The recently published research from The Cable (UK) on fixed broadband rates from over 200 countries worldwide, which includes over 30 Caribbean countries, is examined. We also compare the current findings with those from the previous exercise.
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Being part of the global marketplace has many benefits and challenges. In the Caribbean region, we are innovative and culturally rich; but successfully doing business with international customers is still challenging, especially for micro, small and medium enterprises. Kadion Preston is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Caribshopper, an e-commerce platform that allows Caribbean merchants to sell their products to consumers globally. In our how has Caribshopper been able to navigate the challenges that many MSMEs in the region face regarding electronic payments; how has Caribshopper been able to manage logistics and fulfilment; the requirements Caribbean businesses need to satisfy for them to be added to Caribshopper; and where Kadion would like to see Caribshopper in the next 3 to 5 years.
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A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 13 May to Sunday 19 May 2024.
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The concept of the Internet of Everything (IoE) stands at the forefront of innovation and has overtaken the Internet of Things (IoT) as a long-term vision. In this article, we discuss what IoE is, how it is different from IoT, and how we can prepare to capitalise on IoE.
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In our May 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Allison James, a Certified Information Systems Auditor and Certified Information Privacy Professional at KPMG based in Barbados, and Rojane Rose, a Product Owner at MC Systems in Jamaica, the panel discusses: data and digital illiteracy in a world of data privacy and cybersecurity; the digital challenge of national data collection; and technology, the future of finance and empowering young people for the digital economy.
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