Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 295: Digital inclusion of persons with disabilities, crime prevention versus mass surveillance

ICTP 295: Digital inclusion of persons with disabilities, crime prevention versus mass surveillance

Posted by | 27 Mar 2024 |

In this our March 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Telecommunications/ICT Consultant, Lendon Telesford and Perro Perry Holloway, of the Barbados National Organisation of the Disabled (BARNOD Inc.), the panel discusses the digital inclusion of persons with disabilities (generally) and the inclusion of persons with disability in the workplace with technology; and the slippery slope between crime prevention and mass surveillance.

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ICTP 294: Personalised education and why fortune favours the brave, with Ricardo D. Allen of One on One Educational Services

ICTP 294: Personalised education and why fortune favours the brave, with Ricardo D. Allen of One on One Educational Services

Posted by | 20 Mar 2024 |

Ultra-personalisation was identified as a trend to watch in the early 2010s and it has become increasingly evident and integral in the delivery of a broad range of services, including online education. In our follow-up conversation with Ricardo Allen, the Founder and CEO of One on One Educational Services, he shares with us, among other things: what has been happening at One on One since our last interview in 2020; how the company has been leveraging AI in its operations; what it is like to move from a scrappy start-up to a publicly traded company; and important lessons he has learnt during this wild and crazy journey.

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ICTP 293: Being innovative is more than just sitting and waiting to be inspired, with Lorenzo Hodges of Plain White Table

ICTP 293: Being innovative is more than just sitting and waiting to be inspired, with Lorenzo Hodges of Plain White Table

Posted by | 13 Mar 2024 |

Innovation. Virtually everyone hopes they are considered innovative, and organisations and our societies at large also want to be seen as being innovative, but there are several myths surrounding innovation that ought to be debunked. We revisit our 2019 interview with Lorenzo Hodges, of innovation strategy firm, Plain White Table, in which he discusses, among other things:  the biggest misconception people have about innovation; how innovation can be systematised in organisations; and critical elements that must be in place for innovation to truly become part of an organisation’s culture.

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ICTP 292: Tell us that blockchain technology isn’t dead, with Cleve Mesidor, of the Blockchain Foundation

ICTP 292: Tell us that blockchain technology isn’t dead, with Cleve Mesidor, of the Blockchain Foundation

Posted by | 6 Mar 2024 |

A few years ago, blockchain technology was considered transformative – the best thing since sliced bread – but today, we have not been hearing much about it at all. With Cleve Mesidor of the Blockchain Foundation, we discuss the current state of blockchain technology, how it can be leveraged in the Caribbean region, especially to improve the lives and livelihoods of ordinary citizens, and what countries ought to be doing to capitalise on the opportunities and efficiencies blockchain technology facilitates.

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ICTP 291: 2024 Expert Insight update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with Sean Slattery of Caribbean Solutions Lab

ICTP 291: 2024 Expert Insight update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with Sean Slattery of Caribbean Solutions Lab

Posted by | 28 Feb 2024 |

In the first instalment in our Expert insights series on cyber threats and security for 2024, and once again with Sean Slattery of Caribbean Solutions Lab, he discusses, among other things: the changes in the threat landscape that occurred in 2023; the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the security space; ethical considerations surrounding cybersecurity, particularly in areas like privacy and surveillance; possible implications of nation-state-sponsored cyberattacks; and three things organisations should be doing in 2024 to improve their network/IT security.

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