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ICTP 318: Stepping out of your comfort zone and living as a digital nomad

Posted by Michele Marius | 4 Sep 2024 | Podcast Episodes

Do you have what it takes to be a digital nomad? We revisit a 2022 conversation we had with the following intrepid travellers: Juleen Gentles, who is from Jamaica, but spoke with us from Ghana; Marsiya Issah who is from Ghana, but had been living in Barbados; and Andres Phillips, who is from Barbados, but had recently ended a 10-month stint in Colombia and Mexico. During the episode, Andres, Juleen and Marsiya share: their journey to becoming digital nomads and some of their experiences on the ground; their experience and the challenges regarding internet access and language barriers; and some advice to those who might be thinking of becoming digital nomads.

ICTP 317: Education, technology in education, and readying Caribbean students for the future, with Dr Gale Rigobert

Posted by Michele Marius | 28 Aug 2024 | Podcast Episodes

In our rapidly changing world, the classroom is critical in preparing upcoming generations for the life and work environment they will face in the future. Academic, former Minister for Education and international Consultant, Dr Gale Rigobert, shares her thoughts on, among other things: the education system in the English-speaking Caribbean and how it has evolved; whether the brain drain the region experiences is a problem with our education system; and how technology can be effectively integrated into the Caribbean classroom to enhance learning outcomes.

ICTP 316: Community internet networks, ECAST and online shopping protection

Posted by Michele Marius | 21 Aug 2024 | Podcast Episodes

In our August 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Nima Anvar, Hotelier and Chief Executive Officer of conversational AI platform GuestChat in Grenada, and Max Larson Henry, Network Engineer and Founder of the tech company, Transversal, which is based in the United States and Haiti, the panel discusses: Community internet networks; the recently launched Eastern Caribbean Association of Science and Technology; and can Caribbean online shoppers get more protection?

ICTP 315: Reflections and priorities for internet and digital governance in the Caribbean, with Nigel Cassimire of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

Posted by Michele Marius | 14 Aug 2024 | Podcast Episodes

Starting on 21 August 2024, we are just days away from the 20th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum, the longest-running Internet Governance Forum in the world! With Nigel Cassimire, the Deputy Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union and Coordinator of the Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF), we get an update on the Internet Governance space and the CIGF. During our conversation with Nigel, he shared: how Internet Governance and the conversations on IG have been evolving; the most prominent or topical issues in the IG space currently; the likely focus areas of the upcoming CIGF; and whether there are any specific issues the Caribbean region ought to be focusing on.

ICTP 314: Simplifying the complexity of precision farming, with Dr Haimwant Persaud of Latitude Geospatial Consulting

Posted by Michele Marius | 7 Aug 2024 | Podcast Episodes

Agriculture is the bedrock of our societies and our ability to feed ourselves. However, with difficult terrain, climate change and more resilient pests to name just a few of the challenges that plague that sector, having ready access to accurate and relevant crop-related information could be a game changer for farmers everywhere. In this episode, Dr Haimwant Persaud of Latitude Geospatial Consulting discusses his mobile application, Latitude Sat2Farm, including: how it works and the technologies it uses; the types of insights it can provide farmers; the benefit Latitude Sat2Farm could offer Caribbean farmers, as the region is prone to natural disasters; and other tools or technologies the region should be leveraging to help us become more resilient.

Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 318: Stepping out of your comfort zone and living as a digital nomad

ICTP 317: Education, technology in education, and readying Caribbean students for the future, with Dr Gale Rigobert

ICTP 316: Community internet networks, ECAST and online shopping protection

ICTP 315: Reflections and priorities for internet and digital governance in the Caribbean, with Nigel Cassimire of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

ICTP 314: Simplifying the complexity of precision farming, with Dr Haimwant Persaud of Latitude Geospatial Consulting

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