“The Digital Shift: Embracing Technology in the Workplace”

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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – DigiLearn Bahamas is continuing its mission to strengthen digital readiness across the country, hosting a recent public forum aimed at challenging organizations to move beyond paper-based systems and fully embrace modern technology in the workplace.

The forum, held at the University of The Bahamas under the theme “The Digital Shift: Embracing Technology in the Workplace,” urged participants to confront what organizers described as performative modernization — where technology exists, but outdated practices remain.

Guest speaker Olivia Dorsett, Director of Marketing and Communications at Cloud Carib, told attendees the real battle is not against technology, but against deeply rooted rituals and habits.

Dorsett stressed that simply having access to technology does not automatically make an organization modern. Drawing comparisons with other countries, she said many institutions mistake surface-level changes for genuine digital transformation.

She added that while The Bahamas may have the tools, too often organizations continue to rely on manual workflows — such as printing documents only to send them via courier — rather than leveraging fully digital systems.

Putting the issue into a global context, Dorsett noted that digital adoption is accelerating worldwide, and countries that fail to keep pace risk falling behind global standards.

She also challenged common narratives that slow local progress, calling on leaders to stop questioning whether digital transformation is possible, and instead focus on how to implement it effectively.