Climate tech is a fast-developing field to help mitigate again the effects of climate change. However, Caribbean countries do appear to be participating as actively as might be expected, noting that the consequences of rising temperatures and greenhouse gas emissions are already evident across the region.
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With the successful enactment of the Nigeria Startup Act, Nigeria is positioning itself to be not only a hotbed of tech innovation but also the home of tech companies that have a global impact. In our conversation with Oswald Osaretin Guobadia, the Former Senior Special Assistant on Digital Transformation to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, we discuss, among other things: Nigeria’s business landscape; the importance of co-creation; why trying to ‘leapfrog’ can be a misguided approach; and what Caribbean countries can learn from the Nigerian experience.
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In our July 2023 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Bianca Welds, Digital Innovation Manager of the VM Group in Jamaica, and Chad Fraser, the Founder of Sonover Inc. in Grenada, the panel discusses: Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models, how can the Caribbean business and education sectors extract value from these technologies; and thereafter, how can Caribbean countries better nurture software development?
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A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 10 July to Sunday 16 July 2023.
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With Senior Financial Policy Advisor, Emilio Kalmera, and Founder and CEO of Girasol Payments Solutions, Marwan Rozier, they discussed among other things: the state of the fintech scene in Curaçao and Sint Maarten; the wider tech entrepreneurship landscape; and the biggest challenge that tech entrepreneurs in their home countries are experiencing.
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