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Two CARICOM Member States to access pan-Caribbean digital payment system
(Caribbean Telecommunications Union Press Release) In six months, Barbados and Jamaica are set to become the first Caribbean territories to access a new pan-Caribbean digital payment settlement system, called CaribDollar (Carib$). Carib$, a stablecoin, is the creation of partners Abed Ventures Inc., out of Barbados, and German entrepreneur, Dr. Jan Schröder. This revelation came at the Caribbean Telecommunications Union’s (CTU) webinar, Demystifying…
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CARICOM Girls in ICT Partnership Digital Dialogue to commemorate International Girls in ICT Day
Programmes Draft-Programme-CARICOM-Girls-in-ICT-Day-2022Download Presentations Teacher’s perspectives of Girls in ICT- Malisa RichardsDownload Real-World-Cybersecurity-Concepts – Dr. Koffka Khan- UWIDownload GBV iMatter App – Adler Bynoe – UNFPADownload AWS Programs – Abby Daniell – Amazon Web ServicesDownload
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Launch Event – Paperless Trade Facilitation in the Commonwealth: Recent evidence of its economic value – Commonwealth Secretariat
The Digital Connectivity Cluster is pleased to invite you to the launch of our latest report presenting a Quantitative Analysis of the Move to Paperless Trade. The report measures and quantifies the gains to trade that Commonwealth countries can realise in moving from paper-based trade documentation to electronic trade documentation.The research covers the Commonwealth’s 54 diverse economies and presents a…
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Digital skills are vital now
As the pandemic’s unyielding grip on the globe continues, concerns are being raised about its impact on students whose learning has been interrupted for almost two years. Some students have not had the benefit of tutoring since the pandemic shuttered schools across the world. Others have had irregular forms of schooling, and, in some cases, blended and more structured sessions.…
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Remarks by Prime Minister of Grenada and Lead Head of Government responsible for Science and Technology (including ICT) in the Quasi Cabinet at the launch of the Digital Skills Taskforce
CARICOM Ministers of Government Secretary General, CARICOM – Dr. Carla Barnett Permanent Secretaries and other government officials Heads/Representatives of Regional Institutions/ Organisations Co-Chairs of the CARICOM Digital Skills Task Force – Dr. Barbara Reynolds and Mr. Carlton Samuels, and Members of the CARICOM Digital Skills Task Force Participants in this Opening Ceremony from the ITU, ILO, Caribbean Federation of Workers,…
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VIRTUAL LAUNCH OF THE CARICOM DIGITAL SKILLS TASK FORCE
Wednesday, 15 September 20219:30am – 10:30 am InterludeCARICOM Song OPENING SESSION WelcomeChair: Ms. Jennifer BrittonDeputy Programme ManagerICT for Development, CARICOM Secretariat Opening RemarksDr. Carla BarnettSecretary General, CARICOM International and Regional Perspectives on Digital Skills Dr. Susan TeltscherHead, Capacity & Digital Skills DevelopmentInternational Telecommunications Union (ITU) Ms. Karine SonigoDigitalization SpecialistInternational Labour Organization (ILO) Mr. Wayne ChenPresidentCaribbean Employers’ Confederation Creative Performance Master Christin…
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CARICOM Youth Excited About Single ICT Space
Concerned about digital inequities and lack of infrastructure standardisation BY NIKITA BLAIR As we continue our activities in observance of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (May 17) under the theme ‘Accelerating Digital Transformation in Challenging Times’, we sought the views of a sampling of regional youth on the CARICOM Single ICT Space CARICOM has been working to push the Region…
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