Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 398: Digital nomadism and the rise of the global office, with Debbie Jollie in Viet Nam

ICTP 398: Digital nomadism and the rise of the global office, with Debbie Jollie in Viet Nam

Posted by | 6 May 2026 |

The digital nomad movement appears to have hit a tipping point, with professionals ditching the commute for the continent-hop. No longer just a trend for freelance backpackers, experienced professionals are prioritising experience and work-life balance over equity. Debbie Jollie, a Marketing Consultant and Business Coach originally from Trinidad and Tobago, who is also known as the Stammering Communicator, has been based in Viet Nam since the latter half of 2025. In this podcast episode, she joins us to discuss, among other things: Why she chose Viet Nam as opposed to more popular locations or one closer to home? Has the cost of living to quality of output affected the rates for her services? Does she see opportunities for South-South collaboration between Southeast Asia and the Caribbean? And what advice would she give to someone considering becoming a digital nomad?

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ICTP 397: Digitising bureaucracy, digital transformation ROI, and girls in ICT

ICTP 397: Digitising bureaucracy, digital transformation ROI, and girls in ICT

Posted by | 29 Apr 2026 |

In our April 2026 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Jennifer Potter, a Strategic Advisor based in the British Virgin Islands, and Rojane Rose, a Product Manager based in Jamaica, the panel discusses:  Is Jamaica finally building the rails for digital government — or just digitising bureaucracy? Does digital transformation suffer from a poor return on investment? And International Girls in ICT Day… 15 years later

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ICTP 396: The economics of AI for the Caribbean region, with Dr Justin Ram

ICTP 396: The economics of AI for the Caribbean region, with Dr Justin Ram

Posted by | 22 Apr 2026 |

We often talk about AI as a Silicon Valley phenomenon, but the economics of AI is a Caribbean story too. It’s about more than just chatbots; it is about a general-purpose technology that is fundamentally shifting how we value labour, productivity, and even regional data sovereignty. International Economist, Dr Justin Ram, joins us once again and shares his thoughts on: the factors he uses to determine the impact of AI on an economy; the impact of AI on our services sector, and the opportunities emerging thanks to AI; the potential for AI to widen the digital and socio-economic divide; and whether AI is an existential threat to Caribbean economies.

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ICTP 395: 2026 update of the telecoms and ICT space of Guyana, with Lance Hinds

ICTP 395: 2026 update of the telecoms and ICT space of Guyana, with Lance Hinds

Posted by | 15 Apr 2026 |

Over the past five years or so, Guyana has been accelerating its digital development. We initially explored the state of the country’s telecoms/ICT sector in 2019, and thought we needed an update. With longtime friend of the Podcast, IT and Internet Governance Strategist,Lance Hinds, we discuss: how the telecoms and ICT space in Guyana has evolved; service affordability; the degree to which the public and private sectors are leveraging ICT; the current strengths and challenges in the country’s ICT/tech space; and tech-related trends and opportunities Lance is seeing in Guyana.

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ICTP 394: Technology as an export, the Caribbean region’s new economic pillar, with Vashti Maharaj of the Commonwealth Secretariat

ICTP 394: Technology as an export, the Caribbean region’s new economic pillar, with Vashti Maharaj of the Commonwealth Secretariat

Posted by | 8 Apr 2026 |

For decades, exports in the Caribbean meant sugar, bauxite, or tourism. But as countries recognise the need for greater economic diversification and resilience, more substantial inroads must be made in the technology exports sector, which can also bolster countries’ economic development. We revisit a conversation we had in 2024 with Vashti Maharaj, the Adviser, Digital Trade Policy, of the Commonwealth Secretariat, in which we discussed, among other things;: defining the concept of technology as an export; factors hindering the growth of the technology export sector in the region; important trade agreements that can benefit Caribbean technology exporters; and advice she would give to a Caribbean tech entrepreneur looking to expand internationally.

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