Sun, Sea and Innovation Report #2

Stay ahead of the key digital trends and startups in the Caribbean and Diaspora. In this Week’s Report  on global #TechTuesday is Sponsored by National Commercial Bank of Jamaica.

[ Edtech ]

JAMAICAN STUDENTS TO SOON DO SOME CXC EXAMINATIONS ONLINE

As the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) continues to embrace technology, the Government has announced that Jamaican students sitting CXCs will soon be required to take some aspects of their examinations online. more

 [Caribbean Startups ]

BUDGEAT MEALS App, provides a platform for Food vendors to showcase and manager
their menus. Having a Restaurant’s menu publicly displayed and accessible to customers provides trust in the brand and increase sales. BudgEat is available on the Android App store (a 5mb lightweight download) and at www.budgeat.co/mobile. The BudgEat app is founded and developed by Austin Lazarus, a web and mobile developer from the Commonwealth of Dominica.

[ Blockchain + Cryptocurrency ]

BAHAMIAN BLOCKCHAIN SUMMIT TARGETS 500 FIRMS

The Government is targeting 500 international companies with next month’s Blockchain and cryptocurrency conference, the next step in its drive to establish Grand Bahama as a “technology hub”.

#Kwasi Thompson, pictured, minister of state for Grand Bahama, said yesterday that the Minnis administration believes Grand Bahama can become an internationally-recognised technology and innovation centre, and has set the goal of becoming the Caribbean’s “Silicon Valley”.

BERMUDA COMPETING WITH CAYMAN FOR OFFSHORE CARIBBEAN CRYPTO MARKET

As the global cryptocurrency sector heats up, job creating international investment is seeking out suitable jurisdictions and Cayman Islands’ offshore rivals are looking to steal a march on this growth by introducing crypto-friendly laws and legislation, with Bermuda in pole position, More

BRIEFING | BLOCK TECHNOLOGY, THE SOLUTION TO SMES GROWTH IN THE CARIBBEAN

Compete Caribbean and the London School of Economics (LSE) have partnered on a research project looking at how blockchain technology can assist small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) across the Caribbean to increase access to capital. More

[ Cyber Security ]

CYBER SECURITY ACADEMY COMING TO JAMAICA

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr Andrew Wheatley, is to seek Cabinet’s approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government and Israel Aerospace Industries, to facilitate the creation of the region’s first Cyber Academy. The academy is intended to build a professional and skilled cyber workforce by providing training and practical experience and certification in the areas of cybersecurity, cyber defence and cyber intelligence.

The minister said the academy will be a centre of excellence in the region and will make Jamaica the regional leader in cybersecurity and cyber defence. More

TRINIDADIAN GOVERNMENT EYES CYBER SECURITY FOR ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

Imagine your tax information, personal data from your passport, ID card, driver’s licence and even your credit card being 80% or even 90% secure, and not 100%. These were some of the realities raised by Roland Kissoon, Territory Manager at Check Point Software Technologies, Ltd. at a certification training session with 50 tertiary students, IT professionals, entrepreneurs, and business professionals held on Wednesday, which focused on enhancing the skills of local professionals in cyber security protection for mobile and cloud computing. More

[ Data Protection ]

CAYMAN’S NEW DATA PROTECTION LAW AIMS TO HELP WITH PRIVACY

Upcoming Data Protection laws in Cayman Islands aims to put more control in your hands on the information you give to third parties. The law is fashioned after the UK’s data protection law. The Data Protection Law wants to give you control of all of your information, how it’s stored and how it’s used. More

MORE FREE WIFI COMING TO JAMAICA 

[ Digital Culture ]

ONLINE INEQUALITY: NET NEUTRALITY IN THE CARIBBEAN

Net neutrality (NN) is a hot button issue within the global tech community at present. In fact, to many it’s thehot button issue. One that goes far beyond cursory daily use of YouTube or Facebook. While the day to day nature of political debate often sees the impact of some issues overemphasised, when it comes to the battle for net neutrality, it’s a high stakes affair: for every region around the world, certainly, but especially within the Caribbean. More

[ Events ]

The Bahamas Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference 

Where: Grand Lucayan Convention Centre

When: June 20 – 22, 2018

More Info

Kingston BETA Tech Community Meetup Event

Where: JAMPRO HQ, 18 Trafalgar Road

More Info: Kingstonbeta.com

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