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“Apps Caribe – How will/can Mobile Apps transform the Caribbean” Panel for Kingston BETA on June 21
Kingston BETA Community
The next Kingston BETA will be on Thursday June 21st, 2012, 6:30pm at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, Talk of the Town 17th Floor. It is FREE to attend.
Panel Discussion: “Apps Caribe – How will/can Mobile Apps transform the Caribbean.”
Panelists
– Rodney Browne, Ceo of eCaribbean Ltd (St. Kitts)
– Bevil Wooding, Bright Path Foundation ( Trinidad)
– Matthew McNaughton, Worldbank/InfoDev (USA )
Topics to be discussed
-Digital Skils & Ideas- Do we have what it takes?
-Platform -Which is best for the Caribbean to build on?
– What are the Top 3 Challenges that mobile Apps can help solve?
Education ?
Money and MCommerce
Unemployment ?
Healthcare?
Crime?
Citizen Accountability?
– What’s most needed to make the Caribbean Apps Economy Grow?
Join in the conversation.
Startups Pitching: 5 Caribbean Startups have confirmed to pitch their big ideas. Want to pitch? Email ingrid@connectimass.com to add your name to the line up.
Kingston Beta, is the bimonthly meetup staged in Jamaica, connected to the Caribbean and Diaspora – is a platform for startups, entrepreneurs, developers, designers and tech professionals – to learn, be inspired and network.
It’s become the hub for the movers and shakers in the Jamaican and Caribbean Tech Community. Over 40 events have been held, that over 2500 people attended and have seen over 80 Jamaican and Caribbean technology startups pitch their new businesses ideas. We’ve kicked off a tech entrepreneurship movement in Jamaica and is focused on growing it across the Caribbean and with your help we’ll keep it going.
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