A few years ago, ‘digital transformation’ was not just a popular buzz phrase in the Caribbean region, it also signified the urgent and major paradigm shift in the use of ICT and technology that both the private and public sectors needed to undertake. Now, digital transformation is not mentioned as often, but does it mean the effort has been abandoned?
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Electronic sports (esports) is a growing and potentially lucrative segment of the video games industry with relatively few players in the Caribbean region. Dexton Graham, the Lead Tournament Organiser of the Jamaica eSports Initiative and the Founder of Electronic Sports Jamaica discusses: how big esports is in Jamaica and the wider Caribbean; key challenges Caribbean gamers and esports enthusiasts face; how local groups and federations are handling the concerns about health risks and disorders linked to gaming; and the efforts that are being made to grow esports in the region, in terms of the number of players and the prize money offered.
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A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 27 June to Sunday 3 July 2022.
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The “Great Resignation’, work-life balance, and the influx of automation, are among the factors that are changing the workplace. Here we highlight five trends that are shaping today’s workplace and that of the future.
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With the upsurge in cyber incidents and breaches, increasingly, organisations are considering whether they need cyber insurance. Max Pragnell, of IIBre, a division of Gallagher Insurance Brokers, discusses the good, the bad and everything in between on cyber insurance including when is cyber insurance a good idea? What kind of coverage is usually offered? What are the typical requirements to secure coverage? Which incidents are covered and which ones are usually excluded from coverage?
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