comments feedThere was a time when women were not so appreciated in IT professions, stating it was only for men. Such a problem took years to change people’s mindsets and discover the ability of women to work in IT. Today, more girls and women in Ukraine are interested in AI, ML, data science, and other areas […]
Gender bias and diversity in voice AI: An overview
March 30, 2022 by Leave a Comment
With forecasts suggesting that voice commerce will be an $80 billion business by 2023, voice AI or text to speech technology is becoming increasingly popular and powerful today. While the benefits of voice AI are significant, it also presents serious concerns over bias and human safety, which could add to various inequalities. One particular area […]
Cayman Islands: Proud of Them R10 Bios: Greyshell Bent, Shannon Williams
February 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Greyshell Bent – Community Service Eighteen-year-old Greyshell Bent’s life is one characterised by community service. As a member and leader of the John Gray High School Key Club for five years, she performed more than 110 hours of community service annually while balancing her school work (including extra subjects), carrying out her duties as a […]
The Editor speaks: Another International Day I wasn’t aware of……
February 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
It seems every day on our Calendar has “A Day” set aside to remember and/or recognize some one, some people, some occupation, etc. etc… The list goes on and on and as all the days in our Calendar Year have been used up there are now more than one “A Day” on the same day. […]
Cayman Islands Gender Affairs Unit recognises Int. Day of Women and Girls in Science
February 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
On Monday, 11th February, the Cayman Islands Government’s Gender Affairs Unit joins with the United Nations in observance of The International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In a resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December 2015 this annual date was proclaimed to be observed, the purpose being to : ● promote […]
Joint message from Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN Women and Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO for the International Day for Women and Girls in Science 11 February
February 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Recently, young women and girls around the world have been vocal in calling for action to combat climate change everywhere. When 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg charged World Economic Forum attendees in Switzerland to ‘act as if our house is on fire’, she was voicing sentiments similar to many of her age. Women’s and girls’ voices […]
FIRST Robotics launched in Cayman Islands
February 3, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Five of the Cayman Islands’ foremost corporate leaders in STEM have come together for the first time to support a new robotics initiative. Dart Minds Inspired has partnered with Aureum Re, Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC), Digicel, and Health City Cayman to bring FIRST robotics programmes to high school students in the Cayman Islands. FIRST, which […]
YMCA afterschool programme
January 13, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Cayman Islands Health Ministry supports YMCA afterschool programme GRAND CAYMAN, (GIS) – A dozen staff from the Ministry of Health spent an evening volunteering at Bodden Town Primary School last month. Their aim was to support and help raise awareness for the Extended After-School Programme (EASP) that the YMCA operates for government schools across the […]
Teaching STEM through the wonders of larva harvesting
November 26, 2018 by Leave a Comment
By Brian Heater From TechCrunch There’s hardly enough room to turn around in Livin Farms’ office. Pretty standard, really, in Central, Hong Kong, where space is at a perpetual premium. It’s a small operation for the HAX-backed startup — there’s space for a few desks and not much more. The startup’s last product, the Hive, […]
Health City Cayman Islands wins award for commitment to education
November 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Cayman Islands (November 19, 2018) – Health City Cayman Islands has been recognized for its commitment to education by the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce. Along with Dart Enterprises Ltd., Health City Cayman Islands was the recipient of the Commitment to Education award at the 2018 Business Excellence Awards on October 27. Health City was […]
