ICT Pulse Podcast

Digital resilience is a topic that has not been comprehensively explored generally, and more so in the Caribbean region, though it is relevant and should be actively developed in organisations and at home.

With Natalie Maharaj, the Director of the ICT Services Division of the Ministry of Public Administration, Trinidad and Tobago, we discuss among other things:

* the difference between digital resilience and cybersecurity;

* how organisations can become more digitally resilient;

* why psychology and technology are both crucial in digital parenting; and

* ways in which we as individuals can be more digitally resilient.

The episode, show notes and links to some of the things mentioned during the episode can be found on the ICT Pulse Podcast Page (www.ict-pulse.com/category/podcast/) Enjoyed the episode? Do rate the show and leave us a review! Also, connect with us on:

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Music credit: The Last Word (Oui Ma Chérie), by Andy Narrell

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Also, Sponsorship Opportunities!

The ICT Pulse Podcast is accepting sponsors!

Would you like to partner with us to produce an episode of the podcast, or highlight a product or service to our audience? Do get in touch at [email protected] with "Podcast Sponsorship" as the subject, or via social media @ictpulse, for more details.

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Business intelligence (BI), like data analytics, does not seem to be as prominent these days as data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI). However, data analytics and BI are separate disciplines from data science and AI, with the former still being especially relevant when trying to improve organisational performance and success. With Raquel Seville of BI Brainz, we get a primer on BI, and among other things, she highlights:

* misconceptions people have about BI;

* important skills individuals who want to work in BI should possess; and

* basic activities and tools MSMEs can use to begin to tap into the benefits of BI.

The episode, show notes and links to some of the things mentioned during the episode can be found on the ICT Pulse Podcast Page (www.ict-pulse.com/category/podcast/) Enjoyed the episode? Do rate the show and leave us a review! Also, connect with us on:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ICTPulse/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ictpulse/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/ICTPulse LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/3745954/admin/ Join our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/qnUtj

Music credit: The Last Word (Oui Ma Chérie), by Andy Narrell

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Also, Sponsorship Opportunities!

The ICT Pulse Podcast is accepting sponsors!

Would you like to partner with us to produce an episode of the podcast, or highlight a product or service to our audience? Do get in touch at [email protected] with "Podcast Sponsorship" as the subject, or via social media @ictpulse, for more details.

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Without a doubt, technology has transformed the workplace, but it has also raised several issues that have not yet been satisfactorily resolved. Lois Walters, President of the Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica, discusses the impact of technology in the workplace, including:

* the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic;

* remote and hybrid work arrangements;

* re-skilling, upskilling and continuing professional development; along with

* how we can better navigate achieving a work-life balance.

The episode, show notes and links to some of the things mentioned during the episode can be found on the ICT Pulse Podcast Page (www.ict-pulse.com/category/podcast/) Enjoyed the episode? Do rate the show and leave us a review! Also, connect with us on:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ICTPulse/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ictpulse/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/ICTPulse LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/3745954/admin/ Join our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/qnUtj

Music credit: The Last Word (Oui Ma Chérie), by Andy Narrell Podcast editing support: Mayra Bonilla Lopez

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Also, Sponsorship Opportunities!

The ICT Pulse Podcast is accepting sponsors!

Would you like to partner with us to produce an episode of the podcast, or highlight a product or service to our audience? Do get in touch at [email protected] with "Podcast Sponsorship" as the subject, or via social media @ictpulse, for more details.

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In our August 2023 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Simone Pasmore, the Chief Executive Officer of Webstylze in Barbados, and Dr Lyndell St Ville, the Chief Technology Officer of Datashore in Saint Lucia, the panel discusses:

* Technology-related bias;

* AI for accessibility for the Differently Abled;

* Worldcoin in the Caribbean, would it be a good or bad thing?

The episode, show notes and links to some of the things mentioned during the episode can be found on the ICT Pulse Podcast Page (www.ict-pulse.com/category/podcast/) Enjoyed the episode? Do rate the show and leave us a review! Also, connect with us on:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ICTPulse/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ictpulse/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/ICTPulse LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/3745954/admin/ Join our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/qnUtj

Music credit: The Last Word (Oui Ma Chérie), by Andy Narrell Podcast editing support: Mayra Bonilla Lopez

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Also, Sponsorship Opportunities!

The ICT Pulse Podcast is accepting sponsors!

Would you like to partner with us to produce an episode of the podcast, or highlight a product or service to our audience? Do get in touch at [email protected] with "Podcast Sponsorship" as the subject, or via social media @ictpulse, for more details.

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With artificial intelligence (AI) capturing the minds and hearts of millions of users worldwide, chatbots have been getting little to no visibility these days.

With Kern Elliott, of iGovTT in Trinidad and Tobago, we discuss chatbots and AI, and among other things:

* which one is better;

* some of the assumptions people tend to make about AI and chatbots;

* balancing the growing emphasis on privacy and data protection in an increasingly Ai-driven world; and

* what organisations ought to include in their AI policies.

The episode, show notes and links to some of the things mentioned during the episode can be found on the ICT Pulse Podcast Page (www.ict-pulse.com/category/podcast/) Enjoyed the episode? Do rate the show and leave us a review! Also, connect with us on:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ICTPulse/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ictpulse/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/ICTPulse LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/3745954/admin/ Join our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/qnUtj

Music credit: The Last Word (Oui Ma Chérie), by Andy Narrell Podcast editing support: Mayra Bonilla Lopez

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Also, Sponsorship Opportunities!

The ICT Pulse Podcast is accepting sponsors!

Would you like to partner with us to produce an episode of the podcast, or highlight a product or service to our audience? Do get in touch at [email protected] with "Podcast Sponsorship" as the subject, or via social media @ictpulse, for more details.

