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The top 10 most widely ready articles published by ICT Pulse in 2012.<\/em><\/p>\n

In the over 150 articles we have published on ICT Pulse for 2012, below are the 10 most widely read of the year:<\/p>\n

10:\u00a0 Expert insights 3: Cyber threats and security in the Caribbean<\/a><\/h3>\n

This was the final instalment of a three-part series we conducted on cyber threats and security in the region. In the each of the three posts we had one network\/IT security professional from across the Caribbean share with us their thoughts on cyber intrusion and security in the region. All three articles were prepared interviews. Some common questions were posed to each of our experts, which allowed for easy comparison and for differing views to be highlighted.<\/p>\n

In Expert insight 3, we had Aaron Manzano an IT\/network security professional with over 30 years\u2019 experience in the field. He is also the Director of HMP Consulting in Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0 Fostering innovation through app development<\/a><\/h3>\n

This post sought to discuss growing trends in the region towards software application (app) development, particularly mobile apps. The article also highlighted the Caribbean Open Data Conference, which would have been held on 26\u201427 January 2012 in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0 What does the T&T Govt\/Google debacle tell us about the openness of the Internet?<\/a><\/h3>\n

Twice per year, Google publishes its Transparency Reports, in which it summarises incidents when the free flow of information, through its tools and services, might have been challenged by the actions of others. The report is frequently of interest, as it tends to highlight countries that might have suppressive tendencies with regard to the Internet and freedom of speech and expression. It was thus a bit surprising when Trinidad and Tobago was included in the list of countries that had requested of Google that ten videos on YouTube be removed. This post discusses the Trinidad and Tobago incident and outlines some of the key findings of Google’s latest Transparency Report.<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0 From problems to apps: ideas for industry development<\/a><\/h3>\n

In anticipation of the Caribbean Open Data Conference, which was held in late January 2012, ICT Pulse reported on the ideation (brainstorming) session that was held to suggest urgent or specific needs, along the conference\u2019s thematic areas, which the software coding competition could address. The article summarised the ideas generated for three of the five themes: agriculture; economics and trade statistics; and tourism.<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0 Can we achieve equality in ICTs for women and girls?<\/a><\/h3>\n

World Telecommunications and Information Society (WTIS) Day is celebrated on 17\u00a0May. The 2012 theme for WTIS was \u201cWomen and Girls in ICT<\/i>\u201d, which sought to recognise the importance of women to society and the imperative to ensure gender equality. The article highlighted key outputs from a panel discussion held on the WTIS theme at the University of the West Indies, in Jamaica, the most insightful of which was \u201ctransitioning from Cinderella to Cyberella\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0 Snapshot: Internet speeds and pricing update 2012<\/a><\/h3>\n

In May 2011, we launched the Snapshot series in which we would highlight and discuss how Caribbean countries have been performing across a number of telecoms\/ICT indicators. In 2012, we continued and expanded the series, however, this post, Snapshot: Internet speeds and pricing update 2012<\/a><\/i><\/b>, updated the previous year\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n

For many our snapshot articles, we draw data and statistics from reports prepared from recognised organisations. However, for our Internet speeds and pricing snapshot, our Internet affordability snapshot, as well as those on mobile\/cellular pricing and affordability, we (at ICT Pulse) collect and process the data in order to produce those articles. Hence it is quite gratifying that this post was so widely received, and was the impetus for discussions in some countries about how they compare with others, and steps that could be taken to improve the Internet plans available.<\/p>\n<\/a>

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