Tag Archive: productivity

Aug 29 2012

Are we truly using technology in the classroom?

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Across the region there have been calls for schools and teachers to cater to our increasingly tech-savvy students. Here are five factors affecting the use of technology in the classroom. With the recent release of  Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) examination results, the quality of the education offered in the Caribbean has been garnering wide debate. At …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.ict-pulse.com/2012/08/technology-classroom/

Aug 03 2012

6 ways to improve your productivity in the workplace

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Technology might be indispensible, but it can make us less productive, especially in the workplace. Here are six tips to help us improve productivity. Technology can be a double-edged sword. Although it provides us with almost immediate access to persons and information, all too often, we can also become slaves to those very same features, …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.ict-pulse.com/2012/08/6-ways-improve-productivity-workplace/

Aug 01 2012

Snapshot 2012 update: how innovative are we in the Caribbean?

Table 1: GII 2012 top 10 countries (Source: INSEAD)

A 2012 update of innovation in the Caribbean. In recent months, there has been a growing focus across the region on innovation, especially in the ICT/IT space. One of the most obvious demonstrations of this has been the frequent application (app) and coding competitions that have been occurring, through which essentially, the Caribbean appears to …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.ict-pulse.com/2012/08/snapshot-2012-update-innovative-caribbean/

Jul 06 2012

5 important practices to ensure your electronic data survives a disaster

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We are just over a month into the 2012 hurricane season, but have you or your organisation established an IT disaster management and recovery plan? Without exception, our homes and workplaces can be subject to disasters, be they manmade or natural.  This being 6 July, the Caribbean is well into the 2012 hurricane season, which …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.ict-pulse.com/2012/07/5-important-practices-to-ensure-your-electronic-data-survives-a-disaster/

Apr 04 2012

Size no longer matters: 4 takeaways from the Best Buy downsize

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Best Buy, one of the most recognisable US brands among the consumer-electronic-shopping-public, is beginning to downsize from its massive superstores in order to remain competitive. What can we learn from this? Four takeaways are offered. Last week, the news wires were flooded with reports that Best Buy will be closing 50 of its big-box stores …

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Permanent link to this article: http://www.ict-pulse.com/2012/04/size-no-longer-matters-4-takeaways-from-the-best-buy-downsize/

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