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The Problem Encryption Alone Can't Solve  When we think about encryption, our attention naturally goes to the data. Medical records.Financial transactions.Identity documents.Personal photos. These are the assets we want to protect. Yet modern security systems don't spend most of their effort protecting the data itself. They spend it protecting something much smaller i.e. the encryption keys. At first, this might sound surprising. An encrypted document without its key is nothing more than a sequence of…

For the better part of 15 years, my job as a software engineer has been to make data flow faster, store it cheaper, and analyse it deeper. Currently, at Tech Company, we tackle massive, complex architectures daily. When we design systems like Public Health Platform—a heavy-duty digital health platform—privacy isn’t just a feature; it is the entire foundation. When you handle patient records, you naturally build zero-trust networks and obsess over access controls. But a…

When Code Talks Business: Thinking Beyond Code Ever feel like you're speaking a different language from the rest of the company? You know, you talk about APIs, microservices, and CI/CD, and they just nod and smile. Meanwhile, your product managers are talking about KPIs, ROI, and customer retention, and you just nod and smile. As software developers, it’s easy to get caught up in the code. We love clean architecture, elegant solutions, and bugs that…

We all know JavaScript is single-threaded. Yet, when you build a web app, it feels lightning fast. Ever wonder how? Or how does a language with only one main thread keep up with demanding apps and modern UI expectations? In this blog, we’ll break down what "fast" really means. We'll compare it to languages like C++, Rust, and Python—but more importantly, we’ll use real-world analogies (like receptionists and coffee shops) to help you visualize what’s…

Low code’s arrival is no longer fresh news. With its many benefits and versatile use cases, the low code paradigm is here to stay. Low-code frameworks are powerful tools that can significantly improve primary healthcare services in developing countries. These frameworks allow non-technical users to create/maintain custom software applications without extensive coding knowledge. This enables healthcare providers in non-compute intensive environments to quickly and easily develop digital solutions to support their patients and improve the…

Jamaica, the third largest of the Caribbean islands, is entering a new era of development, riding on the tailwinds of a digital transformation movement. This thrust comes directly from the government's policy direction. So much so that Jacky Wright, Chief Digital Officer and Corporate Vice President, Microsoft US Global Technology Leader, recently lauded the country for its progress towards becoming a digital society. In line with its national development goals,  Jamaica has witnessed concerted efforts…

Data lies at the heart of digital transformation. Not all data. But data that’s easily accessible, high quality in nature and relevant. Unfortunately, without adequate organizational data governance measures, data can easily devolve into data for data’s sake. Something that degenerates into policies and guidance made into a support function executed by organizational IT teams, and not to mention not widely followed organizationally. Therefore, high-quality data governance ensures organizations don’t miss out on data-driven opportunities.…

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought renewed focus on public health. A push for rapid digitization of existing public health infrastructure, patient health data management and interoperability were some of the effects of this pandemic by way of response. With rapid digitization, especially developing countries started to experience teething troubles and have poor data policies. As the world moves toward a digital health future, inconsistency and lack of proper guidelines and recommendations are the biggest…

Original image: Gabe Bienczycki, USAID (Public Domain Image) Inadequate access to healthcare, rural versus urban settings and low health awareness are major challenges faced by Low and Middle-Income Communities in developing countries (LMICs). A major reason behind this challenge is the presence of gaps in the healthcare system. These gaps coupled with the lower health awareness, break the continuum of care and deteriorate care quality.  The COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened these gaps and exposed…

2022 is upon us. Will it be a year that shall see the world collectively come out of the shadow of the pandemic? And step into a post-pandemic future that looks distinctly different? Or, will 2022 also witness the same old confusing dance between attempts to unlock the economy and humble retreats forced by ever-evolving virus variants? A repeat of the last two years, to be brief? In these unprecedented times, the answers rarely come…