ECCU STEM to host second Generative AI and Python Summer Camps
FOLLOWING WHAT it described as the resounding success of its 2025 Generative AI and Python Summer Camps in seven of its eight Member Countries, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is pleased to announce the return of this innovative regional initiative.
The 2026 edition of the four-week Eastern Caribbean Currency Union’s ( ECCU) Generative AI and Python Summer Camps is scheduled to commence on or about 6 July across ECCU member countries, welcoming youth participants between the ages of 14 and 18, a release from the ECCB states.
The camps will provide participants with a hightech educational experience focused on cutting- edge skills in Python programming, artificial intelligence, data analytics, user experience design and multimedia design.
For the 2026 programme, chatbot, AI-enabled and multimedia projects will be developed around identified needs of private and public sector clients across the ECCU, with participants working to produce minimum viable products (MVPs).
This enhanced camp format, the ECCB said, is designed to strengthen measurable outcomes, collaboration and project-based learning by aligning camp activities and team projects with the specific development needs of identified clients.
ECCB Governor,Timothy N.J. Antoine, consistently advocates that “our youth must be producers, not mere consumers, in the digital economy”, the release states. Through the Generative AI and Python Summer Camps, participants are empowered to move beyond simply using generative AI to becoming creators, innovators and problem-solvers prepared to lead the digital future of the Eastern Caribbean.
The ECCU STEM Camps are an initiative under the Big Push pillar for Digital Transformation. The programme, which commenced in 2024, aims to equip 500 students annually with critical digital skills to help secure their future and strengthen the competitiveness of the Currency Union. The initiative is supported by Taiwan.
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