Roundup: for the week ending 1 June 2025
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 26 May to Sunday 1 June 2025.
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Author: Michele Marius
Can Caribbean Universal Service frameworks deliver meaningful internet connectivity?
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
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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Roundup: for the week ending 25 May 2025
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 19 May to Sunday 25 May 2025.
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Addressing bias in generative AI, and the regulatory hurdles Caribbean countries must overcome
As much as we enjoy the efficiencies arising from using generative AI, we continually have to be aware of the flaws inherent in the technology, the most glaring of which is bias that can result in a broad range of harms. We discuss the impact of the bias on society and outline steps Caribbean countries can take to begin to regulate AI.
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