Tag: innovation

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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ICTP 324: Video game development, the benefits and opportunities in the Caribbean region

Although we have all played video games, video games developed by Caribbean developers appear to have little or no visibility. Moreover, there is no video game development industry in the region to speak of, and the underpinning ecosystem remains underdeveloped. However, by 2023, the size of the global video games industry is expected by valued at half a trillion US Dollars! We circle back to a 2021 conversation we had with video game developers, Glen Henry, of Spritewrench Studios, and Graham Reid, of GrahamOfLegend, where they discussed the state of game development and the potential and opportunities in the Caribbean region, including: the economic benefits for Caribbean countries; the region’s strengths and weaknesses; the business of video gaming development; and advice for individuals who want to get into game development.

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ICTP 320: Strengthening the digital backbone of the Caribbean region, with Giovanni King of the Caribbean Datacenter Association

Whether we realise it or not, data centres are the backbone of our online experience. All the digital services we enjoy use data centres to store, manage and process all of the data, interactions and transactions generated. Giovanni King, the CEO of Blue NAP Americas and the Chairman of the Caribbean Datacenter Association discusses, among other things:  the kind of services or facilities typically offered at a data centre;  the current demand for data centres in the Caribbean region;  key challenges and opportunities for Caribbean data centres;  and the potential impact of technologies such as AI, IoT, or blockchain on the future of Caribbean data centres.

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