Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 211: Growing eSports in Jamaica, with Dexton Graham of the Jamaica eSports Initiative

ICTP 211: Growing eSports in Jamaica, with Dexton Graham of the Jamaica eSports Initiative

Posted by | 6 Jul 2022 |

Electronic sports (esports) is a growing and potentially lucrative segment of the video games industry with relatively few players in the Caribbean region. Dexton Graham, the Lead Tournament Organiser of the Jamaica eSports Initiative and the Founder of Electronic Sports Jamaica discusses: how big esports is in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean; key challenges Caribbean gamers and esports enthusiasts face; how local groups and federations are handling the concerns about health risks and disorders linked to gaming; and the efforts that are being made to grow esports in the region, in terms of the number of players and the prize money offered.

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ICTP 210: Cyber insurance, the good, the bad, the risk and everything in between, with Max Pragnell of Gallagher Insurance Brokers

ICTP 210: Cyber insurance, the good, the bad, the risk and everything in between, with Max Pragnell of Gallagher Insurance Brokers

Posted by | 29 Jun 2022 |

With the upsurge in cyber incidents and breaches, increasingly, organisations are considering whether they need cyber insurance. Max Pragnell, of IIBre, a division of Gallagher Insurance Brokers, discusses the good, the bad and everything in between on cyber insurance including when is cyber insurance a good idea? What kind of coverage is usually offered? What are the typical requirements to secure coverage? Which incidents are covered and which ones are usually excluded from coverage?

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ICTP 209: Developing talent via tech communities, and creating the right environment to nurture a technology culture

ICTP 209: Developing talent via tech communities, and creating the right environment to nurture a technology culture

Posted by | 22 Jun 2022 | ,

In our June 2022 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Lateefah Smellie and Dr Lyndell St. Ville, the panel discusses: Tech communities, a potent vehicle for developing tech talent in the Caribbean; and Silicon island, creating and coordinating the right environment to nurture a technology culture for the Caribbean.

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ICTP 208: 2022 Expert Insights update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with David Gittens, of ISSA Barbados Chapter

ICTP 208: 2022 Expert Insights update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with David Gittens, of ISSA Barbados Chapter

Posted by | 15 Jun 2022 |

In our third Expert Insights update for 2022, Cybersecurity Consultant, David Gittens shares his thoughts on, among other things: key trends in the current threat landscape; the Conti ransomware and what Caribbean countries can learn from the Costa Rican experience; what does Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) mean; and the top three things businesses should be doing in 2022 to improve their network/IT security.

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ICTP 207: Tech entrepreneurship in the French Caribbean

ICTP 207: Tech entrepreneurship in the French Caribbean

Posted by | 8 Jun 2022 |

With Sébastien Celestine, of GuadeloupeTech, and Emmanuel Joseph, of LAKOUDIGITAL and MartiniqueTech, we discuss tech entrepreneurship in the French Caribbean. Some of the areas we examine are the tech entrepreneurship landscape in Guadeloupe and Martinique; the investor landscape; and what could be done to foster greater collaboration between tech entrepreneurs in the French and the English-speaking Caribbean.

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