Roundup: for the week ending 28 January 2024
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 22 January to Sunday 28 January 2024.
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Tag: expertise/HR
ICTP 286: e-Commerce, internet resilience, and the Caribbean brain drain in the remote work era
In our January 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Esmeralda Levens of BearingPoint Caribbean in Curaçao, and Technology Architect and Digital Transformation Consultant , Garfield Gordon, of Jamaica, the panel discusses: e-commerce in the Caribbean; the resilience of our internet infrastructure; and the Caribbean brain drain in the remote work era.
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ICTP 267: The impact of technology in the workplace, with Lois Walters of the Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica
Without a doubt, technology has transformed the workplace, but it has also raised several issues that have not yet been satisfactorily resolved. Lois Walters, President of the Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica, discusses the impact of technology in the workplace, including: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic; remote and hybrid work arrangements; re-skilling, upskilling and continuing professional development; along with how we can better navigate achieving a work-life balance.
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5 critical recruitment truths when securing tech talent in this digital age
Trying to secure and retain the best talent can be a full-time job in itself, and that effort is undermined if the approach does not consider emerging trends in how candidates view work, the workplace and consequently, the recruitment process.
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ICTP 236: AI and machine learning, the IT profession, and are we going sour on big tech?
In our January 2023 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Chartered Accountant and a Certified Information Systems Auditor, Allison James, and Matthew Cowen of dgtlfutures, the panel discusses: The transformation of the IT profession; Is the world going sour on big tech? Where do we see Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning going?
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