Roundup: for the week ending 26 June 2022
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 20 June to Sunday 26 June 2022.
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Tag: trends
Will recent one laptop and one tablet per child initiatives become a headache in the near future?
The recent increase in programmes to provide students across the Caribbean region with computing devices has solved some problems but has created others. We outline some of the issues that may already be emerging.
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Hybrid work, and how to find the balance between onsite and remote work
Increasingly, existing and prospective employees are expecting remote work conditions in the workplace, but employers have been reverting to full-time onsite work arrangements. Hybrid work models can offer a middle ground, but to be effective, organisations need to be intentional about the arrangements they put in place.
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ICTP 208: 2022 Expert Insights update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with David Gittens, of ISSA Barbados Chapter
In our third Expert Insights update for 2022, Cybersecurity Consultant, David Gittens shares his thoughts on, among other things: key trends in the current threat landscape; the Conti ransomware and what Caribbean countries can learn from the Costa Rican experience; what does Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) mean; and the top three things businesses should be doing in 2022 to improve their network/IT security.
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ICTP 207: Tech entrepreneurship in the French Caribbean
With Sébastien Celestine, of GuadeloupeTech, and Emmanuel Joseph, of LAKOUDIGITAL and MartiniqueTech, we discuss tech entrepreneurship in the French Caribbean. Some of the areas we examine are the tech entrepreneurship landscape in Guadeloupe and Martinique; the investor landscape; and what could be done to foster greater collaboration between tech entrepreneurs in the French and the English-speaking Caribbean.
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