Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 334: Stablecoins and financial freedom for all, with Jarryon Paul of Sunshine

ICTP 334: Stablecoins and financial freedom for all, with Jarryon Paul of Sunshine

Posted by | 15 Jan 2025 |

In our first episode for 2025, we are starting a new series in which we showcase Caribbean tech entrepreneurs and startups that are doing incredible things in or for the region. Our first guest is Jarryon Paul, the Founder of Sunshine, a stablecoin exchange based in Trinidad and Tobago. In this conversation, we learn more about Jarryon and his entrepreneurial journey to date, which started when he was 10! Further, we discuss Sunshine, the problem it is trying to solve, and why stablecoins may be more important (and even valuable) than fiat currency. Jarryon also shares his thoughts on some of the regional payment options that are under consideration and being piloted, along with where he hopes to see Sunshine in the not-too-distant future.

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ICTP 333: 2024 end-of-year Caribbean ICT/tech trends briefing

ICTP 333: 2024 end-of-year Caribbean ICT/tech trends briefing

Posted by | 18 Dec 2024 |

In this our final Community Chat and final episode for 2024, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Financial and Impact Innovator, Digital Economist and Digital Transformation Expert, Telly Valerie Onu, and International Consultant, Carlton Samuels, the panel discusses the ICT/technology trends and developments that were evident across the Caribbean region in 2024, and what might be in store in 2025.

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ICTP 332: How to move from ‘innovation-lite’ to an innovation powerhouse, with Professor Patrick Hosein

ICTP 332: How to move from ‘innovation-lite’ to an innovation powerhouse, with Professor Patrick Hosein

Posted by | 11 Dec 2024 |

Innovation continues to be a big buzzword in the digital age, with organisations, and even countries, aspiring to be ‘more innovative’. But what does that mean, and what can Caribbean countries and organisations do to better nurture and, ultimately, leverage innovation? We circle back to one of our earliest interviews and the interview that launched our innovation series in 2019!  Based on his illustrious career in Engineering and Education, Professor Patrick Hosein shared his thoughts on, among other things: what Caribbean countries might be doing wrong with regard to fostering innovation; who exactly should be driving innovation; and important elements that are still missing in the Caribbean to foster innovation.

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ICTP 331: The internet we should want in 2024 and beyond, with Rodney Taylor of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

ICTP 331: The internet we should want in 2024 and beyond, with Rodney Taylor of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

Posted by | 4 Dec 2024 |

In our last instalment of the year in our series, The Internet we should want in 2024 and beyond, we are joined by Rodney Taylor, the Secretary-General (SG) of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU).  In a candid conversation, the SG provides a regional perspective on the role the internet should be playing in the Caribbean region. He also shares his thoughts on, among other things: could the CARICOM Single ICT Space become irrelevant even before it is fully realised; the region’s digital economy; the impact, if any, the Internet of Things could have in the region; and what we, as a region, should want regarding privacy and data protection.

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ICTP 330: Online advertising, learning and collaboration and Digicel’s latest digital transformation report

ICTP 330: Online advertising, learning and collaboration and Digicel’s latest digital transformation report

Posted by | 27 Nov 2024 |

In our November 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Gerry George, an ICT professional and policy expert who is based in Saint Lucia, and IT Specialist, Researcher and Digital Analyst Matthew Cowen, who is based in Martinique, the panel discusses:  Are Caribbean businesses really benefitting from online advertising? Learning and development – promoting a culture of learning and collaboration within our space; and Digicel’s 2024 Caribbean Research Report and Maturity Guide.

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