Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 216: Digital skills in the Caribbean region, with Dr Barbara Reynolds and Carlton Samuels

ICTP 216: Digital skills in the Caribbean region, with Dr Barbara Reynolds and Carlton Samuels

Posted by | 10 Aug 2022 |

Ensuring that we have a digitally-skilled population should be a top priority for the Caribbean region, as it is an area that requires comprehensive and long-term planning in order to realise measurable and meaningful improvement. Barbara Reynolds (PhD) and Carlton Samuels, the Co-Chairs of the CARICOM Digital Skills Taskforce discuss, among other things, the work of the Taskforce, some of the challenges that may need to be addressed to advance digital skills development in the region, and why we might less digitally skilled than we think we are!

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ICTP 215:  DAOs and why the Caribbean should not miss the technology boat this time around, with Donald Porter of Carib DAO

ICTP 215:  DAOs and why the Caribbean should not miss the technology boat this time around, with Donald Porter of Carib DAO

Posted by | 3 Aug 2022 |

Decentralised autonomous organisations or DAOs are one of the faster-growing segments of the blockchain space. Donald O’Brian Porter, the Founder of the recently launched Carib DAO explains, among other things, how DAOs work; the products or services Carib DAO will be bringing to market; the ways in which an individual can verify the authenticity of the DAO; and three (3) questions someone should ask before joining a DAO.

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ICTP 213:  Winning global hackathons by solving Caribbean problems, with FramePerfect

ICTP 213:  Winning global hackathons by solving Caribbean problems, with FramePerfect

Posted by | 20 Jul 2022 |

In May 2022, FramePerfect, a team of University of Guyana graduates, won the coveted 5G for Change Webby Award. Malik and Shomari Williams of FramePerfect join us to discuss: their Webby 5G for Change Hackathon experience; what are some takeaways from participating in the hackathon; and what Caribbean countries can do to better foster and support tech innovation

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ICTP 212: Digital identity and why it ought to be the first step in a country’s digital transformation and fintech efforts, with Trevor Forrest

ICTP 212: Digital identity and why it ought to be the first step in a country’s digital transformation and fintech efforts, with Trevor Forrest

Posted by | 13 Jul 2022 |

Trevor Forrest, of 876 Solutions, sheds some light on digital IDs, including: 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 is the potential and what could be the implications of heightened surveillance via digital IDs?

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