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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Author: Michele Marius
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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ICTP 312: Technology-related risk management, the increasing obsolescence of junior admin roles, technology in disaster preparedness
In our July 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Tessa Drayton, a Brand Communication and Reputation Management Specialist based in Trinidad and Tobago, and Rodney Browne, the Founder of eCaribbean Limited in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the panel discusses: With increasing tech-related regulation, how can organisations better manage risk? In an age of technology and AI is the Admin Assistant role becoming obsolete? And, the role of technology in disaster preparedness, mitigation and response.
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Roundup: for the week ending 21 July 2024
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 15 July and 21 July 2024.
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Are commercial banks a friend or foe of CBDCs?
The introduction of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) is a complex issue with far-reaching implications for the financial industry, including commercial banks. In this article, we highlight an emerging situation in The Bahamas and explore whether commercial banks are catalysts for CBDC adoption or potential victims of that disruption.
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