Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 309: 2024 Expert Insights update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with Edward Millington of CariSec Global

In the third instalment in our Expert Insights series on cyber threats and securityfor 2024, and withEdward Millington of CariSec Global, he discusses, among other things: the latest developments in the security space; the relationship between the data protection and cybercrime frameworks; some of the reasons why the Barbados House of Assembly sent the Cybercrime Bill 2024 back to the Joint Select Committee for review and amendment; the use of AI to facilitate threats and security; and the priority areas in which organisations should be making their cybersecurity investments in 2024.

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ICTP 308: Unpacking the PwC Caribbean Digital Readiness Survey 2024, with Nadeen Matthews Blair

The readiness of businesses to operate with a ‘digital-first’ posture has become critical as we all strive to compete and remain relevant in an increasingly global marketplace. With Nadeen Matthews Blair, of Crescent Advisory Group, we discuss the results of the latest Caribbean Digital Readiness Survey conducted by PwC, including: what it means to be a ‘digital champion’; Nadeen’s observations on AI’s use in business; why organisations might have an improving digital IQ but still limited innovation; and what businesses facing survival-level threats from digital disruption can do to improve their situation.

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ICTP 307: Navigating the twists and turns of entrepreneurship, with Danelia Doyle of FarmCredibly

In the Caribbean region, small-scale farming is the backbone of our agriculture sector but often, it is difficult for farmers to access funding that would be open to ventures in other sectors. Farm Credibly has been working on addressing such challenges by providing simplified financial services to underbanked farmers in Jamaica. In a follow-up conversation with one of its Co-Founders, Danelia Doyle, we discuss, among other things: how Farm Credibly has evolved since our first conversation in 2021; the new WhatsApp-based accounting service Farm credibly has developed; why most start-ups fail; and important lessons she has learned since launching Farm Credibly.

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ICTP 306: Readying the workforce for AI, matching local tech expertise with the local job market, and STEM exams in the Caribbean

In our June 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Aldin Crosdale, an IT Internal Auditor in Jamaica and the Community Manager for the Jamaican Developers Community/Caribbean Tech Connect, and Halle Johnson (Mr.), a Systems Administrator at the University of The West Indies Five Islands Campus in Antigua and Barbuda, the panel discusses: How do we ready our workforce for the coming changes that AI will bring? Challenges in selling and producing local ICT products and services; and CXC’s intention to discontinue certain STEM subjects, is it a good or bad thing?

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ICTP 305: Caribbean C-suite leaders and how they are shaping our digital experience, with Lisa-Maria Alexander

Whether we realise it or not, the decisions C-suite executives are making are shaping our digital experiences: the way we live, work, and interact online and with technology. With Lisa-Maria Alexander, a Certified Chartered Director, and the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Strategist of The Leadership Xperience, and focusing on Caribbean organisations, Lisa-Maria gives a perspective from the boardroom. Among other things, she shares with us: how C-suite executives are approaching issues, such as technology, digital transformation, artificial intelligence and data protection; some of the unique challenges they face when implementing digital strategies; and the tension that can sometimes exist between the Board and Management.

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