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ICTP 322: 2024 update on the Caribbean digital economy, with Chelcee Brathwaite

According to the research and advisory firm, Forrester, the global digital economy will reach USD 16.5 trillion and capture 17 per cent of global GDP by 2028, but how is the Caribbean region’s digital economy developing? Management Consultant and International Trade Policy Specialist, Chelceé Brathwaite, returns to the Podcast to provide an update. She discusses among other things:  the changes or developments that have occurred regarding the concept of the digital economy since our first conversation in 2022; the metrics used to measure a country’s digital economy; key challenges to Caribbean countries more fully realising their digital economies; and priorities Caribbean countries and/or the region should be focussing on to more fully develop their digital economies.

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ICTP 320: Strengthening the digital backbone of the Caribbean region, with Giovanni King of the Caribbean Datacenter Association

Whether we realise it or not, data centres are the backbone of our online experience. All the digital services we enjoy use data centres to store, manage and process all of the data, interactions and transactions generated. Giovanni King, the CEO of Blue NAP Americas and the Chairman of the Caribbean Datacenter Association discusses, among other things:  the kind of services or facilities typically offered at a data centre;  the current demand for data centres in the Caribbean region;  key challenges and opportunities for Caribbean data centres;  and the potential impact of technologies such as AI, IoT, or blockchain on the future of Caribbean data centres.

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