Orange, Canal+ and Netflix going toe to toeSometimes these newsletters virtually write themselves. Other times it’s a struggle because the topic is so big or so complicated that I can only hope to scratch at the surface, doing a poor job at that.
I’ll let you guess which type this one is 😢
On to the update.
China, Venezuela and The Cloud
With the recent kerfuffle between China and the NBA, China and the Trump administration and then Apple (or more precisely the App Store and China), I thought it would be interesting to analyse a little of what is happening and how companies are starting to do rewind years of work entering China.
WeWork’s gaff and the opportunity for LinkedInJust released: I was a honoured to be a guest on Kadia Francis’ podcast, The Digital Jamaica Podcast. You can get more details on Kadia’s blog here.
Digitalising meetings and conferences is something that is becoming evermore useful for businesses and individuals alike, I explore a couple of examples here.
On to the update.
Virtual Island Summit
As previously mentioned that I had attended a few sessions of the Virtual Island Summit, and as a general comment, the content was very thought-provoking and very much geared to the context here in the Caribbean.
Had a great time recording this. I hope to do it again soon. You should check out the work Kadia is doing and follow her on all the channels.
We talked about the human side of Digital Transformation and the issues and fears surrounding change in a changing world.
Enjoy!
Episode 13 – The Human Cost of Digital Transformations with Matthew Cowen
Is it just me?
Am I alone?
The only one that thinks that the way the BBC writes it's articles is awful to read?
They have taken to writing one sentence per paragraph.
Perhaps to break up the text.
But it makes it more difficult to read.
And mentally, the associated parts of the text that should be in one paragraph, are disconnected.
Making your brain work harder to rejoin what's related.
Libra ite domumI recently attended the OECS’s Virtual Island Summit. I’m currently ploughing my way through the sessions and will be writing about that in the short term. There were a lot of fascinating presentations over the few days, and much is of direct use to us in the Caribbean.
On to the update.
Buses, Data and the Value of Data
The 1st of October witnessed the introduction of a structured and timetabled bus service in the north of the Island of Martinique.