Roundup: for the week ending 10 July 2022
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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Author: Michele Marius
Where is the Caribbean region in its digital transformation effort?
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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ICTP 211: Growing eSports in Jamaica, with Dexton Graham of the Jamaica eSports Initiative
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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Roundup: for the week ending 3 July 2022
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 27 June to Sunday 3 July 2022.
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5 trends that are shaping today’s workplace and that of the future
The “Great Resignation’, work-life balance, and the influx of automation, are among the factors that are changing the workplace. Here we highlight five trends that are shaping today’s workplace and that of the future.
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