Author: Michele Marius

ICTP 404: Building global reach through industry collaboration, with SIMIA, the Curaçao Tech Export Association

ICTP 404: Building global reach through industry collaboration, with SIMIA, the Curaçao Tech Export Association

Posted by | 17 Jun 2026 |

Around the world, tech export associations have helped software firms access new markets, influence policy, share knowledge, and compete globally. We are joined by Clark Russel and Franco Diaz, from the Curaçao Tech Export Association, also known as SIMIA, to discuss the journey and impact to date. Some of the areas our conversation covered include: what inspired the founding of SIMIA in 2020; how to foster collaboration among competing software companies; how SIMIA’s work has contributed to growing Curaçao’s net export GDP; and the top three lessons from Curaçao’s tech export journey that other Caribbean countries could adopt.

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ICTP 403: 2026 Expert Insight update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with Lt Col Godphey Sterling of Jamaica CIRT

ICTP 403: 2026 Expert Insight update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with Lt Col Godphey Sterling of Jamaica CIRT

Posted by | 10 Jun 2026 |

In the second instalment of our Expert Insights series on cyber threats and security for 2026, Lieutenant Colonel Godphey Sterling of the Cyber Incident Response Team (CIRT) Division in the Office of the Prime Minister in Jamaica, joins us once again. During this conversation, the Colonel shares his thoughts on, among other things: the changes in the Jamaican threat landscape that have occurred since our last conversation in 2025; how the CIRT Division is integrating cyber incident response with natural disaster response planning; the five-year project that is being implemented to strengthen Jamaica’s cybersecurity capacity; whether the cybersecurity gap is wider in government agencies or private sector organisations; and three things organisations should be doing in 2026 to improve their network/IT security.

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