PODCASTS are becoming very popular these days, particularly among journalists, business entrepreneurs, and individual personnel in Guyana.
In Guyana, one expert believes there is the need to provoke this interest in varying topics of various personalities through podcasts. All mediums are exhausted, and with this new intervention, a host of new information can be made accessible.

It is against this background that Regal Consultancy Services, the first consultancy in Guyana with a robust socio-economic development and project management background, used film production to deliver a project that will galvanise young professionals, civil servants, leaders, and key stakeholders around projects that foster sustainable socio-economic development and, effect policy reform.

These are the thoughts expressed by Sidney Nelson, the proprietor of Regal Consultancy Services and the Pepperpot Magazine spoke with him to get a sense of the usage of this technological advancement in Guyana.

Nelson spoke about the establishment of his company moving in that direction.
“The Development Space Podcast packages conversations regarding social issues, financial literacy, evidence-based practices, and sustainable development for the purpose of informing our community, influencing policy, and inducing project implementation,” Nelson told Pepperpot Magazine.

According to Nelson, the podcast is aimed at offering solutions to social issues and financial literacy in communities like the Sophia community, which has made and seen tremendous progress over the years.
Nelson further added that he wants to equip individuals with the tools to advance the nation’s socio-economic development agenda sustainably.

He shared that he also wants to create informative and entertaining content that expands the knowledge base and enhances the skill set of our audience; to create a platform where intellectuals, civil servants, leaders, and key stakeholders can interrogate social issues, discuss best practices, and share knowledge; to galvanise young professionals, civil servants, leaders, and key stakeholders around projects that foster sustainable socio-economic development and, effect policy reform or drafting.

Nelson shared that businesses cannot survive in societies that fail. As the director, he is pleased to offer companies an opportunity to honour their corporate social responsibility and encourage sustainable socio-economic development by becoming a sponsor of the Development Space Podcast.

Nelson noted during our interview that podcasting has grown expeditiously in the second-value developing world and its projections are staggering. According to him, “the Global Podcasting Market size is expected to reach $41.8 billion by 2026, rising at a market growth of 24.6% CAGR during the forecast period.”