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PitchIT Caribbean to Host Regional Competition for Tech Entrepreneurs in Montego Bay
Kingston, Jamaica–PitchIT Caribbean, the Canadian government-funded program concerned with mobile app development in the Caribbean, will host the region’s largest tech entrepreneurship competition on June 3 to 4, 2016, in Montego Bay. Registration is now open and will close midnight on April 20, 2016. Designed for techpreneurs in CARICOM states, the two-day event is expected to feature 25 mobile app…
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Caribbean Nations Sign off on Cyber Crime Action Plan
Priority areas in the action plan include training, legislation, technical capacity and law enforcement. Caribbean countries have sign off on a plan of action to strengthen regional co-operation and help governments address cyber security vulnerabilities. It follows a five-day meeting in Saint Lucia that brought together legislators, cyber security experts and international law enforcement bodies such as Interpol. The move…
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Female entrepreneurs to receive training in Digital Marketing
At least twenty female entrepreneurs will receive training in Digital Marketing under the Saint Lucian Women & Girls in ICT Campaign, which is a joint initiative of the Saint Lucia Coalition of Services & Industry (SLCSI) in collaboration with the Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (CARCIP). The Women & Girls in ICT Campaign was developed as a means to…
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Caribbean to tackle escalating cybercrime with regional approach
CASTRIES, St Lucia — Commonwealth ministers, policymakers and cybersecurity experts are currently gathering in St Lucia for a three-day meeting (16-18 March) to tackle rising cybercrime in the Caribbean. The meeting will provide a platform for participants to address challenges and develop a coordinated regional action plan to prevent cybercrime and improve cybersecurity. This will involve setting up a virtual…
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St. Lucia to host regional telecommunications conference
CASTRIES, St. Lucia Mar 13, CMC – St. Lucia will this week host a telecommunications conference that will attract delegates from across the globe. During International Communications Technology Week from March 14-18 – heads of Regional and International Organizations, Ministers, Commissioners of Police, Attorneys General, Directors of Public Prosecution, ICT Personnel will among other things, agree on a regional approach…
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An Online Ticket Machine: The Early Stages Of Digital employment In Haiti
What if you could book your bus ticket in Haiti in under two minutes instead of four hours? Translokal, the start-up that is getting ready to launch Haiti’s first online ticket booking agency, will give close to 500,000 travelers each year the option to buy their tickets using a credit card or a cash service on their smartphone. This is…
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