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Logistics
The Caribbean Internet Forum 2007 was held in St. Lucia from November 5 - 7 at the St. Lucia Bay Gardens Hotel, Rodney Bay.
Theme and Background
The theme of this year's Caribbean Internet Forum (CIF) is 'Harnessing the Internet for Caribbean Development'. The Forum will look at the policy decisions made by the Caribbean community at large in facilitating access to and promoting development of the Internet within the region and will propose mechanisms for ensuring that the Internet is harnessed for the development of Caribbean Peoples.
The 2007 Caribbean Internet Forum recognizes that the Caribbean and other developing regions face several barriers to the effective utilisation of information and communication technologies (ICTs). These challenges include the availability of infrastructure and the costs of access, the level of technological capabilities for exploiting the advantages of the Internet, and inappropriate or inadequate policy and regulatory frameworks.
The main objective of this year's Caribbean Internet Forum is to address these key issues with participation from stakeholders including regulators, policy-makers, small and medium sized enterprises, telecommunication providers and other stakeholders. This year's Caribbean Internet Forum follows on the heels of the successful joint CIF-IV and Caribbean Internet Governance (CIG) Forum held in Grenada with full participation by regional institutions such as the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, the Eastern Caribbean Telecommunications Authority (ECTEL), and the Jamaica's Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR). One key outcome of the 2006 Forum was the drafting of a report on Internet Governance. The Draft Report has been completed by the CTU.
Agenda and Presentations
| Day 1, November 5, 2007: National ICT Policy frameworks | |||
| Introductory Session | 9:00 am - 10:00 am | ||
| Registration | 8:00 am - 12:30 pm | Participant registration process | |
| Welcome to CIF/Introduction | 9:00 am - 9:15 am | Mr Courtney Jackson, Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Jamaica | |
| Welcoming Address | 9:15 am - 9:25 am | Mr Titus Preville (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Commerce) | |
| Introduction of keynote speaker | 9:25 am - 9:30 am | Mr Donnie DeFreitas, ECTEL | |
| Keynote speaker | 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Mr Philip Cross (ITU) | |
| Review and roamp for CIF | 9:50 am - 10:00 am |
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Dr Lee McKnight |
| Coffee Break | 10:00 am - 10:15 am | ||
| Workshop I: Investment in the sector | 10:15 am - 12:00 pm | ||
| Introduction | 10:15 am - 10:25 am | Facilitator: Mr Courtney Jackson (OUR, Jamaica) | |
| Key elements of a national ICT policy strategy | 10:25 am - 10:45 am | Mr Burchell Crooke, Director of Technology, St. Kitts | |
| Model for a National ICT Policy plan | 10:45 am - 11:05 am | Mr Rick Findlay Public Sector Transformation Group | |
| National ICT Policy Frameworks: OECS | 11:05 am - 11:25 am |
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Mr Donnie DeFreitas (ECTEL/GOPA) |
| Society, culture, & technology: Policy Framework | 11:25 am - 11:40 am |
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Ms Armelle Chatelier, Consultant Mr Kimothy Augustin, 4th Form, Sir Ira Simmons Secondary School Mr Milan Charles, 1st year student, Sir Arthur Lewis Community College |
| Summary/Discussion | 11:40 am - 11:55 am |
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Facilitator: Mr Courtney Jackson (OUR) |
| Sponsor - National Development Corporation | 11:55 am - 12:00 pm | National Development Corporation | |
| Lunch Break | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | ||
| Workshop II: National ICT Policy Frameworks | 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm | ||
| Introduction | 1:00 pm - 1:10 pm | Mr Peter Norville, ECTEL | |
