With Senior Financial Policy Advisor, Emilio Kalmera, and Founder and CEO of Girasol Payments Solutions, Marwan Rozier, they discussed among other things: the state of the fintech scene in Curaçao and Sint Maarten; the wider tech entrepreneurship landscape; and the biggest challenge that tech entrepreneurs in their home countries are experiencing.
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A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 29 May to Sunday 4 June 2023.
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According to Grand View Research, the global mobile app market was valued at USD 206.85 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.8% between 2023 and 2030. However, mobile app development no longer seems to be a focus of Caribbean businesses or software developers. Have we missed that boat?
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The recently published ECLAC digital inclusion study has been getting some attention across the Caribbean region, as countries continue to grapple with how to narrow the widening digital divide. With ECLAC digital inclusion study Consultant, Kwesi Prescod and international Economist and ICT4D Consultant, Yacine Khelladi, the findings of the ECLAC study are discussed. However, the conversation then veers to the role of the telecoms regulator and the telcos in addressing digital inclusion, along with the impact of the human, social and economic challenges on digital inclusion and vice versa.
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A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 22 May to Sunday 28 May 2023.
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