An examination of the performance of 16 Caribbean countries in the latest Global Cybersecurity Index published by the International Telecommunications Union.
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Globally, offshore outsourcing is a huge market and growing. By 2030, it is expected to be valued at half a trillion dollars! It is thus highly dynamic and competitive with Caribbean countries trying to maintain and even increase their size of pie. Wayne Sinclair, the current President of the Global Services Association of Jamaica, formerly the Business Process Industry Association of Jamaica, joins us to discuss the state of the industry, including: whether Jamaica’s outsourcing industry can continue to grow and remain globally competitive; the impact technologies such as AI and Robotic Process Automation are having on the industry; what it might take to move up the value chain; and his thoughts on the future of outsourcing.
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A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 14 October to Sunday 20 October 2024.
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Contrary to popular belief, technology can play an important role in improving our mental health. We discuss three powerful ways it can be used to improve our mental health outcomes.
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Although we have all played video games, video games developed by Caribbean developers appear to have little or no visibility. Moreover, there is no video game development industry in the region to speak of, and the underpinning ecosystem remains underdeveloped. However, by 2023, the size of the global video games industry is expected by valued at half a trillion US Dollars! We circle back to a 2021 conversation we had with video game developers, Glen Henry, of Spritewrench Studios, and Graham Reid, of GrahamOfLegend, where they discussed the state of game development and the potential and opportunities in the Caribbean region, including: the economic benefits for Caribbean countries; the region’s strengths and weaknesses; the business of video gaming development; and advice for individuals who want to get into game development.
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