Taran Rampersad

Opinion

Detesting the untested

Illustration by AlienCat/DepositPhotos “It’s an untested technology, so it’s an untested business, and we can’t give a loan based on that.” The words fell from the...

Opinion

Beyond CA: The Elephant On Your Desk and In Your Pocket

Illustration by Kentoh/DepositPhotos. When the Cambridge Analytica scandal planted its flag on the shores of Trinidad and Tobago, the Attorney General was quick to respond...

Opinion

The Chromebook that will not die

Above: The Acer Chromebook Model Q1VC I can't recall when exactly I got it - I think it was in 2013 - but the Acer...

Opinion

Surveillance isn’t seeing

Surveillance cameras. Image from DepositPhotos/Wavebreakmedia Not too long ago, the Beetham highway was the scene of protest. I listened to some people in a local...

Opinion

The future is not purchased, it is earned

Above: Image by sakkmesterke/DepositPhotos. Some might argue the semantic here. Purchase requires earning, some might say, but in this day and age where you can get...

Opinion

Beyond disaster to preparedness

Above: Tropical weather systems Hurricane Norma, left, on the Pacific Ocean side of Mexico; Jose, center, east of Florida; Tropical Storm Maria, second from...

Opinion

Broad strokes: Flaws in fastforward II

Above: When you grade your own report card, it's easy to come put looking good. Photo by OlyPhotoStories/DepositPhotos. The Draft National ICT Plan, fastforward II, is...

Opinion

The Fight For Relevance: Beyond CIGF and the NICT Plan

Above: Usable information rarely pierces the speech bubble to enable understanding. Illustration by cienpies/DepositPhotos People need to get involved. I attended 2 of the 3 days at...

Opinion

Technology vs. Bureaucracy: a T&TEC Connection

Bureaucracies involving light poles take different forms. Photo by Mark Lyndersay. One of the less fun things I get to do in dealing with land...

Opinion

The Labyrinth of Nuance, the Desert of Fact

Illustration by Mindscanner/DepositPhotos. When I read, “Journalism 2017: The Lost Visual History”, I sighed. It’s always been difficult for me to look around and see all...

Technology Reporting

Lessons from Bret – A Tech post-mortem

Tropical Storm Bret on June 19, 2017. Photo courtesy NASA. I've dealt with disaster communications over the years, and disasters in general. While we can...

Opinion

A technologist’s view of the cybercrime bill

Above: Digital illusrtation by Andreus/DepositPhotos I like the spirit of the bill. My own personal background in technology is public knowledge; my LinkedIn profile will...

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The data centre dilemma

BitDepth July 20, 2026 0

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.