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ICTP 361: AI for Good Global Summit and WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 recap, with Christopher Reckord

Posted by Michele Marius | 23 Jul 2025 | Podcast Episodes

The AI for Good Global Summit 2025 and the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)+20 High-Level Event 2025 are two major events in this year’s AI calendar. In this episode, we are joined by Christopher Reckord, the Chairman of Jamaica’s National Artificial Intelligence Task Force, who attended both events. We discuss, among other things: specific objectives or goals he had in attending the events; valuable takeaways he had; the current posture on AI governance; and topics or issues debated that should have more visibility in the Caribbean region.

ICTP 360: Deepfakes, misinformation and deception, Fighting crimes with technology, Keeping kids safe online

Posted by Michele Marius | 16 Jul 2025 | Podcast Episodes

In our July 2025 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, cybersecurity and data protection expert, Jeehan Miller of Jamaica, and Halle Johnson, Systems Administrator at the UWI Five Islands Campus in Antigua and Barbuda, the panel discusses: Deepfakes, deception, misinformation and cyber awareness; Using technology to fight crime; and Keeping kids safe online.

ICTP 359: The value of pivoting whilst staying true to the mission, with Alex Straun of JAD

Posted by Michele Marius | 9 Jul 2025 | Podcast Episodes

In the start-up space, “fail fast” is a deeply embedded mantra, which is used to encourage an iterative mindset that moves past the perceived failure to quickly learn and adapt. In our conversation with Alex Straun, the creator of the digital wallet platform, JAD Cash, in Saint Kitts and Nevis, he shares the highs and lows of that journey to date, along with: whether JAD Cash has become fully sustainable; what it is like being an entrepreneur in Saint Kitts and Nevis; where he would like to see JAD Cash in the next three to five years; and the best piece of advice you would give to a young tech entrepreneur.

ICTP 358: 2025 update on the state of ICT development in Suriname, with Furgell Pinas of ICT Association Suriname

Posted by Michele Marius | 2 Jul 2025 | Podcast Episodes

We are continuing our reboot of our ‘Know Your Neighbours’ series, to get an update on our sister countries in the Caribbean region, generally, and of course, from an ICT perspective. Part of the Dutch Caribbean, Suriname is the focus of today’s episode. With Furgell Pinas, the Chair of ICT Association Suriname, we discuss the current state of the country’s ICT sector, including: the internet service available and its affordability; the ICT vision for Suriname that is being promoted by ICT Association Suriname; key strengths and challenges of the ICT/tech space in Suriname; and the ICT/tech-related opportunities currently evident or emerging in Suriname.

ICTP 357: AI and Caribbean blogs, the AI dilemma, and the changing social media landscape

Posted by Michele Marius | 25 Jun 2025 | Podcast Episodes

In our June 2025 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, print and web journalist, Mylène Colmar of Guadeloupe, and Simone Passmore, the Chief Executive Officer of Webstylze in Barbados, the panel discusses: whether AI is signalling the end of Caribbean blogs; the AI dilemma of mitigating the risks and maximising the good; and the changing social media landscape

Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 361: AI for Good Global Summit and WSIS+20 High-Level Event 2025 recap, with Christopher Reckord

ICTP 360: Deepfakes, misinformation and deception, Fighting crimes with technology, Keeping kids safe online

ICTP 359: The value of pivoting whilst staying true to the mission, with Alex Straun of JAD

ICTP 358: 2025 update on the state of ICT development in Suriname, with Furgell Pinas of ICT Association Suriname

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