| Investing in the sector: Caribbean telecom market | 1:10 pm - 1:30 pm | Mr Thomas Soja, T. Soja & Associates | |
| Investing in the infrastructure: New and emerging technologies | 1:30 pm - 1:50 pm | Mr Farooq Hussain Consultant | |
| Investing in the sector: issues/opportunities | 1:50 pm - 2:10 pm | Mr Pinkley Francis, Antilles Crossing | |
| Summary/Discussion | 2:10 pm - 2:30 pm | Investment in the infrastructure: issues/opportunities | Mr Peter Norville, ECTEL |
| Coffee Break | 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm | ||
| Workshop III: Policies to support infrastructure | 2:45 pm - 4:15 pm | ||
| Introduction | 2:45 pm - 2:55 pm | Dr Kim Mallalieu, University of the West Indies (MRP - Telecommunications) | |
| Telecommunications policy & strategy for development | 2:55 pm - 3:15 pm | Dr Heather Hudson, University of San Francisco | |
| Status of current infrastructure | 3:15 pm - 3:35 pm | Mr Derek Browne Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) | |
| Implementing policies for deployment in region: issues/opportunities | 3:35 pm - 3:55 pm | Dr Lee McKnight, Syracuse University | |
| Summary | 3:55 pm - 4:15 pm |
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Dr Kim Mallalieu, UWI (MRP - Telecommunications) |
| Open Discussion/Wrap-up | 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Facilitator - Mr Courtney Jackson | |
| Day 2, November 6, 2007: Regional ICT Policy frameworks | |||
| Introductory Session | 9:00 am - 9:30 am | ||
| Registration | 8:00 am - 12:30 pm | Participant registration process | |
| Roadmap for forum (day 2) | 9:00 am - 9:30 am |
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Mr Courtney Jackson, OUR |
| Workshop I: Regional Infrastructure | 9:30 am - 11:00 am | ||
| Introduction | 9:30 am - 9:40 am | Dr Lee McKnight | |
| Towards regional coordinated policy frameworks: model | 9:40 am - 10:00 am | Mr Donnie DeFreitas, ECTEL | |
| Regional infrastructure: technologies | 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Mr Scott Marcus, Consultant, WIK-Consult | |
| Presentation of Internet Governance document (draft from Curacao conference) | 10:20 am - 10:40 am | Mr Nigel Cassimire, Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) | |
| Summary/Discussion | 10:40 am - 11:00 am | Facilitator: Dr Lee McKnight | |
| Coffee Break | 11:00 am - 11:15 am | ||
| Workshop II: Information Access | 11:15 am - 12:45 pm | ||
| Introduction | 11:15 am - 11:25 am | Mr Nigel Cassimire, CTU | |
| Domain name administration: St. Lucia & Antigua | 11:25 am - 11:45 am | Dr Patrick Lay, nic.lc & nic.ag | |
| IP addressing | 11:45 am - 12:05 pm | Mr German Valdez, LACNIC | |
| Regional Internet policy | 12:05 pm - 12:25 pm | Mr Pablo Hinojosa, ICANN | |
| Summary/Discussion | 12:25 pm - 12:45 pm | Mr Nigel Cassimire, CTU | |
| Lunch | 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm | ||
| Workshop III: Building regional capacity | 1:45 pm - 3:35 pm | ||
| Introduction | 1:45 pm - 1:55 pm | Mr Courtney Jackson | |
| Current status - regional e-Learning initiatives | 1:55 pm - 2:15 pm | Ms Candia Alleyne, CKLN | |
| Integration of technologies: mobile technologies | 2:15 pm - 2:35 pm | Dr Kim Mallalieu UWI | |
| Knowledge management in a digital environment | 2:35 pm - 2:55 pm | Ms Sandra John, ECLAC | |
| Open source tools for eLearning | 2:55 pm - 3:15 pm | Mr Gerry George Mr Richmond Felix - Public Sector ICT & e-Government unit |
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| Summary/Discussion | 3:15 pm - 3:35 pm | ICT Policies to support regional learning initiatives | Mr Courtney Jackson |
| Coffee Break | 3:35 pm - 3:50 pm | ||
| Open Discussion/Next Steps | 3:50 pm - 4:20 pm | Mr Courtney Jackson, Mr Donnie DeFreitas, Dr Lee McKnight | |
| Closing | 4:20 pm - 4:30 pm | Mr Courtney Jackson, Office of Utility Regulators | |
Contact Information
Dr Diana Anius
Project Coordinator, e-Government project
Government of St. Lucia
Bridge Street, Castries
St. Lucia
Tel: (758) 459-0859
Fax: (758) 453-1519
Email: policy@ict.gov.lc