AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoStudent Data: Barbados’ education minister urged schools to protect pupils’ personal information, while using it responsibly to identify learning gaps. Financial Technology: Parliament heard that laws must keep pace with virtual assets to help guard against money laundering and terrorist financing. Climate Monitoring: CIMH staff in Barbados trained to use satellite technology to track sargassum, landslides and changes to the Earth’s surface, supporting regional hazard preparedness. Cybersecurity: Barbados joined a regional exchange on cybercrime, where specialists shared approaches to threats including ransomware, cryptocurrency-related crime and AI-enabled attacks. Local Biotechnology: Research into three microbes found in decomposing sargassum could open paths to products such as biofuels and chemicals, and help build Barbados’ biotechnology sector.
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