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Nonprofit Meta.do runs a Punta Cana conference that targets accessibility: a scholarship program prioritizes socioeconomic need and community contributors and already sends recipients who land remote jobs (two past scholars now work for a Canadian company). Local discovery happens via developers dominicanos (about 1,000 members) and social media. An on-site IoT challenge fields three teams building hardware/software for local problems (disease detection, parking). The event positions itself as a low-cost Caribbean hub with international speakers and measurable placement and project outcomes.
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- 0:00Start
- 1:53How did the Caribbean Developers Conference start?
- 3:13How did they discover the local developer community?
- 5:05What effect has this conference had on the local community?
- 7:32What are plans for the future?
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