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ICTP 216: Digital skills in the Caribbean region, with Dr Barbara Reynolds and Carlton Samuels

ICTP 216: Digital skills in the Caribbean region, with Dr Barbara Reynolds and Carlton Samuels

Posted by | 10 Aug 2022 |

Ensuring that we have a digitally-skilled population should be a top priority for the Caribbean region, as it is an area that requires comprehensive and long-term planning in order to realise measurable and meaningful improvement. Barbara Reynolds (PhD) and Carlton Samuels, the Co-Chairs of the CARICOM Digital Skills Taskforce discuss, among other things, the work of the Taskforce, some of the challenges that may need to be addressed to advance digital skills development in the region, and why we might less digitally skilled than we think we are!

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ICTP 197: Understanding the Caribbean digital economy

ICTP 197: Understanding the Caribbean digital economy

Posted by | 30 Mar 2022 |

In our conversation with Chelceé Brathwaite and Yacine Khelladi, we discuss the question “What does it means for a country to have a digital economy?”, along with: the anticipated impact or value of having a digital economy; the implications of digital skills, digital literacy and digital inclusion; and key challenges to Caribbean countries in more fully realising their digital economies.

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