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ICTP 246: Telecommunications regulation, is it still needed in our increasingly digital world?

Posted by Michele Marius | 5 Apr 2023 | Podcast Episodes

With Karel Douglas, the Executive Officer, Legal and Enforcement, of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT), Cheryl Hector Fontenelle, the Acting Managing Director of the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL), which oversees telecommunications regulation in Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Ansord Hewitt, the Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation, in Jamaica, we discuss the evolution of telecoms regulation in the Caribbean region, and how regulation needs to evolve to accommodate the technology advancements that have been occurring and better position us for the future.

Roundup: for the week ending 16 October 2022

Posted by Michele Marius | 17 Oct 2022 | News

A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 10 October to Sunday 16 October 2022.

ICTP 224: An update on the CARICOM Single ICT Space, with Jennifer Britton of the CARICOM Secretariat

Posted by Michele Marius | 5 Oct 2022 | Podcast Episodes

In this episode, and with a guest co-host, Gerard Best, we are joined, once again, by Jennifer Britton, of the CARICOM Secretariat, to share with us the latest achievements and developments, along with key challenges and pain points that are slowing down the efforts to realise the Single ICT Space.

Data in the Caribbean: we actually have a lot more of it than we think, but we are not using it

Posted by Michele Marius | 16 Sep 2022 | ICT/Tech

Although data might be the new oil, Caribbean countries and their governments seem to be behind the curve in terms of processing and analysing it to drive innovation, strategy and competitiveness. We discuss a few of the reasons why Caribbean governments, in particular, ought to be doing more with the data they already have.

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

Posted by Michele Marius | 10 Aug 2022 | Podcast Episodes

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 246: Telecommunications regulation, is it still needed in our increasingly digital world?

Roundup: for the week ending 16 October 2022

ICTP 224: An update on the CARICOM Single ICT Space, with Jennifer Britton of the CARICOM Secretariat

Data in the Caribbean: we actually have a lot more of it than we think, but we are not using it

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

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ICTP 246: Telecommunications regulation, is it still needed in our increasingly digital world?

Roundup: for the week ending 16 October 2022￼

ICTP 224: An update on the CARICOM Single ICT Space, with Jennifer Britton of the CARICOM Secretariat

Data in the Caribbean: we actually have a lot more of it than we think, but we are not using it

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

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Roundup: for the week ending 16 October 2022