Roundup: for the week ending 26 May 2024
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 20 May to Sunday 26 May 2024.
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Tag: innovation
ICTP 303: Delivering Caribbean-made products to the World, with Kadion Preston of Caribshopper
Being part of the global marketplace has many benefits and challenges. In the Caribbean region, we are innovative and culturally rich; but successfully doing business with international customers is still challenging, especially for micro, small and medium enterprises. Kadion Preston is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Caribshopper, an e-commerce platform that allows Caribbean merchants to sell their products to consumers globally. In our how has Caribshopper been able to navigate the challenges that many MSMEs in the region face regarding electronic payments; how has Caribshopper been able to manage logistics and fulfilment; the requirements Caribbean businesses need to satisfy for them to be added to Caribshopper; and where Kadion would like to see Caribshopper in the next 3 to 5 years.
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The razor’s edge: Balancing innovation, risk, and execution
Innovation is not a luxury, it is a necessity to help us develop effective solutions that have a meaningful impact. However, being innovative is not enough. We discuss two additional elements, besides innovation that are essential for success.
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ICTP 298: Making 5G a reality in the Caribbean region, with Zlatko Zahirovic of Paradise Mobile
For the past few years, most Caribbean countries have been sitting on the sidelines of conversations on 5G, as there were no immediate plans for it to be deployed. However, within the past year, Paradise Mobile has launched operations in Bermuda, with the Cayman Islands next in line, and more Caribbean countries to come. Zlatko Zahirovic, the Chief Technical Officer and a Co-Founder of Paradise Mobile, joins us to discuss, among other things: how Paradise Mobile has been able to launch viable 5G operations in the region; whether Paradise Mobile is a technology company or an innovation company, and how Caribbean countries could better position themselves to experience or leverage 5G.
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ICTP 294: Personalised education and why fortune favours the brave, with Ricardo D. Allen of One on One Educational Services
Ultra-personalisation was identified as a trend to watch in the early 2010s and it has become increasingly evident and integral in the delivery of a broad range of services, including online education. In our follow-up conversation with Ricardo Allen, the Founder and CEO of One on One Educational Services, he shares with us, among other things: what has been happening at One on One since our last interview in 2020; how the company has been leveraging AI in its operations; what it is like to move from a scrappy start-up to a publicly traded company; and important lessons he has learnt during this wild and crazy journey.
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