Justification: IoT networks and AI-driven analytics are revolutionizing Caribbean manufacturing, transport and utilities—enabling predictive maintenance, real-time optimization and safer, more efficient operations

● Civil: BIM & digital twins for bridges, roads and urban planning

● Electrical: sensor-based smart grids, demand-response algorithms

● Mechanical: robotics & automation, predictive-maintenance via machine learning

● Chemical & Materials: process-simulation software, smart sensor development

● Computer & Software: cybersecurity for SCADA/ICS, AI algorithms for asset management