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ICTP 166: Leveraging gaming to change the lives of our youth, with Elizabeth Terry of UNUH

Posted by Michele Marius | 4 Aug 2021 | Podcast Episodes

Youth, particularly those in developing countries, such in the Caribbean region, are especially vulnerable to a broad range of social ills, but in many instances, they are not properly equipped to navigate those challenges. Elizabeth Terry, Project Lead for UNUH, a mobile gaming app that is currently under development, discusses: why develop a game app directed at youth and what is the problem UNUH is trying to address; why “it takes cash to care”; and why she and her team will be playing ‘the long game’ when assessing the impact of UNUH.

Snapshot: Updated price of 1 GB of mobile data across the Caribbean in 2021

Posted by Michele Marius | 18 Jun 2021 | ICT/Tech

The results of a global study on the price of 1 GB of mobile data were recently published. Here we examine the results reported for the 31 Caribbean countries included in the exercise, and discuss the results. Additionally, we compare the current data with the 2020 findings.

20 years on, how has the Caribbean region’s telecoms landscape changed?

Posted by Michele Marius | 30 Apr 2021 | ICT/Tech

In 2001, Digicel launched its service in Jamaica, which was also a signal of the change that was beginning to occur in telecoms in the Caribbean. In this article, we look back at some of the ways in which the region’s telecoms landscape has changed in the past 20 years.

Cutting through the hype: what is 5G offering?

Posted by Kevin Werry | 23 Apr 2021 | ICT/Tech

In a series of articles, telecoms engineer and Director of Werry Consulting, Kevin Werry, will be exploring 5G technology. In this the first instalment, he outlines ways in which 5G is better than 4G, along with how governments should be approaching this new technology.

ICTP 147: Becoming the next Silicon Valley and realising 5G

Posted by Michele Marius | 24 Mar 2021 | Podcast Episodes

In this Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Melissa Farara and Oshane Bailey, the panel discusses: What will it take for the Caribbean to become the next Silicon Valley? And what should be the starting point for regulators/competition authorities in this digital age?

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Snapshot: Updated price of 1 GB of mobile data across the Caribbean in 2021

20 years on, how has the Caribbean region’s telecoms landscape changed?

Cutting through the hype: what is 5G offering?

ICTP 147: Becoming the next Silicon Valley and realising 5G

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