Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 317: Education, technology in education, and readying Caribbean students for the future, with Dr Gale Rigobert

ICTP 317: Education, technology in education, and readying Caribbean students for the future, with Dr Gale Rigobert

Posted by | 28 Aug 2024 |

In our rapidly changing world, the classroom is critical in preparing upcoming generations for the life and work environment they will face in the future. Academic, former Minister for Education and international Consultant, Dr Gale Rigobert, shares her thoughts on, among other things:  the education system in the English-speaking Caribbean and how it has evolved; whether the brain drain the region experiences is a problem with our education system; and how technology can be effectively integrated into the Caribbean classroom to enhance learning outcomes.

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ICTP 316: Community internet networks, ECAST and online shopping protection

ICTP 316: Community internet networks, ECAST and online shopping protection

Posted by | 21 Aug 2024 |

In our August 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Nima Anvar, Hotelier and Chief Executive Officer of conversational AI platform GuestChat in Grenada, and Max Larson Henry, Network Engineer and Founder of the tech company, Transversal, which is based in the United States and Haiti, the panel discusses: Community internet networks; the recently launched Eastern Caribbean Association of Science and Technology; and can Caribbean online shoppers get more protection?

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ICTP 315: Reflections and priorities for internet and digital governance in the Caribbean, with Nigel Cassimire of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

ICTP 315: Reflections and priorities for internet and digital governance in the Caribbean, with Nigel Cassimire of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

Posted by | 14 Aug 2024 |

Starting on 21 August 2024, we are just days away from the 20th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum, the longest-running Internet Governance Forum in the world! With Nigel Cassimire, the Deputy Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union and Coordinator of the Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF), we get an update on the Internet Governance space and the CIGF. During our conversation with Nigel, he shared: how Internet Governance and the conversations on IG have been evolving; the most prominent or topical issues in the IG space currently; the likely focus areas of the upcoming CIGF; and whether there are any specific issues the Caribbean region ought to be focusing on.

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ICTP 314: Simplifying the complexity of precision farming, with Dr Haimwant Persaud of Latitude Geospatial Consulting

ICTP 314: Simplifying the complexity of precision farming, with Dr Haimwant Persaud of Latitude Geospatial Consulting

Posted by | 7 Aug 2024 |

Agriculture is the bedrock of our societies and our ability to feed ourselves. However, with difficult terrain, climate change and more resilient pests to name just a few of the challenges that plague that sector, having ready access to accurate and relevant crop-related information could be a game changer for farmers everywhere. In this episode, Dr Haimwant Persaud of Latitude Geospatial Consulting discusses his mobile application, Latitude Sat2Farm, including: how it works and the technologies it uses; the types of insights it can provide farmers; the benefit Latitude Sat2Farm could offer Caribbean farmers, as the region is prone to natural disasters; and other tools or technologies the region should be leveraging to help us become more resilient.

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ICTP 313: Digital identity, and the issue of trust and of control of individuals’ personal data, with Trevor Forrest of 876 Solutions

ICTP 313: Digital identity, and the issue of trust and of control of individuals’ personal data, with Trevor Forrest of 876 Solutions

Posted by | 31 Jul 2024 |

Across the Caribbean region, most countries are embarking on projects to implement a digital ID system. Although there are considerable national benefits to doing so, improving and increasing citizens’ access such as a broad range of services, digital IDs is a complex exercise. We revisit a 2022 interview with Trevor Forrest, of 876 Solutions on the subject, where we discuss: Why is it becoming increasingly important to have a digital ID?  What are the benefits of having a digital ID?  What can countries do to develop trust in digital ID?  And what are the potential benefits and implications of heightened surveillance via digital IDs?

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