Roundup: for the week ending 2 March 2025
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 24 February to Sunday 2 March 2025.
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Tag: Information Society
Failing our future: The crisis in Caribbean education
Earlier this month, the World Bank issued a damning assessment of Caribbean education, which threatens the future of the region. In this article, we highlight some observations that have contributed to the crisis that has been reported.
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Becoming a One Gigabit Society: What the Caribbean region must do to close the gap
A ‘One Gigabit Society’ is the longstanding vision of the European Union, which has also been adopted worldwide, including the Caribbean region. In this article, we provide a quick primer on the concept and highlight critical challenges the region must address to achieve that vision.
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ICTP 335: Building our multistakeholder digital future, with Jacqueline Morris
The Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum (TTIGF) is just around the corner, and worldwide, it is among the first Internet Governance events of the year. With Jaqueline Morris, a longstanding player in the global Internet Governance space and the current Chair of the Trinidad and Tobago Multistakeholder Advisory Group Board, which is the organiser of the TTIGF, she discusses, among other things, how TTIGF came about, how the internet has been evolving and emerging trends, and the biggest internet or Internet Governance issues to which we should be paying particular attention.
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Revitalising Open Data: why the Caribbean countries must step up their game
Although data has become the new currency, driving decisions, innovations, and economic growth, Open Data initiatives seem to have stalled in the Caribbean region. In this article, we highlight key benefits and challenges of fostering Open Data in the region.
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