Author: Michele Marius

ICTP 369: AI for digital transformation and innovation, women’s empowerment in ICT, and AI and the changing job market

ICTP 369: AI for digital transformation and innovation, women’s empowerment in ICT, and AI and the changing job market

Posted by | 24 Sep 2025 |

In our September 2025 Community Chat, and with youth members of the Caribbean tech community, Data Scientist and Researcher, Julie Koon Koon of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Co-CEO of Orbtronics and Rifbid, Keeghan Patrick, of Saint Lucia, the panel discusses: whether the use of AI for digital transformation and innovation is evident in the Caribbean region; women’s empowerment in ICTs; and the changing job market due to AI and the implications for new and imminent graduates. 

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Frozen funds, shattered dreams: The longstanding reality of doing business in the Caribbean

Frozen funds, shattered dreams: The longstanding reality of doing business in the Caribbean

Posted by | 19 Sep 2025 |

When a Caribbean tech entrepreneur’s e-commerce business collapses, he blames his bank. But is the bank truly at fault, or does this story expose a deeper, more systemic problem? Dive into the painful reality of securing online merchant accounts in the Caribbean and the fine line between regulation and destruction for digital businesses in our latest article.

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ICTP 368: Digital addiction trends, signs and what to do about it, with Clinical Neuropsychologist, Dr Rodney Stewart

ICTP 368: Digital addiction trends, signs and what to do about it, with Clinical Neuropsychologist, Dr Rodney Stewart

Posted by | 17 Sep 2025 |

The internet and social media are powerful and indispensable tools in daily life, but at the same time, they can be harmful to our mental health. With Clinical Neuropsychologist, Dr Rodney Stewart, who we first had on the Podcast in 2019, we discuss the mental health challenges that have been emerging due to extensive digital technology use, including: the types of mental health challenges people have been experiencing since we last spoke; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on internet use and our mental health; whether our digital life will become more important than our real life; and key signs that someone has a problematic relationship with social media or the internet.

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