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This paper examines the role of information and communications technologies (ICTs) for disaster risk management (DRM) with a specific focus on the Caribbean. The study included the review of literature and case studies, as well the administration of a survey instrument that collected the feedback...


Williams, Robert CranePhillips, AtibaInformation and communication technologies for disaster risk management in the Caribbean

Caribbean countries have been seriously impacted by the trend toward “de-risking” in the global financial system, and this is damaging to their economic security and the ability of Caribbean businesses to innovate. De-risking is the name given to the tendency of banking institutions to turn away ...


Williams, Robert CraneProspects for blockchain-based settlement frameworks as a resolution to the threat of de-risking to Caribbean financial systems

An on-line survey of experts was conducted to solicit their views on policy priorities in the area of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the Caribbean. The experts considered the goal to “promote teacher training in the use of ICTs in the classroom” to be the highest priority, fo...


Williams, Robert CraneExpert survey on priorities for the information society in the Caribbean

This paper examines the ways in which Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) can promote greater inclusion of persons with disabilities. It characterizes the patterns of ICT use among persons with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean and proposes recommendations and strategi...


Ullmann, HeidiJones, FrancisWilliams, Robert CraneWilliams, DeirdreInformation and communications technologies for the inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean

This paper examines the potential benefits and challenges of regionally managed e-government development initiatives. It examines the current state of e-government in four Caribbean countries – Barbados, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago – in order to establish a ...


Williams, Robert CraneMarius, MicheleRegional approaches to e-government initiatives in the Caribbean

This document was adapted from a paper originally presented to the 8th Annual Caribbean Conference of Comprehensive Disaster Management, held in Montego Bay, Jamaica in December, 2013. It summarizes several activities that ECLAC has undertaken to assess the current state of information and commun...


Williams, Robert CraneInformation and communication technology for disaster risk management in the Caribbean: subregional solutions to the challenge of limited human resource capacity

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