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With the growing importance and visibility that subjects such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity and data protection, have been receiving, Caribbean countries and the region are being challenged to adopt clear, and ideally harmonised, positions, so they can be heard in global Internet Governance conversations.

With Nigel Cassimire of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, we discuss, among other things,

* the internet-related issues and developments that have occurred since 2022 when he was last on the Podcast;

* the upcoming Caribbean Internet Governance Forum event; and

* why a single individual can make a difference in the Internet Governance space.

The episode, show notes and links to some of the things mentioned during the episode can be found on the ICT Pulse Podcast Page (www.ict-pulse.com/category/podcast/) Enjoyed the episode? Do rate the show and leave us a review! Also, connect with us on:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ICTPulse/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ictpulse/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/ICTPulse LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/3745954/admin/ Join our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/qnUtj

Music credit: The Last Word (Oui Ma Chérie), by Andy Narrell Podcast editing support: Mayra Bonilla Lopez

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Also, Sponsorship Opportunities!

The ICT Pulse Podcast is accepting sponsors!

Would you like to partner with us to produce an episode of the podcast, or highlight a product or service to our audience? Do get in touch at [email protected] with "Podcast Sponsorship" as the subject, or via social media @ictpulse, for more details.

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With the successful enactment of the Nigeria Startup Act, Nigeria is positioning itself to be not only a hotbed of tech innovation but also the home of tech companies that have a global impact.

In our conversation with Oswald Osaretin Guobadia, the Former Senior Special Assistant on Digital Transformation to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, we discuss, among other things:

* Nigeria's business landscape;

* the importance of co-creation;

* why trying to 'leapfrog' can be a misguided approach; and

* what Caribbean countries can learn from the Nigerian experience.

The episode, show notes and links to some of the things mentioned during the episode can be found on the ICT Pulse Podcast Page (www.ict-pulse.com/category/podcast/) Enjoyed the episode? Do rate the show and leave us a review! Also, connect with us on:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ICTPulse/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ictpulse/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/ICTPulse LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/3745954/admin/ Join our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/qnUtj

Music credit: The Last Word (Oui Ma Chérie), by Andy Narrell Podcast editing support: Mayra Bonilla Lopez

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Also, Sponsorship Opportunities!

The ICT Pulse Podcast is accepting sponsors!

Would you like to partner with us to produce an episode of the podcast, or highlight a product or service to our audience? Do get in touch at [email protected] with "Podcast Sponsorship" as the subject, or via social media @ictpulse, for more details.

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Privacy and data protection have been gaining traction globally, and even across the Caribbean region.

Rishi Maharaj, the Founder and Managing Director of Privicy Advisory Services, joins us to discuss privacy and data protection, along with the emerging concept of 'data ethics'. Our conversation explores, among other things:

* the difference between data protection and data ethics;

* the challenges he has observed as organisations reframe themselves to become more privacy and data protection-centric; and

* his thoughts on the class action lawsuit filed against OpenAI alleging that it engaged in theft by scraping data and content from internet users.

The episode, show notes and links to some of the things mentioned during the episode can be found on the ICT Pulse Podcast Page (www.ict-pulse.com/category/podcast/) Enjoyed the episode? Do rate the show and leave us a review! Also, connect with us on:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ICTPulse/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ictpulse/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/ICTPulse LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/3745954/admin/ Join our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/qnUtj

Music credit: The Last Word (Oui Ma Chérie), by Andy Narrell Podcast editing support: Mayra Bonilla Lopez

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Also, Sponsorship Opportunities!

The ICT Pulse Podcast is accepting sponsors!

Would you like to partner with us to produce an episode of the podcast, or highlight a product or service to our audience? Do get in touch at [email protected] with "Podcast Sponsorship" as the subject, or via social media @ictpulse, for more details.

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In our July 2023 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Bianca Welds, Digital Innovation Manager of the VM Group in Jamaica, and Chad Fraser, the Founder of Sonover Inc. in Grenada, the panel discusses:

* Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models, how can the Caribbean business and education sectors extract value from these technologies; and thereafter,

* how can Caribbean countries better nurture software development?

The episode, show notes and links to some of the things mentioned during the episode can be found on the ICT Pulse Podcast Page (www.ict-pulse.com/category/podcast/) Enjoyed the episode? Do rate the show and leave us a review! Also, connect with us on:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ICTPulse/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ictpulse/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/ICTPulse LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/3745954/admin/ Join our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/qnUtj

Music credit: The Last Word (Oui Ma Chérie), by Andy Narrell Podcast editing support: Mayra Bonilla Lopez

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Also, Sponsorship Opportunities!

The ICT Pulse Podcast is accepting sponsors!

Would you like to partner with us to produce an episode of the podcast, or highlight a product or service to our audience? Do get in touch at [email protected] with "Podcast Sponsorship" as the subject, or via social media @ictpulse, for more details.

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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.

The episode, show notes and links to some of the things mentioned during the episode can be found on the ICT Pulse Podcast Page (www.ict-pulse.com/category/podcast/) Enjoyed the episode? Do rate the show and leave us a review! Also, connect with us on:

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/ICTPulse/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/ictpulse/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/ICTPulse LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/company/3745954/admin/ Join our mailing list: http://eepurl.com/qnUtj

Music credit: The Last Word (Oui Ma Chérie), by Andy Narrell Podcast editing support: Mayra Bonilla Lopez

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Also, Sponsorship Opportunities!

The ICT Pulse Podcast is accepting sponsors!

Would you like to partner with us to produce an episode of the podcast, or highlight a product or service to our audience? Do get in touch at [email protected] with "Podcast Sponsorship" as the subject, or via social media @ictpulse, for more details.

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