Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 347: Exploring the new generic top-level domain program with Lance Hinds and Carlton Samuels

ICTP 347: Exploring the new generic top-level domain program with Lance Hinds and Carlton Samuels

Posted by | 16 Apr 2025 |

As the internet becomes more integral to economic development, cultural diplomacy, and public governance, there may be strategic value in having custom generic top-level domains (gTLDs). Active participants in the global Internet Governance space, Lance Hinds and Carlton Samuels, are back to discuss ICANN’s New gTLD Program: Next Round, which is currently open. The conversation covered, among other things: the difference between country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) and gTLDs; the current state of use of ccTLDs in the Caribbean region; the New gTLD Program and the benefits that could be realised; and the challenges to Caribbean countries and organisations to apply for new custom gTLDs.

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ICTP 346: DAOs and the surprising parallels between DAOs and regional collaboration efforts

ICTP 346: DAOs and the surprising parallels between DAOs and regional collaboration efforts

Posted by | 9 Apr 2025 |

Decentralised autonomous organisations or DAOs are one of the fastest-growing segments of the blockchain space. In this episode we are revisiting an oldie but goodie: our 2022 conversation with Donald O’Brian Porter, the Founder of CaribDAO, who explains, among other things, how DAOs work; the parallels between DAOs and the informal cooperative savings system that has been prevalent in Caribbean countries for decades; how an individual can verify the authenticity of the DAO; and three (3) questions someone should ask before joining a DAO.

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ICTP 345: Can CaribCoin be a digital catalyst for Caribbean prosperity?

ICTP 345: Can CaribCoin be a digital catalyst for Caribbean prosperity?

Posted by | 2 Apr 2025 |

Following up on a 2022 conversation we had about digital currencies in the Caribbean region, Dr. Jan Schröder of CaribCoin, and Rodney Taylor of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union are back to provide an update on CaribCoin, a regional stablecoin backed by Caribbean assets that will provide a faster and more cost-effective alternative for regional cross-border payments that can also foster Caribbean prosperity. Areas touched on during this conversation include: the value proposition of CaribCoin and the role it could play in strengthening the resilience of the region; success and risk factors associated with the integration of CaribCoin;  the safety measures that have been put in place to foster trust in CaribCoin; and what is next for CaribCoin.

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ICTP 343: Leveraging tech in the global economy, youth development and inclusion and e-money problems

ICTP 343: Leveraging tech in the global economy, youth development and inclusion and e-money problems

Posted by | 19 Mar 2025 |

In our March 2025 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Tariq Mohammed, a PhD candidate and the Chair of the Caribbean ICT Youth Network who is based in Trinidad and Tobago, and Chad Fraser, the Founder and CEO of Sonover, headquartered in Grenada, the panel discusses the following three topics: how Caribbean businesses can leverage technology to compete in a global economy; fostering youth development and inclusion in ICTs in the Caribbean; and is e-money a solution in search of a problem?

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ICTP 342: 2025 Expert Insight update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with Sean Slattery of Caribbean Solutions Lab

ICTP 342: 2025 Expert Insight update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with Sean Slattery of Caribbean Solutions Lab

Posted by | 12 Mar 2025 |

In the first instalment in our Expert Insights series on cyber threats and security for 2025, and one again with Sean Slattery of Caribbean Solutions Lab, he discusses, among other things: the changes in the threat landscape that occurred in 2024; the changing threat and impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation in the security space; the security-related challenges as organisations adopt a cloud-first posture; key challenges being experienced by security professionals; and three things organisations should be doing in 2025 to improve their network/IT security.

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