Roundup: for the week ending 6 October 2024
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 30 September to Sunday 6 October 2024.
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Tag: expertise/HR
ICTP 312: Technology-related risk management, the increasing obsolescence of junior admin roles, technology in disaster preparedness
In our July 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Tessa Drayton, a Brand Communication and Reputation Management Specialist based in Trinidad and Tobago, and Rodney Browne, the Founder of eCaribbean Limited in Saint Kitts and Nevis, the panel discusses: With increasing tech-related regulation, how can organisations better manage risk? In an age of technology and AI is the Admin Assistant role becoming obsolete? And, the role of technology in disaster preparedness, mitigation and response.
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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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Digital IQ, and why it may be the most important measure of your intelligence in the future
Being able to leverage technology effectively is crucial for maintaining a competitive edge. This capability is often encapsulated in the concept of Digital IQ. In this article, we discuss what Digital IQ is, how it can be measured, and how you can improve your Digital ID.
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ICTP 299: Tech career insights, content creation for persons with disabilities; and using the internet to preserve our history
In our April 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Jordanne Elliott, a Project Manager in Jamaica, and Friend of the Show, Liselle Yorke, a Communications Strategist, originally from Tobago but based in the United States, the panel discusses: Tech career insights, and the future of work in the Caribbean; Content creation for persons with disabilities; and Using the Internet to preserve our history.
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