{"id":150679,"date":"2019-11-11T06:00:55","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T11:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=150679"},"modified":"2019-11-10T16:43:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T21:43:35","slug":"roundup-week-10-november-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2019\/11\/roundup-week-10-november-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 10 November 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 3 November to Sunday 10 November 2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Monday, 4 November 2019<\/h3>\n

Gov\u2019t to begin moving its accounts from Flow to iNET<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda<\/em> \u2013 Cabinet spokesman, Melford Nicholas, announced that the government will soon begin the process of moving its services from telecoms provider FLOW (Cable and Wireless Antigua) to government subsidiary APUA iNet\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Big ideas emerge during Innovation Week<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 \u201cThere are a lot of big deals in this room,\u201d said emcee Kareem-Nelson Hull as he surveyed a conference room full of dozens of young Virgin Islands entrepreneurs at the Come Innovate business forum on Tuesday at Maria\u2019s by the Sea\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Hold gov\u2019t accountable for the yet-to-be-delivered Freedom of Information Act<\/h4>\n

British Virgin Islands<\/em> \u2013 Residents of the British Virgin Islands should hold their elected representatives accountable for the constantly promised and yet-to-be-delivered Freedom of Information Act, Governor Augustus Jaspert has said\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

E-Warrants To Feature In Traffic Ticket Management System<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has indicated to a team from the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) that, as part of efforts to increase public order on the nation\u2019s roads, timelines are being finalised on the roll-out of an e-warrant feature for the Traffic Ticket Management System (TTMS)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Telemedicine Gets Healthy Feedback From Local Patients<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Jamaicans have been warming up to the idea of seeing their doctors online\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Martinique company launches Wi-Fi advertising platform in Saint Lucia<\/h4>\n

Martinique<\/em> \u2013 Martinique technology company airZoon has successfully completed intensive negotiations and launched a Wi-Fi advertising platform at popular restaurants in Saint Lucia with the support of the INTERREG Trade Enhancement for the Eastern Caribbean project (TEECA project)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Diversification in the fourth industrial revolution<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 The Minister of Trade and Industry, Paula Gopee-Scoon, tells us that the service sector is the key to this country\u2019s diversification\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 5 November 2019<\/h3>\n

Cable company robbed in Ladyville<\/h4>\n

Belize<\/em> \u2013 Our newsroom has confirmed a robbery in northern Belize. It occurred minutes ago in Ladyville\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Data protection, privacy and the State<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The\u00a0delay in passing the Data Protection Act is stymieing the development of our national cybersecurity policy and leaving question marks around the privacy rights and sovereignty of Jamaican citizens\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

E-mail from witness allowed into evidence despite objections<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 THE admitting into evidence in the Manchester Parish Court here of e-mail correspondence between a senior police investigator and a Crown witness, who is now overseas, has raised strong objections from defence counsel in the multimillion-dollar Manchester Municipal Corporation fraud trial\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica develops online investment guides<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Jamaica has joined 28 other nations, including several Caribbean states, that have developed online investment guides (iGuides)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"Social media disinformation, surveillance growing: watchdog<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 \u00a0Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens, in a worrisome trend for democracy, a human rights watchdog said Tuesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Technology training programme builds confidence in Rose Town women<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013\u00a0Fourteen women from Rose Town, one of Kingston’s tough communities, are now better able to navigate today’s knowledge-based and digital society after they successfully completed the iRose in Tech programme administered by youth empowerment organisation, Youth Can Do IT (YCDIT)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

KPMG Hosts Cyber Security Month<\/h4>\n

Saint Lucia <\/em>\u2013 CYBER Security Awareness Month is held in various countries every October. In the effort to spread more awareness on cyber security, KPMG firms in Barbados and throughout the Eastern Caribbean hosted the 3rd annual Cyber Day on Wednesday October 30th\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Wednesday, 6 November 2019<\/h3>\n

BTC Suffers $30m Blow From Dorian<\/h4>\n

Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has been dealt a $30m blow by Hurricane Dorian with network repairs set to last into 2020, it was revealed last night\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digicel and Cave Shepherd \u2018empowering\u2019 small businesses<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Cave Shepherd Card Services and Digicel Barbados have joined hands to give small and medium-sized businesses service offerings aimed at meeting their specific needs\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

The digital revolution \u2013 a closer look at certain key issues<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Unless you have been in a coma for the past decade it is hard to ignore that we are in the midst of a revolution\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Donation Of Laptops From Taiwan To Ministry Of Education<\/h4>\n

Saint Kitts and Nevis <\/em>\u2013 The Ministry of Education has received 30 laptops from the Embassy of the Republic of China Taiwan on behalf of Taiwanese Tech Company ASUS\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Digitisation and technology drive Jamaica\u2019s improvement<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u00a0\u2013 T&T is economically situated in a place where it should be doing much better than it is currently doing when it comes to the ease of doing business\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thursday, 7 November 2019<\/h3>\n

