The use of technology will play a big role in digital financial services ecosystem development, employment generation and economic growth specifically driving key segments in the economy. By some accounts, this opportunity is so significant that estimates show successful adoption of digital finance could spark 6% (US$3.7 trillion) growth in the GDP of all emerging economies by … [Read more...] about Caribbean Smart Islands – Digital Technology as a catalyst for Economic Growth and Sustainability
The Jamaica’s Women’s Health Survey is finally here!
The Jamaica Women’s Health Survey that has been in the making for several years is finally here. It is a pleasure for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to be finally launching this project today. This project is particularly important to the IDB because today we are giving a voice to women and a real dimension to this problem. Violence against women can take many forms … [Read more...] about The Jamaica’s Women’s Health Survey is finally here!
Interview with Panos Panay: The Simple Formula Sparking a Musical Revolution
The Open Music Initiative may just have discovered how to leverage technology to protect and promote the artistic talent and save the music industry along the way. By Roger Santodomingo Panos Panay sees himself as a mediocre guitar player. But he doesn't lack talent completely. His high standards inevitably skew his confession. In fact, his guitarist instinct might be … [Read more...] about Interview with Panos Panay: The Simple Formula Sparking a Musical Revolution
The Open Music Initiative’s New Toys
Amidst the making of an open architecture for music rights, three Caribbean artists got to test out a new set of blockchain applications designed to spark innovation in music… By Roger Santodomingo “Once upon a time people got together to produce and record music,” says Panos Panay Managing Director of the Berklee Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship and co-founder of … [Read more...] about The Open Music Initiative’s New Toys
Technology is Creating a Human-Centric Economy, and It’s Based on Trust
By Marcelo Cabról The nature of work is changing, and it’s no secret. In fact, it’s been changing for so long that history books have plenty of labels to reflect the different stages: the turn from Fordism to flexible accumulation, the rise of neoliberalism, and most recently the specter of automation through technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI). We know … [Read more...] about Technology is Creating a Human-Centric Economy, and It’s Based on Trust