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Code of Practice on Safeguarding the Open Internet signed at CANTO 2016
SAN JUAN — Day one of the ongoing CANTO 32nd Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition which is currently taking place at the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel and Casino from July 31st – August 5th was full of thought provoking and forward thinking discussions, presentations and panels. One notable event coming out of the days proceeding's was the signing ceremony of…
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CTU Leads Regional Approach to Spectrum Management
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad—As part of its ongoing effort to harmonise regional stakeholders’ approaches to spectrum management, the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) collaborated with the International Telecommunication Union to hold the expert-led Regional Radiocommunication Seminar for the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad from July 18 to 22, 2016. The CTU is an intergovernmental organisation that advises regional governments on…
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CARICOM Single ICT Space vital to compete
(Barbados Government Information Service) The vision of a Single ICT Space, articulated by CARICOM Heads of Government, is concrete recognition of the role that technology must play in the economic and social development of the Caribbean. This was emphasised by Senator Darcy Boyce, Minister with responsibility for Telecommunications, (on Thursday) as he spoke at the Caribbean Broadband Forum in Port-of…
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Ageing, NCDS and Technology: SVG Prime Minister tells Community to pay attention
Ageing, its relationship with chronic non-communicable diseases and technology, was among the issues St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister, Hon. Ralph Gonsalves, called attention to yesterday, 4 July ,at the opening of the 37th Regular Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government. The Prime Minister who entreated the Community to look at the issue of ageing said that the Caribbean…
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Commonwealth ICT ministers endorse CTO’s four-year strategic plan at 2016 meeting
Outcomes of the biennial ministerial meeting held in London also include: A re-affirmation of the CTO’s mandate to coordinate Commonwealth consultations during major international conferences such as ITU’s WRC, WTSA and WTDC, ICANN’s GAC and IGF; An acknowledgement of India’s resumption as Full Member Country of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation; Support for the CTO’s plans to assess the impact of…
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OAS and private sector to boost digital connectivity in the Americas
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — The Organization of American States (OAS), several leading companies in the field of information and communications technologies (ICTs), the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and a group of universities from across the region on Tuesday signed the “2030 ICT Alliance for the Americas” to expand connectivity in the region and to…
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Region urged to address cyber-security and information security issues
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jun. 2, CMC – Communications Minister Maxie Cuffie says the region needs to address issues related to cyber-security and information security to build confidence in investors and citizens. In an address at the opening of a regional conference – “Exploring Innovation in Transactions and Financing the Caribbean” on Wednesday, Cuffie said as the internet and technological…
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CCC launches investigation into CWC’s Agreement to Acquire Columbus International Pursuant to Article 175 (6) of the RTC
The CCC has launched an investigation into the agreement by Cable and Wireless Communications (Plc (“CWC”) to acquire Columbus International Inc. The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) institution which has responsibility for ensuring that the benefits expected from the establishment of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy are not frustrated by anti-competitive business conduct, has issued a statement. The statement, inter alia,…
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Open Data Conference a success
The fifth annual Developing the Caribbean Conference and Codesprint (DevCa) was held from May 5-6 and explored how the Caribbean could utilise data to drive its responses to global changes in the public and private sector. The conference has received strong commendation from its partner, the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM). Open data is the idea that some…
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Belize launches Caribbean’s latest Internet Exchange Point
The Belize Public Utilities Commission announced that Belize’s first Internet exchange point, named BIXP, was successfully launched in Belize City on April 27 at the campus of the University of Belize. The launch was the culmination of unprecedented collaboration between Belizean Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the highly competitive local telecommunication sector. The Belize Public Utilities Commission, the national regulator,…
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