Virtually all Caribbean countries have asserted their desire to become digital economies and to varying degrees, they have undertaken efforts to achieve it. However, it could be argued that the approach that is being employed is circuitous and inefficient, and there are far more effective ways to achieve the stated goal.
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A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 11 July to Sunday 17 July 2022.
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On 20 April 2022, the Government of The Bahamas released a draft digital assets policy, through which it seeks to realise considerable economic benefit for the country. We outline the policy and briefly share some initial thoughts and considerations.
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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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The internet is a channel through which considerable opportunities can be leveraged, but it can be argued that it is still underdeveloped in the Caribbean region. In a long-awaited follow-up conversation with Shernon Osepa, of the Internet Society, he shares his thoughts on the state of the internet in the region, along with what he believes are the region’s greatest internet-related challenges, and what should be the region’s priorities moving forward.
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