Leiska Evanson - Evansons Strategy Consultants

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Leiska Evanson

Futurist, strategist, business analyst, digital marketer & project manager.

Happy New Year! Bonne Annee! Feliz Ano Nuevo!

5 years Not Out!

5th anniversary

5 years Not Out!

Evansons Strategy recently celebrated 5 years in business with a hard look at the post-pandemic future.

Happy 2020!

Happy New Year! Let 2020 be full of light, love, peace and happiness!

Barbados v5.3: Global R&D Hub

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Barbados v5.3: Global R&D Hub

Barbados is poised to direct the Caribbean in building the platform for a new type of visitor; the extra-regional nomad of the scientific, technological frontier.

Happy New Year from Evansons Strategy!

society and tech

Happy New Year from Evansons Strategy!

"I wish you all the joy that you can wish." William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice." Act 3, Scene 2.

Barbados, there is a war on for your mobile wallet.

Barbados, there is a war on for your mobile wallet.

Banks, retailers and payment processors in the island are all vying to become the main gateway for you to make and receive payments on your cellphone.

All Things Open 2018: 20 years on, open source is ready to tackle harder issues.

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All Things Open 2018: 20 years on, open source is ready to tackle harder issues.

All Things Open 2018 was both a celebration of how far (and how mainstream) open source technology has come over the past two decades, as well as a pointer to the movement's future.

A 5-Step Strategy Guide to GDPR in the Caribbean

A 5-Step Strategy Guide to GDPR in the Caribbean

I have made mention of the GDPR before, however we need to read further into the legislation to understand its civic importance and the importance of compliance.

WTISD, 2018 - A Call for Global, Ethical and Strategic Development of Artificial Intelligence.

WTISD, 2018 - A Call for Global, Ethical and Strategic Development of Artificial Intelligence.

The call to action from the ITU starkly highlights the regional need for a united, dedicated technological strategy in the face of multiple ICT phenomenons.

Cybersecurity breakdowns are actually strategy failures.

Cybersecurity breakdowns are actually strategy failures.

Having worked with intensely personal data for over ten years, I do not see these incidences as technology failures.

No rest for the weary.

society and tech

No rest for the weary.

If nothing else, 2018 has proven that tech companies can no longer be trusted to self-regulate in the face of profits.

Hello cybersecurity, my old friend...

society and tech

Hello cybersecurity, my old friend...

If ever there was a year to budget for technology, compliance and strategic assistance, 2018 is definitely it. Patching and privacy concerns can't wait.

Living in a technological and social tsunami - Part 5.

Living in a technological and social tsunami - Part 5.

With a combination of frankness, ingenuity, forethought and consideration, I believe that we can mitigate the differences and dangers facing the digital finance field, thereby unlocking great economic potential.

Living in a technological and social tsunami - Part 4.

Living in a technological and social tsunami - Part 4.

There is a real sense in traditional finance circles that the technology companies introducing digital financial tools and services are not being scrutinised in a manner sufficient to temper fraudulent or criminal activity.

Living in a technological and social tsunami - Part 3.

Living in a technological and social tsunami - Part 3.

The institutions have even shown a reluctance to handle funds, both macro-economically as is evident by the devastating correspondent banks’ de-risking exercise and micro-economically, where local banks have implemented or raised fees to manage accounts.

Living in a technological and social tsunami - Part 2.

Living in a technological and social tsunami - Part 2.

While both public and private sectors may have taken advantage of technology to automate, reduce and otherwise optimise back-office operations, neither governments nor Caribbean financiers have spent as much time addressing changes in consumer needs and desires.

Living in a technological and social tsunami - Part 1.

Living in a technological and social tsunami - Part 1.

We live in the creeping shadow of a technological and social tsunami. Since the last decade of the twentieth century, we have experienced the mass adoption of computers for industrial, commercial and personal use, as well as the interlinking of these devices through the Internet.

Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Caribbean - Application

Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Caribbean - Application

I first wrote about this topic in July, after prolonged investigation of the blockchain protocol and Bitcoin, the cryptography-based currency that makes main use of this protocol. Since then, there has been a veritable explosion of news related to both the currency and the protocol. Gabriel Abed [https://www.linkedin.

Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Caribbean - Introduction

Bitcoin, Blockchain and the Caribbean - Introduction

In May, Royal Bank of Canada declared new fees for account holders in the Eastern Caribbean and Trinidad. They were met with waves of anger and account closure [http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/royal-bank-fees-caribbean-1.3649790], but the fees are here to stay. RBC is not the first bank in

Thank you for attending the Barbados Next Generation Data Centre Summit!

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Thank you for attending the Barbados Next Generation Data Centre Summit!

My sincere thanks to all of those who joined me at the Barbados Next Generation Data Centre Summit, held at the Crane Resort last Thursday. The sessions were rapid-fire and heavy on knowledge from the representatives of Alturna-Tech [http://www.alturna-tech.com/], Nutanix [http://www.nutanix.com/], Zerto [http://www.

Barbados Next Generation Data Centre Summit - Preview

My partner, Alturna-Tech, and I have earmarked Thursday, June 2, 2016 to present new solutions for Caribbean data centres from four leading technology vendors - Nutanix [http://www.nutanix.com/solutions/], GuardiCore [https://www.guardicore.com/news-press/], Arista [http://www.arista.com/en/] and Zerto [http://www.zerto.com/solutions/