ICTP 123: Increasing digital literacy in the Caribbean, with David Soutar of the Caribbean School of Data
Back in the day, being computer literate was a specifically highlighted skill or requirement in...
Read MorePosted by Michele Marius | 16 Sep 2020 | Podcast Episodes
Back in the day, being computer literate was a specifically highlighted skill or requirement in...
Read MorePosted by Michele Marius | 9 Sep 2020 | Podcast Episodes
“Whether you’re manging 3,000 or you’re managing 20, the fundamentals are the same”, so says Founding Chairman and CEO of itelbpo Smart Solutions, Yoni Epstein. In this episode Yoni shares his entrepreneurial journey and a few of the important lessons he has learned along way. He also discusses challenges that limit the ability of Caribbean countries to transition into higher value outsourcing services; and why Caribbean countries should continue to focus on call/contact centres into the future.
Read MorePosted by Michele Marius | 2 Sep 2020 | Podcast Episodes
Plans are underway in the Bahamas to launch its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the Sand Dollar, in October 2020. In our conversation with Cleopatra Davis and Chaozhen Bobby Chen, of the Central Bank of The Bahamas, we learn, among other things, more about the Sand Dollar, how it will better serve the unbanked and underbanked, and how the Bank intends to manage the KYC and AML requirements for this new currency.
Read MorePosted by Michele Marius | 26 Aug 2020 | Podcast Episodes
Known as a playground for the rich, tourism and offshore financial services, not much more is...
Read MorePosted by Michele Marius | 19 Aug 2020 | Podcast Episodes
In this our August 2020 Community Chat, and with two members of the Caribbean tech community, IT...
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