Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 281: ADJOAA, taking tech, fashion and sustainability from Africa to the World, with Pinaman Owusu-Banahene

ICTP 281: ADJOAA, taking tech, fashion and sustainability from Africa to the World, with Pinaman Owusu-Banahene

Posted by | 6 Dec 2023 |

We continue our Tech in Africa series with a conversation with Pinaman Owusu-Banahane, the Founder and CEO of ADJOAA, a curated multi-brand online marketplace specialising in premium and sustainable fashion and lifestyle products made by African designers and Black-owned businesses. Pinaman shares her journey to establish a tech business in Ghana and answers questions on, among other things: the entrepreneurial and start-up space in Ghana; the successes ADJOAA has been able to realise to date; and the challenges of creating an online marketplace that connects Africa to the World.

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ICTP 280:  Demystifying Jamaica’s Data Protection Act, with Grace Lindo

ICTP 280:  Demystifying Jamaica’s Data Protection Act, with Grace Lindo

Posted by | 29 Nov 2023 |

Jamaica’s Data Protection Act will be coming into effect on 1 December 2023, but myths and misconceptions have persisted. With Grace Lindo, an attorney at law at Carter Lindo in Jamaica, we tackle some of the misconceptions along with exploring compliance in a variety of different scenarios. Among other things, Grace also discusses the potential implications and obligations under the new dispensation: when using certain technologies and platforms, such as WhatsApp, Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT in the workplace; in the ethical use of data, particularly for research; in direct marketing; and when data breaches occur.

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ICTP 279: Stakeholders’ role in cyberattacks, the intersection of music and tech, and crowdfunding in the Caribbean

ICTP 279: Stakeholders’ role in cyberattacks, the intersection of music and tech, and crowdfunding in the Caribbean

Posted by | 22 Nov 2023 |

In our October 2023 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Dr Claire Craig, of Trinidad and Tobago and Director of Research of CaribNOG, and Jean Marie Altema of Haïti and profIT Development Consulting, the panel discusses:  ransomware attacks and the role of stakeholders; the intersection of music and technology; and the potential and challenges of crowdfunding in the Caribbean.

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ICTP 278: AI, Caribbean innovation and using AI for the good of our communities, with Eldon Marks of TrueSelph Inc.

ICTP 278: AI, Caribbean innovation and using AI for the good of our communities, with Eldon Marks of TrueSelph Inc.

Posted by | 15 Nov 2023 |

Although artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to transform the workplace, it has the potential to have an even greater impact on our societies by helping us address many of the development challenges that countries, such as those in the Caribbean region, need to address. Eldon Marks, of V75 Inc. and TrueSelph Inc. in Guyana, is back with us again to share his thoughts on, among other things: how AI has evolved since our first conversation in 2019; why Caribbean countries are not part of the global AI conversation; ways in which Caribbean countries can capitalise on AI4D; and what is needed for Guyana to become a powerhouse in AI, or more broadly, tech.

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ICTP 277:  Capitalising on Caribbean country code top-level domains with Carlton Samuels and Lance Hinds

ICTP 277:  Capitalising on Caribbean country code top-level domains with Carlton Samuels and Lance Hinds

Posted by | 8 Nov 2023 |

Thanks to the growing prominence of Artificial intelligence (AI), .ai, the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Anguilla has experienced an exponential increase in the take-up of .ai domains. However, Caribbean countries have not been aggressive in increasing the take-up and use of their ccTLDs, though there are numerous opportunities to be had. With longstanding players in the global Internet Governance space, Lance Hinds and Carlton Samuels, we discuss: the benefits of using ccTLDs; why some countries enjoy a large number of active ccTLDs; reasons why Caribbean countries have not sought to foster greater use of their ccTLDs; and ways in which Caribbean countries can increase the attractiveness and consequently the value of their ccTLDs.

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