Within organisations, the odds are that employees are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to assist them in certain tasks and activities. However, the use of AI in organisations could have far-reaching consequences, and it may be prudent to have a policy in place that guides its use.
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According to Grand View Research, the global mobile app market was valued at USD 206.85 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.8% between 2023 and 2030. However, mobile app development no longer seems to be a focus of Caribbean businesses or software developers. Have we missed that boat?
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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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To a considerable degree, Caribbean organisations view mobile/cellular devices as providing marketing and promotion access, such as via social media. But mobile has become considerably more powerful and has become a crucial channel through which complete sales and do business.
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When it comes to making payments online, the convenience and ease of use of digital transactions have made them increasingly popular, and even essential, in today’s environment. Continuing with our Fintech in the Caribbean series, Eldred F Garcia, of First Atlantic Commerce (FAC), gives us an excellent primer on credit card payments. He also outlines the main types of payment fraud that FAC’s customers have been experiencing, and suggests how Caribbean MSMEs can participate more fully in the digital payments space, noting their limited resources.
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