Roundup: for the week ending 26 January 2025
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 20 January to Sunday 26 January 2025.
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Tag: innovation
ICTP 334: Stablecoins and financial freedom for all, with Jarryon Paul of Sunshine
In our first episode for 2025, we are starting a new series in which we showcase Caribbean tech entrepreneurs and startups that are doing incredible things in or for the region. Our first guest is Jarryon Paul, the Founder of Sunshine, a stablecoin exchange based in Trinidad and Tobago. In this conversation, we learn more about Jarryon and his entrepreneurial journey to date, which started when he was 10! Further, we discuss Sunshine, the problem it is trying to solve, and why stablecoins may be more important (and even valuable) than fiat currency. Jarryon also shares his thoughts on some of the regional payment options that are under consideration and being piloted, along with where he hopes to see Sunshine in the not-too-distant future.
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Roundup: for the week ending 5 January 2025
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 30 December 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025.
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ICTP 333: 2024 end-of-year Caribbean ICT/tech trends briefing
In this our final Community Chat and final episode for 2024, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Financial and Impact Innovator, Digital Economist and Digital Transformation Expert, Telly Valerie Onu, and International Consultant, Carlton Samuels, the panel discusses the ICT/technology trends and developments that were evident across the Caribbean region in 2024, and what might be in store in 2025.
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ICTP 332: How to move from ‘innovation-lite’ to an innovation powerhouse, with Professor Patrick Hosein
Innovation continues to be a big buzzword in the digital age, with organisations, and even countries, aspiring to be ‘more innovative’. But what does that mean, and what can Caribbean countries and organisations do to better nurture and, ultimately, leverage innovation? We circle back to one of our earliest interviews and the interview that launched our innovation series in 2019! Based on his illustrious career in Engineering and Education, Professor Patrick Hosein shared his thoughts on, among other things: what Caribbean countries might be doing wrong with regard to fostering innovation; who exactly should be driving innovation; and important elements that are still missing in the Caribbean to foster innovation.
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