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Open Data and Open Government: Why they are essential in bridging the transparency and accountability gap

Open Data and Open Government: Why they are essential in bridging the transparency and accountability gap

Posted by | 30 Jun 2023 |

Although there have been longstanding efforts by Caribbean countries to digitally transform their governments, it is questionable the degree of success that has been realised when the Average Joe is likely to be of the view that public sectors across the region are less open than they had previously been. Moreover, the focus on Open Data and Open Government also seemed to have stalled, though they are critical in supporting greater transparency and accountability and reducing corruption in the public sector.

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ICTP 258: The digital deletion of Caribbean culture and heritage, with Dr Kris Rampersad

ICTP 258: The digital deletion of Caribbean culture and heritage, with Dr Kris Rampersad

Posted by | 28 Jun 2023 |

Increasingly, there is a concern that Caribbean countries and their citizens are losing their grip on their cultural identity thanks to the overwhelming influx of digital media and content which we are now accessing from as early as toddler age. Multi-hyphenate global thought leader, Dr Kris Rampersad, discusses digital deletion and what Caribbean countries need to do for their cultural survival and ultimately, preserve their own unique identities.

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ICTP 254: Digital Inclusion, and why solving it is beyond telecoms, with Kwesi Prescod and Yacine Khelladi

ICTP 254: Digital Inclusion, and why solving it is beyond telecoms, with Kwesi Prescod and Yacine Khelladi

Posted by | 31 May 2023 |

The recently published ECLAC digital inclusion study has been getting some attention across the Caribbean region, as countries continue to grapple with how to narrow the widening digital divide. With ECLAC digital inclusion study Consultant, Kwesi Prescod and international Economist and ICT4D Consultant, Yacine Khelladi, the findings of the ECLAC study are discussed. However, the conversation then veers to the role of the telecoms regulator and the telcos in addressing digital inclusion, along with the impact of the human, social and economic challenges on digital inclusion and vice versa.

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