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The Caribbean Connection: Building Digital Jobs in the Caribbean Bit by Bit

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-06T21:02:42Z
dc.date.available2025-05-06T21:02:42Z
dc.date.issued2025-05-06
dc.description.abstractThe Caribbean region faces a growing youth employment challenge, as outdated infrastructure and limited digital skills continue to constrain economic opportunities and resilience. For much of the last decade, dependence on legacy copper networks led to high prices, low bandwidth, and widespread coverage gaps. Schools lacked the internet capacity to serve large student populations, and slow speeds eroded the competitiveness of key industries like tourism. Education systems also rarely emphasize digital competencies as a core outcome. At the same time, emerging IT and IT enabled services (ITES) sectors struggled with underdeveloped broadband infrastructure and a shortage of job-ready talent, limiting the region’s ability to attract investment. Women and young people were particularly affected, with fewer accessible pathways to build digital skills or launch tech-driven enterprises. The COVID-19 pandemic reinforced the need for reliable connectivity and market-relevant information and communication technology (ICT) training to support remote learning, employment, and entrepreneurship - especially in marginalized groups.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099627104222547038
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/43162
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/43162
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectDECENT WORK
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectOUTDATED INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectDIGITAL COMPETENCIES
dc.titleThe Caribbean Connectionen
dc.title.subtitleBuilding Digital Jobs in the Caribbean Bit by Biten
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okr.date.disclosure2025-05-06
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-08T06:32:53.920396Z
okr.date.lastmodified2025-04-25T19:04:53Zen
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okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099627104222547038
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum40008279
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum40008279
okr.identifier.report200704
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okr.region.geographicalCaribbean
okr.region.geographicalLatin America
okr.topicEducation::Education and Digital Divide
okr.topicEducation::Education for the Knowledge Economy
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Digital Divide
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