Roundup: for the week ending 15 June 2025
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 9 June to Sunday 15 June 2025.
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Tag: innovation
ICTP 355: Exploring the tech scene in West Africa, with Kevan Rajaram
In our continuing effort to increase our awareness of the tech scene in Africa, we chat with Caribbean Data Scientist, Kevan Rajaram, who did a short stint working as the Head of Business Intelligence for a company in West Africa, specifically Côte d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast). During our conversation, Kevan shared with us, among other things: how he ended in Côte d’Ivoire; his first impressions of the tech ecosystem and daily life; what stood out for him regarding how data regulation and digital sovereignty are handled; and lessons he learnt and has brought back with him to the Caribbean
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ICTP 354: 2025 update on the state of ICT development in St Kitts and Nevis, with Rodney Browne
We are relaunching our Know Your Neighbour series, in which we explore the state of the telecoms and ICT development in Caribbean countries. We kick off this 2025 update with Saint Kitts and Nevis, officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis. With our guest, Rodney Browne, of eCaribbean Limited, we discuss, among other things, the current state of telecoms and broadband internet, including quality of service and affordability; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country’s ICT sector; the country’s receptiveness to digital currencies/ cryptocurrencies and AI; and ICT/tech-related opportunities he sees in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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ICT 351: The art of the possible – AI in the Caribbean, with Dr Curtis Charles of the UWI Five Islands Campus
Thanks to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Caribbean and other developing countries have the potential to accelerate their development and economic diversification, as well as increase competitiveness through technologies such as AI and the Internet of Things. With Dr Curtis Charles, of the University of the West Indies (UWI), Five Islands Campus, and a key driver of the UWI Five Islands AI Research Conference, we discuss: the upcoming 2025 AI Research Conference scheduled for the end of June; the AI-related opportunities that Caribbean countries should more aggressively pursue; ways in which Caribbean countries can to truly capitalise on the opportunities AI brings; and where Caribbean countries should be putting their AI investment dollars.
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ICTP 346: DAOs and the surprising parallels between DAOs and regional collaboration efforts
Decentralised autonomous organisations or DAOs are one of the fastest-growing segments of the blockchain space. In this episode we are revisiting an oldie but goodie: our 2022 conversation with Donald O’Brian Porter, the Founder of CaribDAO, who explains, among other things, how DAOs work; the parallels between DAOs and the informal cooperative savings system that has been prevalent in Caribbean countries for decades; how an individual can verify the authenticity of the DAO; and three (3) questions someone should ask before joining a DAO.
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