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ICTP 384: Charting the Caribbean region’s AI future, with Dr Craig Ramlal of the Caribbean AI Task Force

Posted by Michele Marius | 28 Jan 2026 | Podcast Episodes

In many recent global and regional assessments on artificial intelligence (AI), Caribbean countries have performed poorly, as the requisite systems and frameworks are still underdeveloped. The foundation of any country’s work on AI is establishing national policies and a framework to facilitate the development of the enabling environment. With Dr Craig Ramlal, the Chair of the Caribbean AI Task Force, we discuss the Task Force’s Interim Report, which proposes harmonised AI policies for the region.

ICTP 383: Building a digital venture studio in the Caribbean, with Rodney Browne of the Innovation Factory

Posted by Michele Marius | 21 Jan 2026 | Podcast Episodes

In an era of tighter funding, rising development costs, and increasing pressure to demonstrate real value, digital venture studios are proving to be an alternative to the more traditional incubator and accelerator startup models. Seasoned tech entrepreneur and innovator, Rodney Browne, launched the Innovation Factory in 2025 in Saint Kitts and Nevis, which is currently building four ventures with plans to bring them to market later this year. In our conversation with Rodney, he shares with us, among other things: the ventures he has been building; how he balances his time between the Innovation Factory and his other commitments; how the startup/entrepreneurship landscape in Saint Kitts and Nevis changed since he launched his first business; and the advice he would give to someone wanting to build something similar to the Innovation Factory.

ICTP 382: Sovereign systems, dataflows and data access, the AI hype cycle, and Web3

Posted by Michele Marius | 14 Jan 2026 | Podcast Episodes

In our January 2026 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, IT Specialist, Researcher and Digital Analyst, Mathew Cowen, who is based in Martinique, and Esmeralda Levens-Wijngaarde of Blyce in Curaçao, the panel discusses: How important are sovereign systems, dataflows and data access for the Caribbean region? The AI hype cycle and the pressure to adopt, and finally, Web3: Is it still a thing?

ICTP 381: 2025 end-of-year Caribbean ICT/tech trends briefing

Posted by Michele Marius | 17 Dec 2025 | Podcast Episodes

In this our final Community Chat and final episode for 2025, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, International Consultant, and an Economist, Yacine Khelladi, and International Consultant, Carlton Samuels, the panel discusses the ICT/technology trends and developments that were evident across the Caribbean region in 2025, and what might be in store in 2026.

ICTP 380: Privacy and data protection trends in the Caribbean, with Allison James and Rishi Maharaj

Posted by Michele Marius | 10 Dec 2025 | Podcast Episodes

To varying degrees, Caribbean countries are grappling with the issue of privacy and data protection. Countries that have more recent frameworks have been struggling to fully operationalise all of the provisions, whilst there are others that have not adopted current best practice in the space. With information privacy specialists, Allison James of Barbados, and Rishi Maharaj of Trinidad and Tobago, we explore privacy and data protection trends and developments across the Caribbean region. During our conversation, we discuss: how privacy and data protection have evolved over the past few years; the current status of regulatory enforcement; areas of divergence or contradiction that multinational companies operating across the Caribbean must navigate; and trends or emerging developments that the Caribbean region may need to consider.

Category: Podcast Episodes

ICTP 384: Charting the Caribbean region’s AI future, with Dr Craig Ramlal of the Caribbean AI Task Force

ICTP 382: Sovereign systems, dataflows and data access, the AI hype cycle, and Web3

ICTP 381: 2025 end-of-year Caribbean ICT/tech trends briefing

ICTP 380: Privacy and data protection trends in the Caribbean, with Allison James and Rishi Maharaj

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