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COVID-19 Can Create Opportunity for IoT in the Caribbean
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COVID-19 reduced manual operations thus created a necessity for business continuity through cloud services 31 , in which increased usage provided a realistic proof of concept for digital transformation of specific Caribbean organizations ’ business functions32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 .
Summary of researcher ’ s personal experiences
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Application of IIoT devices for remote energy metering at an energy company ’ s corporate building , which was initiated before the COVID-19 pandemic . A retail pharmacy and commercial bank utilized a “ healthgate ” 40 which included a mounted temperature sensor , that provided automatic visual feedback ( numeric
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ITU News ( 2020 ) How cloud computing has supported the COVID-19 response . Available at : https :// www . itu . int / en / myitu / News / 2020 / 06 / 01 / 11 / 49 / Cloud-computing-and-COVID-19-response ( Accessed : 22 September 2020 ).
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Bethel , K . ( 2020 ) 5 Lessons from Caribbean StartUps & Brands Adapting To COVID-19 , Silicon Caribe . Available at : https :// www . siliconcaribe . com / 2020 / 03 / 23 / 5-lessons-from-caribbean-startups-brands-adapting-to-COVID-19 / ( Accessed : 21 September 2020 ).
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Lyndersay , M . ( 2020a ) C & W and Flow meet COVID19 challenge , Trinidad and Tobago Newsday . Available at : https :// newsday . co . tt / 2020 / 06 / 23 / cw-and-flow-meet-COVID19-challenge / ( Accessed : 21 September 2020 ).
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Lyndersay , M . ( 2020b ) Living Water goes digital to meet demand , Tech News TT . Available at : https :// technewstt . com / living-water-digital / ( Accessed : 21 September 2020 ).
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Lyndersay , M . ( 2020c ) Unqueue : Go online to get out of line , Tech News TT . Available at : https :// technewstt . com / unqueue / ( Accessed : 21 September 2020 ).
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TSTT Corporate Communications ( 2020a ) BATTLE READY BUSINESSES EMERGE FROM COVID -19 BETTER THAN EVER . Available at : https :// www . tstt . co . tt / news / BATTLE-READY-BUSINESSES-EMERGE-FROM-COVID--19-BETTER- THAN-EVER ( Accessed : 23 September 2020 ).
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TSTT Corporate Communications ( 2020b ) Leveraging technology to support the MSME sector through COVID-19 and beyond . Available at : https :// www . tstt . co . tt / news / Leveraging-technology-to-support-the-MSME-sectorthrough-COVID-19-and-beyond ( Accessed : 23 September 2020 ).
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TSTT Corporate Communications ( 2020c ) Saved by the Cloud . Available at : https :// www . tstt . co . tt / news / SAVED- BY-THE-CLOUD ( Accessed : 23 September 2020 ).
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TSTT Corporate Communications ( 2020d ) TSTT POISED TO LEAD IN POST-COVID RECOVERY . Available at : https :// www . tstt . co . tt / news / TSTT-POISED-TO-LEAD-IN-POST-COVID-RECOVERY ( Accessed : 23 September 2020 ).
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Welfor Medical Ltd ( no date ) HealthGate . Available at : https :// welformedical . com / product / health-gate / ( Accessed : 26 September 2020 ).
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