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ICTP 290: Governments and content creation, network infrastructure resilience, and regulating digital media

Posted by Michele Marius | 21 Feb 2024 | Podcast Episodes

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?

ICTP 285: What we should want from the Internet in 2024 and beyond, with Shernon Osepa

Posted by Michele Marius | 17 Jan 2024 | Podcast Episodes

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.

ICTP 283: 2023 end-of-year Caribbean ICT/tech trends briefing

Posted by Michele Marius | 20 Dec 2023 | ICT/Tech

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.

5 reasons why countries should not implement national broadband projects without an updated national broadband plan

Posted by Michele Marius | 8 Dec 2023 | ICT/Tech

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, the importance of a robust national broadband plan cannot be overstated. Although most Caribbean countries have prepared a national broadband plan, in most instances, they are outdated. But when the deployment of national broadband infrastructure projects is being considered, it is crucial to have an updated and relevant national broadband plan.

ICTP 276: Achieving 25 by 2025 and how ICT can be leveraged to deeper regional integration, with Dr Patrick Antoine of the CARICOM Private Sector Organisation

Posted by Michele Marius | 1 Nov 2023 | Podcast Episodes

As CARICOM Member States move closer to a Single Market and Economy (CSME), the role of the private sector will become increasingly important to manifest all the benefits anticipated from this massive regional transformation. With Dr Patrick Antoine, the Chief Executive Officer and Technical Director of the CARICOM Private Sector Organisation (CPSO), we discuss the CPSO and CSME, including: How businesses, especially small and micro businesses, benefit from the work of the CPSO; What is the Twenty-Five by 2025 Initiative, and can the stated target be achieved by 2025; How he sees ICT facilitating the realisation of the Twenty-Five by 2025 target; And why haven’t Caribbean organisations more fully integrated technology into our operations.

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ICTP 285: What we should want from the Internet in 2024 and beyond, with Shernon Osepa

ICTP 283: 2023 end-of-year Caribbean ICT/tech trends briefing

5 reasons why countries should not implement national broadband projects without an updated national broadband plan

ICTP 276: Achieving 25 by 2025 and how ICT can be leveraged to deeper regional integration, with Dr Patrick Antoine of the CARICOM Private Sector Organisation

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