Mark Lyndersay

Mark Lyndersay is a writer and photographer based in Trinidad and Tobago. He wrote 1,800 editorial leaders for Guardian Media Limited between 2001 and 2016 and now provides leaders for the T&T Newsday. He writes features and reviews for several publications. His column, BitDepth has examined personal technology issues continuously over the last 27 years. As a photographer, he divides his time between commercial assignments, editorial photography, annual reports and personal projects like Local Lives, which examines the backstory of life and culture in Trinidad and Tobago.

A budget of concrete and asphalt

Four years after Hassel Bacchus took up the pioneering role of Digital Transformation Minister, the 2025 budget could not identify any completed transformation project that's positively affected citizens.

TT Digital Transformation Minister re-elected president of CTU

“The Caribbean cannot be a mere onlooker. Rather, we must be active innovators and contributors, ensuring that our regional priorities, unique perspectives and culture are safeguarded and prioritised at a global level.”

Arima’s first step toward becoming a smart city

The public WiFi was officially activated on September 28 at the hospital, and it's fast. A local ping registered 250 megabits of download speed and 126 for upload.

MDT opens D’Hub to teenage technologists

The Ministry is committed to nurturing young tech enthusiasts in the field of information and communications technology.

Now hear this!

Budget headsets will effectively dampen ambient sounds, but tend to be an all or nothing solution.

TSTT confirms Kent Western as CEO

Effective October 01, 2024, TSTT has confirmed the appointment of Kent Western as Chief Executive Officer. Western has been acting in the role since...

A taxing time for all

Tax collection began using the least customer-friendly interface imaginable, lines outside a government building.

Mobile devices, a war of increments

Mixing and matching the two rival ecosystems is essentially impossible, so it's the utility of the products combined that makes the biggest difference.

Why cash is king in Trinidad and Tobago

In 2017, 16 per cent of users owned a credit card, a figure that dropped to 15 per cent by 2023.

I shopped at Temu!

Temu is great fun to explore and offers many bargains but product quality can be wildly variable.

What’s needed to make e-Governance happen?

“If we look at successful governments that have achieved a certain level in of success in these programs, some things stand out."

Changing the education conversation

There are local schools that aspire to continuous improvement and others that struggle to make it through a working day without bloodshed.
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The Global Lense – The one about data centers

Digital Transformation is not just about meeting a funding checklist, it’s about producing value for cost.

TSTT records $214m profit, highest in 17 years

The years ahead will shift toward investing for transformation and sustainable value creation.

Samsung’s big bet on AI

"Gemini can now use advanced reasoning to understand your screen context, parse complex images as prompts, and execute multi-step actions across apps.”

The data centre dilemma

Discourse, instead of a patronising pat on the head asking whether you have a doctorate, should govern communication between a government and the people who elected them.