Tag: Information Society

5 reasons why countries should not implement national broadband projects without an updated national broadband plan

5 reasons why countries should not implement national broadband projects without an updated national broadband plan

Posted by | 8 Dec 2023 |

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, the importance of a robust national broadband plan cannot be overstated. Although most Caribbean countries have prepared a national broadband plan, in most instances, they are outdated. But when the deployment of national broadband infrastructure projects is being considered, it is crucial to have an updated and relevant national broadband plan.

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ICTP 276: Achieving 25 by 2025 and how ICT can be leveraged to deeper regional integration, with Dr Patrick Antoine of the CARICOM Private Sector Organisation

ICTP 276: Achieving 25 by 2025 and how ICT can be leveraged to deeper regional integration, with Dr Patrick Antoine of the CARICOM Private Sector Organisation

Posted by | 1 Nov 2023 |

As CARICOM Member States move closer to a Single Market and Economy (CSME), the role of the private sector will become increasingly important to manifest all the benefits anticipated from this massive regional transformation. With Dr Patrick Antoine, the Chief Executive Officer and Technical Director of the CARICOM Private Sector Organisation (CPSO), we discuss the CPSO and CSME, including: How businesses, especially small and micro businesses, benefit from the work of the CPSO; What is the Twenty-Five by 2025 Initiative, and can the stated target be achieved by 2025; How he sees ICT facilitating the realisation of the Twenty-Five by 2025 target; And why haven’t Caribbean organisations more fully integrated technology into our operations.

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ICTP 260:  Digital diplomacy and beyond, strengthening the links between Africa and the Caribbean region in telecoms and ICT, with the African Telecommunications Union and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

ICTP 260:  Digital diplomacy and beyond, strengthening the links between Africa and the Caribbean region in telecoms and ICT, with the African Telecommunications Union and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

Posted by | 12 Jul 2023 |

In the first episode of our new series, Tech in Africa, we discuss with the Secretaries General of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU), John Omo, and of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), Rodney Taylor: the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between their organisations with a view to strengthening the partnership between them; how digital diplomacy works between countries and regions of diverse sizes, economies and challenges; projects or initiatives that could be implemented that leverage the MoU; and outputs or outcomes the ATU and CTU would like achieved by the end of the current term of the MoU.

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ICTP 252: Becoming a digital society, local context and tech implementation, and digital customer experience problems

ICTP 252: Becoming a digital society, local context and tech implementation, and digital customer experience problems

Posted by | 17 May 2023 |

In our May 2023 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Brittney Samuels and Janice Alexander, of UX Designer Network Jamaica, the panel discusses: What does it mean to become a digital society? The importance of local context when implementing technology in the Caribbean; and the digital customer experience problems in the Caribbean region.

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