In our Tech Talk segment, we focus on the fourth annual Coding and Robotics Rock! Camp in Trinidad and Tobago hosted by International Game Technology .
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00:13The STEM Training Camp initiative focuses on students in the Caribbean aged 12 to 18 who are part of IGT's After School Advantage Program.
00:23More than 70 students participated at the recently concluded camp, with the aim of building technological awareness under the theme, Climate Change, Think It, Code It, Solve It.
00:35The camp was offered to new and returning students, and for the final project, participants were placed into teams to present digital solutions to climate change issues affecting the Caribbean.
00:46IGT's local NGO partners believe the program is having a direct, positive impact on students.
00:53This is an extremely popular program in our community, and it makes a big difference to young people's lives.
01:00We are grateful for the corporate sponsors like IGT who are helping our youth seize the opportunity to become innovators and problem solvers.
01:09IGT says its funding of this and other programs is a testament of its commitment to the young people of the Caribbean.
01:16The graduation ceremony was hosted at the Cotton Tree Foundation, where participants received certificates of completion.
01:24I am Akshaya Gulston with tonight's Tech Talk.
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