Author: Michele Marius

ICTP 324: Video game development, the benefits and opportunities in the Caribbean region

ICTP 324: Video game development, the benefits and opportunities in the Caribbean region

Posted by | 16 Oct 2024 |

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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ICTP 323: Developing technology as an export in the Caribbean region, with Vashti Maharaj of the Commonwealth Secretariat

ICTP 323: Developing technology as an export in the Caribbean region, with Vashti Maharaj of the Commonwealth Secretariat

Posted by | 9 Oct 2024 |

Almost without exception, all Caribbean countries are net importers of technology, especially ICT. In other words, we import considerably more of the ICT goods and services we use than we export. With Vashti Maharaj, the Adviser, Digital Trade Policy, of the Commonwealth Secretariat, we discuss technology as an export and how Caribbean countries can better develop this increasingly crucial aspect of their economy. Some of the areas covered include: defining the concept of technology as an export; factors hindering the growth of the technology export sector in the region; important trade agreements that can benefit Caribbean technology exporters; and advice she would give to a Caribbean tech entrepreneur looking to expand internationally.

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