Roundup: for the week ending 16 October 2022
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 10 October to Sunday 16 October 2022.
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Tag: Information Society
ICTP 224: An update on the CARICOM Single ICT Space, with Jennifer Britton of the CARICOM Secretariat
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.
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Data in the Caribbean: we actually have a lot more of it than we think, but we are not using it
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.
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ICTP 216: Digital skills in the Caribbean region, with Dr Barbara Reynolds and Carlton Samuels
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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A siloed approach is ill-advised when trying to realise a digital economy
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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