In Episode 20 of Caribbean Business Review, Joseph Cox sits down with Gordon Foote, Founder of bSmarte Consulting Limited, to examine one of the Caribbean's most important strategic challenges: digital transformation.

Why do so many digital initiatives struggle to achieve their intended outcomes? How are global supply chain disruptions, semiconductor shortages, procurement challenges and price volatility affecting technology investments across the region? And could the Caribbean be drifting toward a two-speed digital economy in which digitally enabled organizations accelerate ahead while others struggle to keep pace?

The discussion explores the realities of technology adoption in small developing economies, the importance of digital resilience, and why successful transformation depends as much on leadership, strategy and organizational readiness as it does on technology itself.

Topics discussed include:

• Caribbean digital transformation
• Technology strategy and business competitiveness
• Supply chain disruptions and semiconductor shortages
• Procurement challenges and market volatility
• Digital resilience and business continuity
• Leadership and organizational change
• The digital divide and economic development

Also in this episode, the CBR Briefing examines Fraud, Trust and the Caribbean Economy, exploring how declining trust can quietly increase the cost of doing business, reduce economic efficiency and constrain long-term growth across the region.

Caribbean Business Review is the region's premier platform for discussions on economics, business, public policy, innovation and strategic development.

Keywords: Caribbean business, digital transformation, digital economy, technology strategy, innovation, supply chain management, procurement, business resilience, economic development, Caribbean competitiveness.