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ICT Pulse Podcast

ICT Pulse - tech blog and podcast

A deep dive into topical Information and Communication Technology (ICT) issues from a Caribbean perspective, through interviews and group discussions with specialists, experts and people trying to make a difference in the tech space. New episodes are released every Wednesday. Show notes are available at www.ict-pulse.com

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01:17:12

ICTP 304: Innovation in 2024 and how to foster the...

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2024/05/29

Thanks to technology, especially generative artificial intelligence (AI), getting into the hands of consumers, the business landscape and our societies have been evolving faster than ever. Lorenzo Hodges of Plain White Table is back again to continue the conversation we started in 2019 on innovation in organisations. Now five years later, Lorenzo shares his thoughts on, among other things: * the impact of the pandemic on innovation; * the importance of asking the right questions; * the

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58:42

ICTP 303: Delivering Caribbean-made products to the...

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2024/05/22

Being part of the global marketplace has many benefits. Though we, in the Caribbean region, are innovative and culturally rich, doing business successfully with international customers is still challenging – especially for micro, small and medium enterprises. Kadion Preston, the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Caribshopper, an e-commerce platform that allows Caribbean merchants to sell their products to consumers globally, shares the Caribshopper story. In this episode, Kadion discusses,

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01:15:09

ICTP 302: Data and digital illiteracy, the digital...

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2024/05/15

In our May 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Allison James, a Certified Information Systems Auditor and Certified Information Privacy Professional based at KPMG in Barbados, and Rojane Rose, a Product Owner at MC Systems in Jamaica, the panel discusses: * data and digital illiteracy in a world of data privacy and cybersecurity; * the digital challenge of national data collection; and * technology, the future of finance and empowering young people for

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01:04:36

ICTP 301: Addressing digital public infrastructure to...

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2024/05/08

Digital public infrastructure (DPI) is a critical enabler of the digital transformation of countries by helping them to improve the delivery of public service at scale. Our guests, David Soutar and Matthew McNaughton of the SlashRoots Foundation, discuss, among other things: * what is DPI and why it is important; * how DPI can be designed to be inclusive and ensure equitable access for all citizens; * what Caribbean countries can learn from India’s experience in implementing its digital ID

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01:28:44

ICTP 300: The internet we should want in 2024 and...

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2024/05/01

We celebrate our 300th episode of the Podcast with a long-time friend of the show, Trevor Forrest, experienced IT expert and Founder of 876 Technology Solutions, in which we continue the discussion we started in January 2024 on the internet we should want in 2024 and beyond. In this conversation, Trevor shares his thoughts on: * how the internet has evolved over the past 30 years; * Artificial intelligence and its potential to level the playing field in favour of developing countries; *

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01:03:40

ICTP 299: Tech career insights, content creation for...

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2024/04/24

In our April 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Jordanne Elliott, a Project Manager in Jamaica, and Friend of the Show, Liselle Yorke, a Communications Strategist, originally from Tobago but based in the United States, the panel discusses: • Tech career insights, and the future of work in the Caribbean; • Content creation for persons with disabilities; and • Using the Internet to preserve our history. The episode, show notes and links to some of the

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ICTP 298: Making 5G a reality in the Caribbean...

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2024/04/17

For the past few years, most Caribbean countries have been sitting on the sidelines of conversations on 5G, as there were no immediate plans for it to be deployed. However, within the past year, Paradise Mobile has launched operations in Bermuda, with the Cayman Islands next in line, and more Caribbean countries to come. Zlatko Zahirovic, the Chief Technical Officer and a Co-Founder of Paradise Mobile, joins us to discuss, among other things: * how Paradise Mobile has been able to launch viable

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56:08

ICTP 297: Emergency communications, being prepared...

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2024/04/10

Natural disasters and other emergencies are not situations that can be completely avoided, but like insurance, it is good to have access to the requisite support in times of need. As we approach the 2024 North Atlantic hurricane season, we thought it opportune to reshare a conversation we had with Sylvester Cadette, of the International Telecommunication Union, in 2021 on the Tampere Convention in which we discussed, among other things: * the Tampere Convention, what it is and why more

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01:10:34

ICTP 296: 2024 Expert Insights update on cyber...

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2024/04/03

In the second instalment in our Expert insights series on cyber threats and security for 2024, and with Obika Gellineau, the Cyber Services Manager of KPMG in Trinidad and Tobago, he discusses, among other things: * the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) data leak; * AI-related security risks of which we should be aware; * the biggest cybersecurity challenges faced by businesses today; and * three key things organisations should be doing in 2024 to improve their

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58:07

ICTP 295: Digital of persons with disabilities, crime...

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2024/03/27

In this our March 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Telecommunications/ICT Consultant, Lendon Telesford and Perro Perry Holloway, of the Barbados National Organisation of the Disabled (BARNOD Inc.), the panel discusses: * the digital inclusion of persons with disabilities (generally) and the inclusion of persons with disability in the workplace with technology; and * the slippery slope between crime prevention and mass surveillance. The episode, show

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53:03

ICTP 294: Personalised education and why fortune...

