Trying to secure and retain the best talent can be a full-time job in itself, and that effort is undermined if the approach does not consider emerging trends in how candidates view work, the workplace and consequently, the recruitment process.
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In our January 2023 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Chartered Accountant and a Certified Information Systems Auditor, Allison James, and Matthew Cowen of dgtlfutures, the panel discusses: The transformation of the IT profession; Is the world going sour on big tech? Where do we see Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning going?
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We outline four considerations that may be driving the current series of staff layoffs and hiring freezes by US tech companies, which are expected to continue into the foreseeable future.
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The high rates of brain drain have been a longstanding lament across the Caribbean region, and once again, has been the focus of recent discussions. In this article, we argue that the brain drain has value to Caribbean countries, and instead, it may be prudent to better leverage it.
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Ensuring that we have a digitally-skilled population should be a top priority for the Caribbean region, as it is an area that requires comprehensive and long-term planning in order to realise measurable and meaningful improvement. Barbara Reynolds (PhD) and Carlton Samuels, the Co-Chairs of the CARICOM Digital Skills Taskforce discuss, among other things, the work of the Taskforce, some of the challenges that may need to be addressed to advance digital skills development in the region, and why we might less digitally skilled than we think we are!
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