Roundup: for the week ending 4 August 2023
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 29 July to Sunday 4 August 2023.
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Author: Michele Marius
Academic learning, assessment and testing in an increasingly AI-driven world
AI in education is an area in which exciting developments are happening, but there are also several major concerns, as teaching, learning and testing methods have remained unchanged, and are in dire need of a paradigm shift. In this article, we explore how AI tools are reshaping how students learn, the way we assess student knowledge and skills, and implications for the future of education.
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ICTP 313: Digital identity, and the issue of trust and of control of individuals’ personal data, with Trevor Forrest of 876 Solutions
Across the Caribbean region, most countries are embarking on projects to implement a digital ID system. Although there are considerable national benefits to doing so, improving and increasing citizens’ access such as a broad range of services, digital IDs is a complex exercise. We revisit a 2022 interview with Trevor Forrest, of 876 Solutions on the subject, where we discuss: Why is it becoming increasingly important to have a digital ID? What are the benefits of having a digital ID? What can countries do to develop trust in digital ID? And what are the potential benefits and implications of heightened surveillance via digital IDs?
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Roundup: for the week ending 28 July 2024
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 22 July and 28 July 2024.
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3 big takeaways from the CrowdStrike outage
The recent CrowdStrike outage serves as a stark reminder of the vulnerabilities inherent in even the most sophisticated systems and the ripple effect to all connected systems. In this article, we outline three important lessons businesses can learn from the outage.
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