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ICTP 270: Breaking the shackles of digital colonialism, with Ingrid Riley and Matthew Cowen

Although slavery and colonialism may seem far removed from the 21st century and our current lives, there have been growing concerns about digital colonialism. With Ingrid Riley of Silicon Caribe and Matthew Cowen of dgtlfutures, we start a conversation on digital colonialism in which, among other things, we discuss: what digital colonialism is and why we ought to give it greater attention; what is happening in the Caribbean tech entrepreneurship space and how it has evolved over the years; and how the region can better navigate and change the narrative that often fosters digital colonialism.

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