Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 302: Data and digital illiteracy, the digital challenge of national data collection, finance, young people and the digital economy

ICTP 302: Data and digital illiteracy, the digital challenge of national data collection, finance, young people and the digital economy

Posted by | 15 May 2024 |

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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ICTP 301:  Addressing digital public infrastructure to achieve true digital transformation, with David Soutar and Matthew McNaughton of the SlashRoots Foundation

ICTP 301:  Addressing digital public infrastructure to achieve true digital transformation, with David Soutar and Matthew McNaughton of the SlashRoots Foundation

Posted by | 8 May 2024 |

Digital public infrastructure (DPI) is a critical enabler of the digital transformation of countries by helping them to improve the delivery of public service at scale. Our guests, David Soutar and Matthew McNaughton of the SlashRoots Foundation, discuss, among other things: what is DPI and why it is important; how DPI can be designed to be inclusive and ensure equitable access for all citizens; what Caribbean countries can learn from India’s experience in implementing its digital ID system and unified payments interface; and how Caribbean nations can collaborate to create regional DPI initiatives that benefit all.

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ICTP 300: The internet we should want in 2024 and beyond, with Trevor Forrest of 876 Technology Solutions

ICTP 300: The internet we should want in 2024 and beyond, with Trevor Forrest of 876 Technology Solutions

Posted by | 1 May 2024 |

We celebrate our 300th episode of the Podcast with a long-time friend of the show, Trevor Forrest, experienced IT expert and Founder of 876 Technology Solutions, in which we continue the discussion we started in January 2024 on the internet we should want in 2024 and beyond. In this conversation, Trevor shares his thoughts on: how the internet has evolved over the past 30 years; Artificial intelligence and its potential to level the playing field in favour of developing countries; what policymakers don’t get about the Internet of Everything; the digital economy and what we ought to be doing to grow it; whether we should be taking quantum computing more seriously at this time; and much more!

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ICTP 299: Tech career insights, content creation for persons with disabilities; and using the internet to preserve our history

ICTP 299: Tech career insights, content creation for persons with disabilities; and using the internet to preserve our history

Posted by | 24 Apr 2024 |

In our April 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Jordanne Elliott, a Project Manager in Jamaica, and Friend of the Show, Liselle Yorke, a Communications Strategist, originally from Tobago but based in the United States, the panel discusses:  Tech career insights, and the future of work in the Caribbean; Content creation for persons with disabilities; and Using the Internet to preserve our history.

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ICTP 298: Making 5G a reality in the Caribbean region, with Zlatko Zahirovic of Paradise Mobile

ICTP 298: Making 5G a reality in the Caribbean region, with Zlatko Zahirovic of Paradise Mobile

Posted by | 17 Apr 2024 |

For the past few years, most Caribbean countries have been sitting on the sidelines of conversations on 5G, as there were no immediate plans for it to be deployed. However, within the past year, Paradise Mobile has launched operations in Bermuda, with the Cayman Islands next in line, and more Caribbean countries to come. Zlatko Zahirovic, the Chief Technical Officer and a Co-Founder of Paradise Mobile, joins us to discuss, among other things: how Paradise Mobile has been able to launch viable 5G operations in the region; whether Paradise Mobile is a technology company or an innovation company, and how Caribbean countries could better position themselves to experience or leverage 5G.

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