Articles

May, 2022

The automation of primary industries, such as agriculture, happened over many generations; the automation of secondary industry happened within one or two generations, and neither process is yet complete. However, the next wave of automation could replace most existing jobs within just one or two decades. 

May, 2022

Underpinning any discussion on digital technology and transformation is the focus that must be given to digital literacy especially for leaders of organisations, some of whom are not millennials and hence may not easily relate to digital technology.

May, 2022

 Automation, artificial intelligence, digital technologies, generally can bring a lot of productivity growth and performance gains to Jamaica's economy. In the global context, when you look at the advantages to the first movers - the Apples , the Googles, the Amazons, the Facebooks etc. - you see that the Jamaican companies that are the leaders in our space, get tremendous advantages competitively if they become first movers in the digital space. 

May, 2022

 Vision 2030 Jamaica can be achieved if both the private and public sectors embrace digital transformation in meaningful ways.

May, 2022

 So Jamaica has to figure out how it will deliver its services in a seamless way. And that's what business executives here will have to do, especially those of you who are in the service industries. 

May, 2022

 Joseph Schumpeter’s description of the capitalist process of innovation and renewal as “creative destruction” has become an interesting catchphrase for the incredible information and communications technologies innovations that have transformed and are revolutionizing organisations which have engaged digital technologies and talent across the business to drive new and value-engendering business models in order to renovate and invigorate their business processes

November, 2018

Business executives increasingly consider information to be one of their most important competitive weapons, but few organisations have any sense of the value of their Data & Information assets.

November, 2018

Business executives increasingly consider information to be one of their most important competitive weapons, but few organisations have any sense of the value of their Data & Information assets.

February, 2018

Against a background of foreign and domestic pressures on the construction industry, this article explores some of the opportunities for the use of low-cost ICTs to enable and enhance what is broadly referred to as "Lean Construction” practices, and looks at the practical experiences of a real-world case study.

April, 2017

HealthCare sectors in the Caribbean, are often overwhelmed by the immediate challenges of service delivery – specifically, the provision of an acceptable quality of health care service at a reasonable cost. However policymakers and practitioners should not lose sight of significant innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities being created in Healthcare as a result of the Digital Revolution.

April, 2017

The Jamaica Open Data Portal, launched in 2016 is designed to be a central online location for the publication of government data. It holds huge potential for business and researchers to use data to realise national development goals.

January, 2016

The term “Big Data” is no longer confined to the foreign vernacular of scientists, technologists and geeks. Business and technology executives in public and private enterprise need to appreciate what it is, understand the opportunities and implications for their organisations

January, 2016

The term “Big Data” is no longer confined to the foreign vernacular of scientists, technologists and geeks. It has now become part of mainstream media and popular culture, pervading the spectrum from McKinsey global studies to Dilbert commentaries.

January, 2016

Big Data has amplified the complexity and demands on Business Intelligence systems. For small businesses that are typically limited by resource and expertise constraints, have the potential operational efficiency improvements, customer intimacy, and competitive benefits associated with Big Data analytics become even more inaccessible?

January, 2016

In a world governed by smartphones, GPS, intelligent thermostats and seemingly ‘independent’ appliances that can practically do anything … data drives our every move today. This is fast becoming Jamaica’s everyday reality too, with over 80% of the smartphones used by Jamaicans actively using mobile data