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ICTP 406: From 1975 to the future, inside the Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance, with Raquel Seville

Jamaica’s push toward a robust digital economy is not happening by chance. It is being driven by decades of strategic advocacy. Many know the Jamaica Technology and Digital Alliance (JTDA) for flagship initiatives such as the annual BizTech Conference, but its roots run much deeper. Raquel Seville, the current President of the JTDA, joins us for a conversation on the organisation, including: What it means to “Empower Locally, Lead Globally”; The biggest hurdle local founders face when trying to scale their products for international markets; The JTDA’s role in shaping the AI policies that are being developed locally and regionally; and What she would like to achieve before she demits the role of President.

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ICTP 405: AI, entry-level positions and the job market, online banking, and the return of the Luddite classroom

In our June 2026 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Innovation Strategist and Creative Economy Advocate, Bianca Welds, who is based in Jamaica, and Halle Johnson, a Systems Administrator and PhD candidate based in Antigua and Barbuda, the panel discusses: Is AI reducing the job market for Caribbean school leavers? Online banking in the Caribbean, why does it still have so many obstacles? And the return of the Luddite classroom

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ICTP 404: Building global reach through industry collaboration, with SIMIA, the Curaçao Tech Export Association

Around the world, tech export associations have helped software firms access new markets, influence policy, share knowledge, and compete globally. We are joined by Clark Russel and Franco Diaz, from the Curaçao Tech Export Association, also known as SIMIA, to discuss the journey and impact to date. Some of the areas our conversation covered include: what inspired the founding of SIMIA in 2020; how to foster collaboration among competing software companies; how SIMIA’s work has contributed to growing Curaçao’s net export GDP; and the top three lessons from Curaçao’s tech export journey that other Caribbean countries could adopt.

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