\"\"Antigua & Barbuda partners with GeoTourist for new GPS tour<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda<\/em> \u2013 Antigua & Barbuda has partnered with GeoTourist to create navigational application content for the destination\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

SCOTIABANK MAKES TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 Customer expectations are driving numerous technological changes and banking is adapting at an accelerated rate to meet these demands\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Cuban university hosts Caribbean programming contest<\/h4>\n

Cuba <\/em>\u2013 The Caribbean Final of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) opens on Thursday at the Universidad de Oriente, with the participation of 27 teams from 11 Cuban higher education institutions\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Data use must be ethical<\/h4>\n

Regional <\/em>\u2013 Last week we began looking at the digital revolution; specifically managing certain critical issues in the digital revolution to prevent it from becoming a runaway horse\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Avaya makes a bold business move<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Chances are if you\u2019ve ever sat down in the boardroom of a major local business, you\u2019ve seen hefty cameras machined down to their optical basics facing the commanding\u00a0boardroom table\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

bmobile backs young coders<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 With the global technology and connectivity demands increasing every day, bmobile is continuously working within the national community to support projects that drive technological innovation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

New TTPS app connects public with police<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 Imagine being\u00a0able to\u00a0report criminal activities to the police in real-time, or even alert the police and your friends if you find yourself in a dangerous situation\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Friday, 8 November 2019<\/h3>\n

\"\"Owner: Abaco ‘A Humanitarian Disaster’<\/h4>\n

Bahamas \u2013 The Bahamas Telecommunications Company\u2019s (BTC) owner is eyeing fixed wireless solutions to reduce construction costs associated with rebuilding network infrastructure in Abaco post-Dorian\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Thumbs up for \u2018Smart Bridgetown\u2019<\/h4>\n

Barbados <\/em>\u2013 \u2018Smart Bridgetown\u2019 \u2013 the Government\u2019s promised project to link people to free high-speed internet access, has been given the thumbs up by an organisation that pioneered a similar initiative nearly a decade ago\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

BPO Sector Optimistic About Changes To \u2018Burdensome\u2019 SEZ Regime<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 AMENDMENTS TO the law that polices Special Economic Zones, SEZ, called for by players in Jamaica\u2019s business process outsourcing, or BPO, sector could become a reality by end year, just in time for the transition from free zone operators to SEZ status on January 1, 2020\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Disruption Headache\u2019…Digicel, FLOW Ordered To Provide Interruption Notices And Updates<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says it has instructed telecommunications service providers, Digicel and FLOW, to immediately provide their customers with service interruption notifications and updates on service restoration times\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

Flow promises to improve service delivery issues<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Telecommunications provider, Flow says it has undertaken a comprehensive review of its mobile and fixed networks as part of improvement plans to address recent service delivery issues\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

MSP 501 Profile: tTech Limited First Jamaica-Owned IT Services Company<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Jamaica-based provider tTech Limited has overcome some pretty unique challenges, being in the market that they are. Not only does the shop provide the majority of its services remotely, but they also need special software applications to deliver their services\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

OUR instructs telecom companies to give service interruption notifications<\/h4>\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has instructed both of the country’s major telecommunications service providers \u2013 Digicel and FLOW\u2014 to supply customers with service interruption notifications and updates on service restoration times\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

CARICOM seeking to have roaming charges eliminated throughout community<\/h4>\n

Regional \u2013 CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have agreed to collectively approach the Region\u2019s telecommunications providers to axe mobile roaming charges throughout the Community\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saturday, 9 November 2019<\/h3>\n

Flow wants access to APUA\u2019s poles<\/h4>\n

Antigua and Barbuda<\/em> \u2013 \u201cA particularly contentious issue\u201d may cause the protraction of an impasse between the government and telecoms provider, Flow\/Cable and Wireless, over the shared use of the island\u2019s frequency spectrum\u2026more<\/a><\/p>\n

JAMPRO executive cites key inputs to further BPO buildout<\/h4>\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) Vice President for Research, Advocacy and Project Implementation, Shullette Cox, says the country boasts key inputs that can potentially enhance its profile as a major business process outsourcing (BPO) destination\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"TSTT launches new cloud-based solution<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago <\/em>\u2013 AMERICAN multinational technology company, Avaya, has partnered with TSTT to deliver a unified cloud-based communication solution to small to medium-sized businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sunday, 10 November 2019<\/h3>\n

Overseas businesses now in Jamaica scouting for BPO business opportunities<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 A number of overseas companies involved in Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) are now in the island scouting for business prospects with the possibility of setting up operations locally\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

TSTT launches new cloud-based solution<\/h4>\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 AMERICAN multinational technology company, Avaya, has partnered with TSTT to deliver a unified cloud-based communication solution to small to medium-sized businesses\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n

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Image credits: Andrys Stienstra (Pixabay<\/a>); \u00a0Wikimedia Commons<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>; \u00a0Wikipedia<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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