and manage the Tamana InTech Park (the region's first Science and Technology Eco-Industrial Park)
To develop light industrial parks for non-energy companies to operate
To explore investment opportunities in the non-energy sector for local and foreign businesses
To develop a new knowledge-based economy in Trinidad and Tobago
To promote T&T as the destination for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the non-energy sector
To manage the lease operatorship of hotel assets on behalf of the Government of T&T namely Trinidad Hilton & Conference Centre, Vanguard Hotel Limited (Tobago) and the NAPA Hotel

History

In June 2003, the government of Trinidad and Tobago approved via Cabinet, a proposal to divest the assets of Property and Industrial Development Company of trinidad and Tobago (PIDCOTT) from Tourism and Industrial Development Company Limited (TIDCO) where they were vested or held, and create an independent entity, which would own and manage of behalf of the Government, various real estate holdings, including 17 Industrial Estates across the country, The Hilton Trinidad and Conference Centre and Tobago Hilton. Further, at a Cabinet meeting held in December 2004, the roles of the State Enterprises involved in Business Development were reviewed and rationalized and as a consequence, the role of the company was expanded.

The change in status to a Special Purpose State Enterprise as well as the subsequent expansion of PIDCOTT’s mandate warranted a change of name to reflect more precisely the company’s new vision and mission. Consequently, the Evolving TecKnologies and Enterprise Development Company Limited (e TecK) was developed to reflect the company’s focus on developing new business, particularly in the fledgling ICT and knowledge-based industries, as well as the emphasis that would be placed on developing Trinidad and Tobago’s human capital through innovative, educational and commercial initiatives and the resultant career opportunities.

e TecK is led by a president who reports to a Chairman and Board of directors, who are accountable to the Ministry of Trade and industry. The company’s mandate deliverables are driven by a Senior Management team comprised of four Vice Presidents, each responsible for a Division of operations and services : Capital Projects, Property Management, Corporate Administration and Business Development. The Departments of Corporate Communications, Financial Services and Internal Audit report to the Office of the President.