{"id":168275,"date":"2023-04-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=168275"},"modified":"2023-04-23T11:21:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-23T16:21:31","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-23-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2023\/04\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-23-april-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 23 April 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 17 April to Sunday 23 April 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Monday, 17 April 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Education Ministry begins digital transformation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Trinidad and Tobago<\/em> \u2013 There was lots of good news announced by the Ministry of Education (MOE) at the launch of its digitalization programme on March 21\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tuesday, 18 April 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

BPO leader says AI will lead to more fulfilling careers<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean<\/em> \u00ad\u2013 Yoni Epstein, CEO and chairman at itel\/Outsourcing Management Limited, has expressed doubts that the advancement in artificial intelligence (AI) technology will result in job losses in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica hails public enthusiasm for new digital ID card project, earmarks $13M<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Jamaican government officials have praised the public for its interest in the implementation of the new national identification system (NIDS) project as a recent call for 300 volunteers for the post-technical pilot phase saw the number surpassed within 24 hours\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wednesday, 19 April 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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5 Reasons To Have WhatsApp Business<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean <\/em>\u2013 WhatsApp is the #1 communication platform around the world that boasts over two BILLION monthly active users, far ahead of second place Facebook Messenger at 1.3 billion monthly active users\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digicel kicks off 22nd birthday offering $40m in 40 days<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 DIGICEL Jamaica is marking its 22nd anniversary today by offering cash and other prizes over the next six weeks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lynk and Yello partners on e-commerce incubator for MSMEs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Digital wallet provider Lynk and advertising solutions agency the Yello Media Group recently forged a strategic partnership that will see the entities launching a new e-commerce solution for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VM Innovations readies new digital solutions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 As the VM Group looks to further charge up operations and feverishly plots new growth post-restructure, the company through its non-financial arm, VM Innovations Limited, is also working to deliver on a number of new fintech solutions for customers\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TelEm Group says DDOS attacks on the rise in Caribbean Region<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sint Maarten <\/em>\u2013 TelEm Group is informing customers of a service disruption on the island. DDoS is overloading the company’s communications networks with traffic, resulting in congestion that degrades service quality\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thursday, 20 April 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Another digital asset firm chooses Bahamas, DARE Act<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013 The country has attracted another Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges (DARE) registrant, with Metariver announcing in a press statement yesterday that it is now licensed in The Bahamas under the Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital assets services company METARIVER added to SCB register<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bahamas <\/em>\u2013  Digital assets services company METARIVER has announced that it received its Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges (DARE) license from the Securities Commission, bringing the list of digital asset businesses registered with the Commission to 12\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A New Information Management System for NFSS<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 To improve the delivery of forensic science and legal medicine services to the criminal justice system, the National Forensic Science Service is introducing a new approach that will do away with paper-based methods of capturing and accurately tracking case file data\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Belize Government Launches Information Management System Project for Forensic Lab<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 The Government has introduced an Information Management System Project that is aimed at digitizing data at the Forensic Lab\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ITEL to Expand BPO Operations in Belize Creating 500 New Jobs<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 ITEL, a business process outsourcing giant in Jamaica is looking to expand its operations in Belize.  The company is considered a large home-grown Caribbean BPO operation and has already begun retrofitting a facility in Belize\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building a website vs using an online marketplace<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean <\/em>\u2013 When businesses are thinking about going digital, this is a question that many ask themselves: should they register for a marketplace, or should they go about building their e-commerce website and sell directly to their audience?… more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica closer to becoming a digital society<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Jamaica is one step closer to becoming a digital society, with 17 internet sites across 10 communities now having broadband access through the Advancing Jamaica\u2019s Digital Response to COVID-19 Rapid Finance Facility (COVID-RFF) Project\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Friday, 21 April 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CYBER RISK<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Barbados<\/em> \u2013 This island\u2019s critical infrastructure, including its water, health and food systems, are at high risk of cyber threats, says Data Privacy and Management Advisory Services Principal Consultant Steven Williams\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Digital Connect Center inaugurated in Bullet Tree Village<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Belize <\/em>\u2013 \u041en \u0410\u0440r\u0456l 20, 2023, th\u0435 \u041c\u0456n\u0456\u0455tr\u0443 \u043ef \u0415-g\u043ev\u0435rn\u0430n\u0441\u0435 thr\u043eugh \u0456t\u0455 \u0440\u0430rtn\u0435r\u0455h\u0456\u0440 w\u0456th th\u0435 \u0422\u0430\u0456w\u0430n \u0415mb\u0430\u0455\u0455\u0443 \u0430nd \u0422\u0430\u0456w\u0430n \u0406\u0421DF \u0456n\u0430ugur\u0430t\u0435d \u0430 D\u0456g\u0456t\u0430l \u0421\u043enn\u0435\u0441t \u0421\u0435nt\u0435r \u0456n \u0412ull\u0435t \u0422r\u0435\u0435 F\u0430ll\u0455 V\u0456ll\u0430g\u0435, \u0421\u0430\u0443\u043e D\u0456\u0455tr\u0456\u0441t\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OAS helping women across the Caribbean to benefit from the digital economy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean <\/em>\u2013 The Organization of American States (OAS), through its Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI), is pursuing the empowerment of women to actively participate in and benefit from the digital economy\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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itel mulls local expansion<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 Demand for more Jamaican agents is forcing global services provider itel to consider expansion outside of the Corporate Area and the Montego Freeport \u00e2\u20ac\u201d the latter being where the company has its headquarters\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNDP helping Jamaica close the digital divide<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica<\/em> \u2013 Jamaica is poised to benefit further as the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) moves to expand its digital footprint in the region, deputy regional chair for the UNDP Latin American and the Caribbean, Linda Maguire, disclosed on Wednesday\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mexican First Lady donates equipment to help digitize archives in SVG<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines <\/em>\u2013 The wife of the President of Mexico, First Lady Beatriz Gutierrez Muller has donated a set of equipment for the digitisation of the archives in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG)\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 Saturday, 22 April 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

US silent on seizure of Guyanese official’s mobile phone by CBP<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Guyana<\/em> \u2013 Immigration officials in the United States have refused to give an explanation after a mobile phone belonging to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mae Toussaint Jr-Thomas, who was traveling through the United States en route to China, was seized\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday, 23 April 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One on One profit dips for Q2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Jamaica \u2013  SECOND-QUARTER profits of edtech company One on One Educational Services slid to $6.1 million for the period ending February 2023, owing to higher expenses, as the company continued its investment in growth projects while exploring new opportunities\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Images credit: Bernard Goldbach<\/a> (flicker); Apple<\/a>; Wikipedia<\/a>; itel CX<\/a> (Facebook)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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