Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 400: It takes a village to build a digital space, reflecting on 400 episodes of the ICT Pulse Podcast, with Gerard Best

ICTP 400: It takes a village to build a digital space, reflecting on 400 episodes of the ICT Pulse Podcast, with Gerard Best

Posted by | 20 May 2026 |

For our 400th episode, we are joined by Development Journalist and award-winning Writer Gerard Best, who turns the tables and interviews the ICT Pulse Podcast Creator and Host, Michele Marius. During their conversation, and among other things, they revisit earlier milestones of the Podcast, discuss the current state of media and information platforms worldwide, along with who might be Michele’s dream guest, and which one is better, doubles or roti?

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ICTP 399: Moving drones, robotic arms, humanoids, quadrupeds and wheeled robots from simulation to the real world, with Cade Coker and Dr Afraz Subratti

ICTP 399: Moving drones, robotic arms, humanoids, quadrupeds and wheeled robots from simulation to the real world, with Cade Coker and Dr Afraz Subratti

Posted by | 13 May 2026 |

The Autonomous Motion Systems (AMoS) is the robotics research cluster of the Artificial Intelligence Innovation Centre, focused on developing the mathematical and engineering foundations needed to make unmanned aerial vehicles, such as multirotor drones, robotic arms, humanoids, quadrupeds and wheeled robots, behave reliably and safely in the real world. We are joined by Dr Afraz Subratti and Cade Coker, the Co-Investigators of AMoS to discuss, among other things:  some of the projects AMoS is focusing on; what it means to have robots behave reliably; how public trust can be developed to help robots and other advanced machines to be integrated into Caribbean life; and the most important skills a student or budding engineer should develop if they want to pursue research or a career in robotics.

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ICTP 398: Digital nomadism and the rise of the global office, with Debbie Jollie in Viet Nam

ICTP 398: Digital nomadism and the rise of the global office, with Debbie Jollie in Viet Nam

Posted by | 6 May 2026 |

The digital nomad movement appears to have hit a tipping point, with professionals ditching the commute for the continent-hop. No longer just a trend for freelance backpackers, experienced professionals are prioritising experience and work-life balance over equity. Debbie Jollie, a Marketing Consultant and Business Coach originally from Trinidad and Tobago, who is also known as the Stammering Communicator, has been based in Viet Nam since the latter half of 2025. In this podcast episode, she joins us to discuss, among other things: Why she chose Viet Nam as opposed to more popular locations or one closer to home? Has the cost of living to quality of output affected the rates for her services? Does she see opportunities for South-South collaboration between Southeast Asia and the Caribbean? And what advice would she give to someone considering becoming a digital nomad?

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ICTP 397: Digitising bureaucracy, digital transformation ROI, and girls in ICT

ICTP 397: Digitising bureaucracy, digital transformation ROI, and girls in ICT

Posted by | 29 Apr 2026 |

In our April 2026 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Jennifer Potter, a Strategic Advisor based in the British Virgin Islands, and Rojane Rose, a Product Manager based in Jamaica, the panel discusses:  Is Jamaica finally building the rails for digital government — or just digitising bureaucracy? Does digital transformation suffer from a poor return on investment? And International Girls in ICT Day… 15 years later

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ICTP 396: The economics of AI for the Caribbean region, with Dr Justin Ram

ICTP 396: The economics of AI for the Caribbean region, with Dr Justin Ram

Posted by | 22 Apr 2026 |

We often talk about AI as a Silicon Valley phenomenon, but the economics of AI is a Caribbean story too. It’s about more than just chatbots; it is about a general-purpose technology that is fundamentally shifting how we value labour, productivity, and even regional data sovereignty. International Economist, Dr Justin Ram, joins us once again and shares his thoughts on: the factors he uses to determine the impact of AI on an economy; the impact of AI on our services sector, and the opportunities emerging thanks to AI; the potential for AI to widen the digital and socio-economic divide; and whether AI is an existential threat to Caribbean economies.

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