Caribbean Tech Sector Accelerates: Cybersecurity, Judicial Modernization, and Infrastructure Drive Gains Mark Week Ending November 9, 2025
The Caribbean’s technology and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) landscape experienced a significant surge of progress in the week ending November 9, 2025, with crucial developments in cybersecurity, judicial modernization, and infrastructure initiatives. Regional leaders and organizations underscored a unified commitment to enhancing digital defense, streamlining justice systems, and expanding connectivity across the archipelago.
Enhanced Cybersecurity Framework for a Digital Age
A pivotal announcement during this period was the launch of the updated CARICOM Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Action Plan (CCSCAP) 2025. Officially unveiled on October 31, 2025, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, this strategic blueprint aims to safeguard the region’s accelerating digital transformation. Spearheaded by the CARICOM Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) in collaboration with the European Union–Latin America and Caribbean (EU LAC) Digital Alliance and EL PAcCTO 2.0, the CCSCAP 2025 signals a shift towards a comprehensive strategy focused on cyber resilience rather than just traditional cybersecurity measures. The plan strengthens its existing five pillars by adding a sixth dedicated to Incident Response, ensuring a coordinated regional capability to protect critical infrastructure and maintain essential services during major cyber events. This updated plan is critical for securing the region’s digital agenda, protecting vital infrastructure, and fostering public trust in digital economies and services. The urgency of robust cyber defenses was highlighted by reports of alarming rises in online fraud, which accounted for significant financial losses in the previous fiscal year alone.
Strengthening Digital Governance through Strategic Partnerships
Further bolstering the region’s digital capabilities, the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and Cenerva Ltd. formalized a strategic partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on October 29, 2025. This collaboration is designed to advance digital transformation, strengthen regulatory capacity, and promote innovation across the Caribbean’s ICT sector. The CTU, a leading inter-governmental ICT policy organization, will work with Cenerva, a UK-based consultancy renowned for its regulatory expertise, to design and deliver specialized training programs, technical assistance, and research projects. A key focus will be on enhancing regulatory frameworks, spectrum management, and ICT-enabled disaster resilience – priorities vital for the Caribbean’s digital development. This partnership aims to expand training opportunities for regulators and policymakers, fostering harmonized and forward-looking policy approaches to digital transformation.
Judicial Modernization Embraces Technology for Efficiency
The Caribbean’s justice systems are undergoing a significant technological overhaul, aiming for greater efficiency and accessibility. Initiatives are underway to integrate advanced technologies into court proceedings across various islands. For instance, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court has been at the forefront, implementing AI technologies like the FTR Justice Cloud Platform. This system aims to drastically reduce transcript production times from weeks or months to mere days, utilizing speech-to-text technology with high accuracy. Courtrooms in St. Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica have already benefited, with Montserrat expected to install its first AI-enabled courtroom by July 2025. In St. Kitts and Nevis, Attorney General Garth Wilkin announced transformative initiatives in the 2025 Budget Debate, including the E-Litigation Portal for criminal matters and an AI-driven court transcription tool, alongside investments in judicial infrastructure. Dominica is also moving towards modernizing its justice system with plans to introduce electronic recording in the Magistrates Court by 2025, a move supported by the EU-funded PACE Justice Project.
Driving Infrastructure Development for Connectivity and Resilience
The week also highlighted ongoing efforts to bolster the Caribbean’s digital infrastructure, a crucial element for economic resilience and inclusive growth. Investments in digital infrastructure are enhancing internet access across the region, facilitating improved communication and access to online resources. Initiatives such as the CTU ICT Week 2025 in Jamaica, themed “Driving Change: Connecting Futures,” brought together stakeholders to discuss advancing regional digital transformation, including the expansion of 5G networks, artificial intelligence, and strengthening cybersecurity. Discussions surrounding critical internet infrastructure emphasized the need for robust policy, governance, and regulatory frameworks to ensure resilience, particularly for Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
A Flourishing Digital Future
The consolidated news from the week ending November 9, 2025, demonstrates a robust and forward-looking approach to technology and ICT development across the Caribbean. The synchronized efforts in cybersecurity, digital governance, judicial modernization, and infrastructure development signal a region actively shaping its digital future. By fostering collaboration, investing in critical technologies, and harmonizing policies, the Caribbean is positioning itself for enhanced security, economic growth, and improved quality of life for its citizens.