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ICTP 241: AI in the workplace and in society and some of the tough conversations we need to have, with Kevan Rajaram, of PwC Caribbean

Posted by Michele Marius | 1 Mar 2023 | Podcast Episodes

Data and Advanced Analytics leader at PwC Caribbean, Kevan Rajaram, is introducing new and different angles to our conversation on AI, and discusses among other things: some of the ways AI will change the workplace; the extent to which technology is pushing against boundaries we (as humans) might inherently have; could we allow a machine to lead us; and what might there be the impact of AI from a country perspective.

ICTP 240: An update on data protection and privacy since GDPR, with Bartlett Morgan

Posted by Michele Marius | 22 Feb 2023 | Podcast Episodes

Privacy and data protection have been gaining visibility globally. Even here in the Caribbean region, more countries that had not addressed the issue, are developing the requisite policies and legislation. Digital law and policy lawyer, Bartlett Morgan, joins us again to give us an update on privacy and data protection since our last conversation in 2018, and discusses among other things: some of the emerging issues around AI and privacy; the balance between hyper-personalisation and privacy; and key trends he is seeing in the privacy and data protection space.

ICTP 239: Digitising the building approval process, remote work in 2023, and the security of critical services

Posted by Michele Marius | 15 Feb 2023 | Podcast Episodes

In our February 2023 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, IT Systems Administrator, Halle Johnson and Business Coach and former Advisory Council Member of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), Kerrie-Ann Vassall-Richards, the panel discusses: Digitisation of the building applications process; Is the Caribbean ready for work-from-home / remote worker culture? And the security of our critical resources/sectors.

ICTP 238: Fintech in the Caribbean region, from an Economist’s perspective, with Dr Justin Ram

Posted by Michele Marius | 8 Feb 2023 | Podcast Episodes

With Developmental Economist, Dr Justin Ram, we discuss the impact fintech could have on the Caribbean region and economy, and among other things, Justin offers insights into: how we might foster more tech entrepreneurship; whether the FTX collapse is sending the wrong signals to the world about the fintech industry in the Caribbean; the real opportunity for CBDCs in the region, and with respect to fostering digital transformation; and the fintech initiatives and projects the region should be implementing that could have a real impact.

ICTP 237: Revisiting tech innovation in the Caribbean region and at TTLAB in Trinidad and Tobago

Posted by Michele Marius | 1 Feb 2023 | Podcast Episodes

Circling back to earlier conversations we had on innovation in 2019, we caught up with Professor Patrick Hosein of The University of the West Indies and of TTLAB, the research laboratory he created in Trinidad and Tobago. Accompanied by two members of the TTLAB research team, Inzamam Rahaman and Nicholas Chamansingh, we discussed, among other things: TTLAB and some of its current projects; what might be the Caribbean region’s value proposition when compared to Silicon Valley; ChatGPT; and why AI will not replace humans anytime soon.

Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 241: AI in the workplace and in society and some of the tough conversations we need to have, with Kevan Rajaram, of PwC Caribbean

ICTP 240: An update on data protection and privacy since GDPR, with Bartlett Morgan

ICTP 239: Digitising the building approval process, remote work in 2023, and the security of critical services

ICTP 238: Fintech in the Caribbean region, from an Economist’s perspective, with Dr Justin Ram

ICTP 237: Revisiting tech innovation in the Caribbean region and at TTLAB in Trinidad and Tobago

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