Author: Michele Marius

Can Caribbean Universal Service frameworks deliver meaningful internet connectivity?

Can Caribbean Universal Service frameworks deliver meaningful internet connectivity?

Posted by | 30 May 2025 |

Across the Caribbean region, Universal Service Funds have been crucial instruments to increase basic internet access in underserved communities and among marginalised groups. However, as the concept of digital inclusion has evolved to include meaningful connectivity and empowering individuals and communities to fully participate in and benefit from the increasingly digital world, can Universal Service Funds evolve to bridge that gap?

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ICTP 353: Who is watching our data, AI hype or opportunity, and building smart islands

ICTP 353: Who is watching our data, AI hype or opportunity, and building smart islands

Posted by | 28 May 2025 |

In our May 2025 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Communications Strategist, Liselle Yorke, who is based in the United States but originally from Trinidad and Tobago, and Rojane Rose, a Product Manager in Jamaica, the panel discusses the following three topics: Who’s watching our data? AI in the Caribbean: hype or opportunity? And Building Smart Islands: Why aren’t we there yet?

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ICTP 352: Repositioning the postal sector in the 21st century, with Tracy Hackshaw of the Universal Postal Union

ICTP 352: Repositioning the postal sector in the 21st century, with Tracy Hackshaw of the Universal Postal Union

Posted by | 21 May 2025 |

The Postal Service is an often overlooked sector in most Caribbean countries. Its potential remains untapped in the region, although it is often considered an essential service. With Mr Tracy Hackshaw of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), we discuss the evolving role of the Postal Service in our increasingly digital age, including: the role of the UPU; key drivers that led the UPU to prioritise cyber resilience initiatives; whether Caribbean countries are using the .POST Top Level Domain; and the benefits of using the .POST Top Level Domain.

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