Like most things in Cuba, the Internet is complicated. While only a tiny percentage of homes have WiFi, nearly a third of Cubans went online in 2016, and the growing private sector is increasingly digital. While the previous administration opened up relations with Cuba in 2014, President Trump announced a rollback of some of those reforms in a speech in Miami last month. How will the potential changes affect Cuba’s digital future? Evan is joined by Celia Mendoza, founder of Concierge Havana, a travel agency geared toward American visitors to Cuba; Robin Pedraja, founder of Vistar, a magazine focused on culture and entertainment and the first independent media outlet in Cuba; and Michael Maisel, Director of External Affairs at Engage Cuba.
#204: Digital Learning: Future or a Flunk?
#203: Super Mathio? What We Learn From Video Games
#202: Artificial Intelligence
#201: Who Owns the Media?
#200: Bicentennial
#199: Telemedicine
#198: Social Media and Elections (w/ FEC Comm'r Lee Goodman)
#197: Technologiepolitik
#196: Online Voting
#195: Textalyzer
#194: Is the RAISE Act Sinking?
#193: NAFTA, Tech, and Trade
#192: Cyber Digest
#191: The Future of Online Music
#190: Thinking Outside the (X)Box
#189: Fighting Online Sex Trafficking
#188: Sex Offenders and Social Media
#186: Road to the Driverless Future Part 2 (Mass Transit)
#185: Law Enforcement Seeks Data Abroad
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