The recently published research from The Cable (UK) on fixed broadband rates from over 200 countries worldwide, which includes over 30 Caribbean countries, is examined. We also compare the current findings with those from the previous exercise.
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In our May 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Allison James, a Certified Information Systems Auditor and Certified Information Privacy Professional at KPMG based in Barbados, and Rojane Rose, a Product Owner at MC Systems in Jamaica, the panel discusses: data and digital illiteracy in a world of data privacy and cybersecurity; the digital challenge of national data collection; and technology, the future of finance and empowering young people for the digital economy.
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Social media has become a powerful way of connecting businesses with potential customers, but it is not – and should be – the only way. We discuss some of the disadvantages of using social media for business and briefly outline other channels that could also be used.
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In the second instalment in our Expert insights series on cyber threats and security for 2024, and with Obika Gellineau, the Cyber Services Manager of KPMG in Trinidad and Tobago, he discusses, among other things: the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) data leak; AI-related security risks of which we should be aware; the biggest cybersecurity challenges faced by businesses today; and three key things organisations should be doing in 2024 to improve their network/IT security posture.
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The tech industry offers two main career paths: specialist and generalist. Each has its own set of advantages and disadvantages, which we discuss.
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