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2024/03/20

Ultra-personalisation was identified as a trend to watch in the early 2010s and it has become increasingly evident and integral in the delivery of a broad range of services, including online education. In our follow-up conversation with Ricardo Allen, the Founder and CEO of One on One Educational Services, he shares with us, among other things: * what has been happening at One on One since our last interview in 2020; * how the company has been leveraging AI in its operations; * what it

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54:53

ICTP 293: Being innovative is more than just sitting...

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2024/03/13

Innovation. Virtually everyone hopes they are considered innovative, and organisations and our societies at large also want to be seen as being innovative, but there are several myths surrounding innovation that ought to be debunked. We revisit our 2019 interview with Lorenzo Hodges, of innovation strategy firm, Plain White Table, in which he discusses, among other things: * the biggest misconception people have about innovation; * how innovation can be systematised in organisations; and

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47:20

ICTP 292: Tell us that blockchain technology isn’t...

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2024/03/06

A few years ago, blockchain technology was considered transformative – the best thing since sliced bread – but today, we have not been hearing much about it at all. With Cleve Mesidor of the Blockchain Foundation, we discuss: * the current state of blockchain technology, * how it can be leveraged in the Caribbean region, especially to improve the lives and livelihoods of ordinary citizens, and * what countries ought to be doing to capitalise on the opportunities and efficiencies blockchain

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01:12:55

ICTP 291: 2024 Expert Insight update on cyber threats...

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2024/02/28

In the first instalment in our Expert insights series on cyber threats and security for 2024, and once again with Sean Slattery of Caribbean Solutions Lab, he discusses, among other things: * the changes in the threat landscape that occurred in 2023; * the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the security space; * ethical considerations surrounding cybersecurity, particularly in areas like privacy and surveillance; * possible implications of nation-state-sponsored cyberattacks; and

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59:42

ICTP 290: Governments and content creation, network...

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2024/02/21

In our February 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Media and Business Strategist, Nerissa Golden, of Goldenmedia LLC, and ICT Consultant and head of PromoTIC in Haiti, Gregory Domond, the panel discusses: * Governments and their use of influencers and content marketing as part of their communications strategy; * telecommunications networks and infrastructure resilience assessments and the lessons Caribbean countries can learn from the recently concluded

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01:08:54

ICTP 289: Akata Farms, AgTech and why passion doesn’t...

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2024/02/14

How long could our countries feed themselves if they were cut off from the rest of the world and could only depend on the resources currently within their domain? It is a question more countries are grappling with when addressing matters related to food security and sustainable agriculture. In this podcast episode, we circle back to Bevon Chadel Charles and Akata Farms in Grenada to find out, among other things: * how the farm has been doing since our first conversation in 2021; * what Bevon

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01:08:02

ICTP 288: AI insights and takeaways from the World...

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2024/02/07

Without a doubt, many conversations are being had globally on artificial intelligence (AI), and one of the most important occurred during the recently held Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. Software Architect and Tech Entrepreneur, Joel Dean, who attended the meeting, joins us on this episode and shares with us: * the AI-related issues that were discussed at Davos; * important takeaways he had from those discussions; and * how we, in the Caribbean

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01:04:29

ICTP 287: Becoming a robotics powerhouse, with...

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2024/01/31

The robotics programme in Saint Kitts and Nevis has been growing from strength to strength since we last spoke to Dr. Ricardo Neil in late 2018 and even has expanded to other Caribbean countries. Now the Chairman and Founder of the Saint Kitts and Nevis Robotics Association, Professor Neil discusses, among other things: * how the Saint Kitts and Nevis robotics space has evolved; * Caribbean-wide trends that might be emerging; * some of the challenges or opportunities specific to the region

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01:10:06

ICTP 286: e-Commerce, internet resilience, and the...

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2024/01/24

In our January 2024 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Esmeralda Levens of BearingPoint Caribbean in Curaçao, and Technology Architect and Digital Transformation Consultant, Garfield Gordon, of Jamaica, the panel discusses: * e-commerce in the Caribbean; * the resilience of our internet infrastructure; and * the Caribbean brain drain in the remote work era. The episode, show notes and links to some of the things mentioned during the episode can be found on

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01:05:04

ICTP 285: What we should want from the Internet in...

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2024/01/17

Is the internet we should want in 2024 different from the internet we wanted in 2014? The internet of 2014 has evolved considerably, but have our expectations of the internet and the ways we could be using it, kept up with the developments that have occurred? With Telecommunications/Internet Operations and Policy Strategist, Shernon Osepa, we discuss the current state of the internet in the Caribbean region and how we could be better leveraging it in 2024 and beyond. Below are some of the questions

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