Although the speed of digital transformation seemed to have slowed down across the Caribbean region, it is still happening with impressive growth in IT and ICT investment being projected. We thus highlight five trends that are having an impact on digital transformation in the region and worldwide.
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Trevor Forrest, of 876 Solutions, sheds some light on digital IDs, including: Why is it becoming increasingly important to have a digital ID? What are the benefits of having a digital ID? What can countries do to develop trust in digital ID? And what is the potential and what could be the implications of heightened surveillance via digital IDs?
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A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 4 July to Sunday 10 July 2022.
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A few years ago, ‘digital transformation’ was not just a popular buzz phrase in the Caribbean region, it also signified the urgent and major paradigm shift in the use of ICT and technology that both the private and public sectors needed to undertake. Now, digital transformation is not mentioned as often, but does it mean the effort has been abandoned?
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Electronic sports (esports) is a growing and potentially lucrative segment of the video games industry with relatively few players in the Caribbean region. Dexton Graham, the Lead Tournament Organiser of the Jamaica eSports Initiative and the Founder of Electronic Sports Jamaica discusses: how big esports is in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean; key challenges Caribbean gamers and esports enthusiasts face; how local groups and federations are handling the concerns about health risks and disorders linked to gaming; and the efforts that are being made to grow esports in the region, in terms of the number of players and the prize money offered.
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