{"id":3332,"date":"2021-12-08T14:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T14:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lauradowrich.com\/?p=3332"},"modified":"2022-01-28T00:58:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T00:58:07","slug":"gabriel-abed-community-start-ups-key-to-caribbean-leadership-in-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lauradowrich.com\/gabriel-abed-community-start-ups-key-to-caribbean-leadership-in-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Gabriel Abed: Community, start-ups key to Caribbean leadership in tech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Gabriel Abed has a vision for the Caribbean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Barbadian businessman and Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, envisions the region one day becoming a major player in emerging technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy vision for the Caribbean is that we have the skills, the talent, and the know-how, to do anything to put ourselves to the front of the global stage. My vision is that we excel in frontier technologies and that we become the next generation of pioneers, there is no reason why we can\u2019t be that,\u201d he told Loop News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abed, the founder of Bitt, the first crypto-coin developed in the Caribbean, has been the driving force behind Barbados\u2019 leadership in the digital space. Barbados was the first island whose Central Bank adopted a digital currency and became the first island to establish an embassy in the Metaverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abed, who is a strong proponent for regional unity, has also engaged creatives across the Caribbean in the NFTs space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An acronym for Non-Fungible Tokens, NFTs have exploded in popularity across the Caribbean as artists, fashion and graphic designers, musicians and singers have embraced the technology as a way to earn an income due to dwindling opportunities thanks to the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n