Roundup: for the week ending 9 April 2023
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 3 April to Sunday 9 April 2023.
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Tag: innovation
ICTP 245: Facilitating financial inclusion whilst building a lifestyle platform, with John-Matthew Sinclair of Lynk
Lynk, a digital wallet, is the only approved wallet for Jamaica’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), JAM-DEX. Lynk’s Chief Product Officer, John-Matthew Sinclair joins us on the Podcast to discuss Lynk and its current offerings, along with: reasons for the seemingly slow adoption of JAM-DEX in Jamaica; the issue of financial inclusion in the Caribbean region and the barriers to entry beyond the AML and KYC requirements that must be followed, and new product offerings that are coming on stream, and what the future holds for Lynk.
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ICTP 244: The state of innovation/R&D and payment technology, and where are the Caribbean women in tech?
In our March 2023 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, IT Specialist, Larissa Martin and eCaribbean Limited’s Managing Director, Rodney Browne, the panel discusses: The state of Innovation/R&D in the Caribbean; Why is payment technology still limited in the Caribbean? And where are the female tech leaders in the Caribbean?
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ICTP 242: Breaking the glass ceiling in Data Science
In recognition of International Women’s Day, and with Dr Letetia Addison, Shannon-Rae Hackett and Riana Kandhai of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine campus and Women in Data Science (WiDS), the Trinidad and Tobago chapter, they discuss, among other things: the difference between data analytics and data science; their own journeys to pursue careers in the STEM and ICT fields, and how their perspective on the career has evolved; and why organisations have been dragging their feet to integrate data science/data analytics into their operations.
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5 practical ways to move innovation in your organisation from just (idle) talk to action
Organisations routinely acknowledge the importance of being innovative and agile, but very few practise what they preach. We offer five practical ways organisations can foster innovation and move from just idle talk.
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