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ICTP 266: Technology-related bias, AI for accessibility for the differently abled, Worldcoin in the Caribbean

Posted by Michele Marius | 23 Aug 2023 | Podcast Episodes

In our August 2023 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Simone Pasmore, the Chief Executive Officer of Webstylze in Barbados, and Dr Lyndell St Ville, the Chief Technology Officer of Datashore in Saint Lucia, the panel discusses: Technology-related bias; AI for accessibility for the Differently Abled; Worldcoin in the Caribbean, would it be a good or bad thing?

ICTP 265: Chatbots versus AI, with Kern Elliott of iGovTT

Posted by Michele Marius | 16 Aug 2023 | Podcast Episodes

With artificial intelligence (AI) capturing the minds and hearts of millions of users worldwide, chatbots have been getting little to no visibility these days. With Kern Elliott, of iGovTT in Trinidad and Tobago, we discuss chatbots and AI, and among other things: which one is better; some of the assumptions people tend to make about AI and chatbots; balancing the growing emphasis on privacy and data protection in an increasingly Ai-driven world; and what organisations ought to include in their AI policies.

ICTP 264: From Internet Governance to digitally enabled – an update, with Nigel Cassimire of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

Posted by Michele Marius | 9 Aug 2023 | Podcast Episodes

With the growing importance and visibility that subjects such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity and data protection, have been receiving, Caribbean countries and the region are being challenged to adopt clear, and ideally harmonised, positions, so they can be heard in global Internet Governance conversations. With Nigel Cassimire of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, we discuss, among other things, the internet-related issues and developments that have occurred since 2022 when he was last on the Podcast; the upcoming Caribbean Internet Governance Forum event; and why just one person can make a difference in the Internet Governance space.

ICTP 263: Learning from Nigeria’s experience in strengthening its tech entrepreneurship ecosystem, with Oswald Osaretin Guobadia

Posted by Michele Marius | 2 Aug 2023 | Podcast Episodes

With the successful enactment of the Nigeria Startup Act, Nigeria is positioning itself to be not only a hotbed of tech innovation but also the home of tech companies that have a global impact. In our conversation with Oswald Osaretin Guobadia, the Former Senior Special Assistant on Digital Transformation to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, we discuss, among other things: Nigeria’s business landscape; the importance of co-creation; why trying to ‘leapfrog’ can be a misguided approach; and what Caribbean countries can learn from the Nigerian experience.

ICTP 262: Data ethics and the evolving world of privacy and data protection, with Rishi Maharaj

Posted by Michele Marius | 26 Jul 2023 | Podcast Episodes

Privacy and data protection have been gaining traction globally, and even across the Caribbean region. Rishi Maharaj, the Founder and Managing Director of Privicy Advisory Services, joins us to discuss privacy and data protection, along with the emerging concept of ‘data ethics’. Our conversation explores, among other things: the difference between data protection and data ethics; the challenges he has observed as organisations reframe themselves to become more privacy and data protection-centric; and his thoughts on the class action lawsuit filed against OpenAI alleging that it engaged in theft by scraping data and content from internet users.

Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 266: Technology-related bias, AI for accessibility for the differently abled, Worldcoin in the Caribbean

ICTP 265: Chatbots versus AI, with Kern Elliott of iGovTT

ICTP 264: From Internet Governance to digitally enabled – an update, with Nigel Cassimire of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

ICTP 263: Learning from Nigeria’s experience in strengthening its tech entrepreneurship ecosystem, with Oswald Osaretin Guobadia

ICTP 262: Data ethics and the evolving world of privacy and data protection, with Rishi Maharaj

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