Roundup: for the week ending 25 February 2024
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 19 February to Sunday 25 February 2024.
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Tag: Information Society
Deepfakes and why it is not only our democratic process that might be at stake
Deepfakes represent a powerful example of the capabilities and challenges of modern AI technology, but there are growing concerns about its use in upcoming general elections. However, the applications and implications of deepfakes are far greater than politics. We discuss.
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ICTP 290: Governments and content creation, network infrastructure resilience, and regulating digital media
In our February 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Media and Business Strategist, Nerissa Golden, of Goldenmedia LLC, and ICT Consultant and head of PromoTIC in Haiti, Gregory Domond, the panel discusses: Governments and their use of influencers and content marketing as part of their communications strategy; telecommunications networks and infrastructure resilience assessments and the lessons Caribbean countries can learn from the recently concluded assessment exercise in Haiti; and regulating digital media, can it be done without undermining citizens’ rights?
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ICTP 285: What we should want from the Internet in 2024 and beyond, with Shernon Osepa
Is the internet we should want in 2024 different from the internet we wanted in 2014? The internet of 2014 has evolved considerably, but have our expectations of the internet and the ways we could be using it, kept up with the developments that have occurred? With Telecommunications/Internet Operations and Policy Strategist, Shernon Osepa, we discuss the current state of the internet in the Caribbean region and how we could be better leveraging it in 2024 and beyond.
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ICTP 283: 2023 end-of-year Caribbean ICT/tech trends briefing
In this our final Community Chat and final episode for 2023, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Yacine Khelladi, of the Caribbean ICT Stakeholders Virtual Community (CIVIC), and Matthew Cowen, of dgtlfutures, the panel discusses the ICT/technology trends and developments that were evident across the Caribbean region in 2023, and what might be in store in 2024.
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