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Overview

• f the

Caribbean Telecommunications Union

Nigel Cassimire

Telecommunications Strategist

Caribbean Telecommunications Union

Internet Week Guyana 9th October 2017

• 1989: Established in in Nassau, The Bahamas by

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ministers responsible for Telecommunications, to be the inter-governmental telecommunications policy instrument for the Caribbean

• 2003: Defined new strategic direction to address issues
• f information and communications technologies (ICT)
• 2004: Expanded Membership to include Private sector
• rganisations
• 2005: Established the Caribbean Internet Governance

Forum (CIGF) – at Pegasus Hotel in Georgetown!

• 2006: Established Caribbean Centre of Excellence
• Sector Member of the ITU; Observer status at CITEL,

ICANN GAC

About the CTU

• To create an environment in partnership

with members to optimize returns from ICT resources for the benefit of stakeholders

CTU fosters and works in strategic partnerships!

Mission Vision

• ICT-enabled development in a Seamless

Caribbean

• Harmonised Policy Formulation
• Coordination of Regional ICT Projects
• Capacity Development
• Representation at international fora
• Industry Watch

CTU Mandate

Governance Structure

Secretariat

Secretary General and Staff Executes the decisions of the General Conference

Executive Council (EC)

Permanent Secretaries and Technical Officers Formulates plans and makes recommendations to the GC

General Conference of Ministers (GC)

ICT and Telecommunications Ministers Highest decision-making body

CTU Members

Anguilla Antigua/Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize British Virgin Is. Cayman Is. Cuba Dominica Grenada Trinidad & Tobago Turks and Caicos Grenada Guyana Jamaica Montserrat St Kitts/Nevis St Lucia St Maarten

• St. Vincent &

The Grenadines Suriname NON-STATE MEMBERS: American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN) Bureau Telecommunicatie en Post (Curacao) International Amateur Radio Union (Region2) Internet Society (ISOC) Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago Digicel (Trinidad & Tobago) Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL) Latin American and Caribbean Registry for Internet Numbers (LACNIC) Puerto Rico Telecommunications Regulatory Board

CTU Activities

Harmonised ICT Policy Formulation

• Spectrum Management
• Internet Governance
• Cyber security

Planning and Coordination of Caribbean ICT Projects

• ITU-EC Project on Enhancing Competitiveness in the

Caribbean through the Harmonization of ICT Policies, Legislation and Regulatory Procedures in the Caribbean (HIPCAR).

• Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure

Program (CARCIP)

• Caribbean Spectrum Management Reform
• Caribbean ICT Policy Rapid Response Initiative
• Single ICT Space - Roadmap

CTU Activities

Capacity Building Public Awareness and Education

• Caribbean ICT Roadshow
• 22 Roadshows in 18 countries!
• Ministerial ICT Seminars
• ICT Policy Conferences
• Regulatory Seminars/Forums

Training and Development

• ICT Technical, Policy, Regulatory Programmes
• Site visits to technology labs

Industry Watch

• Mobile country code
• IPv4 Exhaust
• ICT Market Consolidation

CTU Activities

Representation at International Fora

• International Telecommunications Union
• Inter-American Telecommunications Commission

(CITEL)

• American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN)
• International Amateur Radio Union (Region2)
• Internet Society (ISOC)
• Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority

(ECTEL)

• Latin American and Caribbean Registry for Internet

Numbers (LACNIC)

• Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

(ICANN)

• Internet Governance Forum (IGF)

CTU Projects (w/ Year of Initiation)

2005 2006 2005 2008 Harmonisation of ICT Policies, Legislation and Regulatory Procedures (HIPCAR) 2012 Rapid Policy Research 2013

HARMONIZED CARIBBEAN SPECTRUM PLANNING & MANAGEMENT PROJECT

2013 2014

Single ICT Space

CTU Focus This Week

• General Road Show theme:

– Harnessing the power of innovation for ICT- enabled development

• Local content and digital economy
• Digital skills
• Youth and ICT

– Safety on-line – Power is in your hands

• The primary facilitator for the formulation of

Caribbean ICT policy and best practices,

• The preferred source of ICT advice for

regional Governments,

• The leading coordinator for Caribbean ICT

projects,

• A major contributor to the development of ICT

capacity within the region, and

• The designated advocate for Caribbean ICT

positions at international fora.

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