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ICTP 348: Caribbean digital resilience and transformation in an era of global uncertainty

ICTP 348: Caribbean digital resilience and transformation in an era of global uncertainty

Posted by | 23 Apr 2025 |

In our April 2025 Community Chat, and with a member of the Caribbean tech community, Nigel Cassimire of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union in Trinidad and Tobago, and Steven Williams of Data Privacy and Management Advisory Services in Barbados, we discuss just one topic: Fostering Caribbean digital resilience and transformation in an era of global uncertainty. In the current economic, trade and diplomatic climate globally, in which Caribbean countries are getting caught in the crosshairs of the manoeuvrings of larger and more powerful nations, we discuss the tech-related issues or challenges to the region, the potential implications and how Caribbean countries might best be able to navigate the situation.

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Navigating collaboration in a digitally disconnected world

Navigating collaboration in a digitally disconnected world

Posted by | 11 Apr 2025 |

In today’s fast-paced work culture, collaboration fuels innovation, creativity, and success. But there is a rising concern: tech-savvy youth are entering the workforce with underdeveloped social skills, shaped by years of screen time and remote learning. In this article, we discuss the challenges being experienced and suggest some ways to bridge the gap.

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ICTP 346: DAOs and the surprising parallels between DAOs and regional collaboration efforts

ICTP 346: DAOs and the surprising parallels between DAOs and regional collaboration efforts

Posted by | 9 Apr 2025 |

Decentralised autonomous organisations or DAOs are one of the fastest-growing segments of the blockchain space. In this episode we are revisiting an oldie but goodie: our 2022 conversation with Donald O’Brian Porter, the Founder of CaribDAO, who explains, among other things, how DAOs work; the parallels between DAOs and the informal cooperative savings system that has been prevalent in Caribbean countries for decades; how an individual can verify the authenticity of the DAO; and three (3) questions someone should ask before joining a DAO.

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