Basseterre, St. Kitts, August 02, 2012 (SKNIS):
St. Kitts and Nevis is one step closer in establishing an Internet Exchange Point (IXP) as Government continues to work with local and international partners to enhance self-reliance in the information technology sector.
Mr. Bevil Wooding
The Future of Business in the Caribbean – Pt 2
By Russell Williams
In an earlier piece I compared the business environment which exists in the Caribbean to that in more developed countries such as the UK and US. Among the key differences were the availability of adequate resources and functioning Business Support Organisations (BSO’s) such as the Small Business Administration service, Chambers of Commerce, Business Link, and charitable organisations such as the Prince’s Trust. Add to that the regular hosting of competitions to encourage the creation of businesses. Continue reading
By Russell Williams
As I conclude this series of articles on why we in developing countries really must break the shackles of “consumerism” especially as it relates to technology and software by giving some examples.
The most important asset a commercial enterprise has is its customers! If you disagree try to run your business without them. A close second is the information that business has about those customers, what they purchase, the frequency, how much they owe and what could we get them to buy. Anyone who has even looked at a product on Amazon, can see how Amazon makes the data associated with not only purchases but also products viewed work for them. Continue reading
By Russell Williams
Podcasts are small audio/video files, usually saved as an MP3/4 file format that can be played with a media player either on a computer with a program such as Winamp, VLC Media Player, RealPlayer or Windows Media Player. They can also be played on a dedicated MP3 device such as Zune, iPod etc. Continue reading
This is the continuation of the article by Bevil Wooding from yesterday
By Bevil Wooding
Part 2
The Internet
Local Content & Applications
Encouraging, branding, packaging and ultimately, utilizing locally developed content, applications and services is fundamental to the development of the local internet economy. Countries can debate the merits of nationally coordinated initiatives versus uncoordinated market-efforts to support local innovations and content development. No one can argue, however, that a multi-faceted approach is necessary to create a comprehensive and sustainable local content industry. Continue reading