CTU ICT Week 2021

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September 20, 2021 - September 24, 2021

Venue: Virtual

OVERVIEW

CARICOM Members States have made great strides in implementing digital platforms in response to the Covid -19 Global Pandemic, to enable access to critical public services and to address the needs of the most vulnerable groups in society. There have been many success stories at the national level within CARICOM Member States. Many have implemented digital platforms for public health to manage testing and vaccination programmes. Additionally, systems have been implemented to facilitate the safe reopening of borders and to enable advanced notification of the health status of travellers and to facilitate the presentation of vaccination certificates to health officials.

This presents an opportunity for Caribbean countries to learn from each other regarding what has worked well, and what opportunities exist to share knowledge and build capacity regionally. This is particularly important as regional governments seek to create a travel “bubble” within CARICOM that would facilitate easy and safe movement within the Single Space.

ICT Week will focus on the theme “Regional Imperatives for Digital Transformation Post-COVID-19”, and will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas related to how regional governments can collectively respond using digital platforms in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. It will also go beyond a discussion on digital responses to the Pandemic and also look at ways in which ICT can help the region to bounce back with greater social and economic resilience.

ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE

20^th to 24^th September 2021

Date	Event	Description
Monday 20^th 9:00am: 1:30pm	43^rd Executive Council (EC43)	Open to Only the CTU’s Permanent Secretaries and Technical Officers, this statutory meeting will progress the work of the CTU.
Monday 20^th1:30pm-4:00pm	Joint Meeting of 43^rd Executive Council(EC43)24^th General Conference of Ministers (GC24)	Open to All: This session will feature presentations of the projects and initiatives of the CTU Secretariat and Members.
Tuesday 21^st9:00am-3:30pm	24^th General Conference of Ministers	Open to Only: CTU’s ICT Ministers, Permanent Secretaries and Technocrats, this statutory meeting will progress and discuss the business and operations of the CTU, including receiving resolutions and recommendations from the Executive Council.
Wednesday 22^nd9:00am-3:30pm	17^th Ministerial Seminar	Open to All: This session will feature presentations by various ICT industry leaders and is designed to bring policy-makers up to speed with new and emerging technology trends that may require public policy interventions.
Thursday 23^rd9:00am-12 noon Thursday 23^rd9:00am-12 noon Friday 24^th9:00am-3:30pm	ICT Technical Collaboration Forum 5^th Regulators Forum	Open to all CTU Members and is aimed at providing a space for collaboration, by technical advisors, on ICT projects of regional significance. Open to only ICT Regulators and Specially invited guests, this round-table discussion will address regulation for digital transformation and to prepare the region for the 4^th Industrial Revolution. Open to only ICT Regulators and Specially invited guests, this round-table discussion will address regulation for digital transformation and to prepare the region for the 4^th Industrial Revolution.

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Joint Meeting of 43^rd Executive Council(EC43) &

24^th General Conference of Ministers (GC24) – Monday 20^th

17^th Ministerial Seminar – Wednesday 22^nd

Caribbean ICT Technical Forum – Thursday 23^rd

5^th Regulators Forum –

Thursday 23^rd and
Friday 24^th

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Agenda: Joint Meeting of 43^rd Executive Council and 24^th General Conference of Ministers – Monday 20^th
Time	Item	Presenter
13:10	Opening Remarks & Welcome to New Members	Mr. Rodney Taylor, Secretary General, CTU
13:20	Keynote Address: Regional Imperatives for Accelerating Digital Transformation Post COVID-19	Mr. John Curran, Chief Executive Officer, ARIN
13:30	Cultural Interlude – Saxophonist	Mr. Arturo Tappin, Barbados
13:35	Accelerating 21^st Century Government Post COVID-19:
	Digital Responses to COVID-19 Challenges	Mr. Gary Kalloo, ICT Policy Consultant, CTU
	Digital ID Implementation for CARICOM	Mr. Junior Mc Intyre, ICT Consultant, CTU
13:50	Caribbean Internet Governance Forum 17	Mr. Nigel Cassimire, Telecommunications Specialist, CTU
14:00	World Telecommunication Development Conference 2021 (WTDC21): Review of Regional Priorities	Mr. Rodney Taylor, CTU
14:10	Caribbean Spectrum Management Update	Mr. Nigel Cassimire, CTU
14:25	Caribbean Video Assistance Service	Mr. Trevor Prevatt, Consultant, CTU
14:35	Q&A
14:45	Coffee Break
14:55	Accelerating Caribbean Innovation – An Intersections Initiative	Dr. Annalee Babb, Founder \| CEO, Intersections
15:10	Digital Payment Initiatives	Ms, Sybil Welsh, Senior Project Specialist, ECCB
15:30	Regulatory innovations for a Single Caribbean ICT space/ Digital Economy	Mr. Denis O’Brien, Chairman, Digicel Group
15:45	Caribbean Digital Transformation Project (CARDTP)	Mr. Imran Williams, Project Coordinator, CARDTP, OECS
16:00	Wrap-up and End of Meeting

Agenda: 17th Ministerial Seminar – Wednesday 22^nd
Time	Item	Presenter
09:00	Welcome and Introductory Remarks	Mr. Nigel Cassimire, Telecommunications Specialist, CTU
09:05	Keynote Address: COVID-19 and the Shift to Digital: A Global Perspective	Mr. Robert Willett, Former Global CEO Best Buy International
09:25	Developing ICT Talent for Digital Transformation and Innovation	Mr. Antonio Quiroz, Public Relations Manager, Huawei Caribbean and Latin America
09:45	Q&A
09:55	Cultural Interlude: Steel Pannist, Ms, Keisha Codrington – Trinidad & Tobago
10:05	Panel Discussion: The Caribbean- A Mecca for Digital Nomads	Moderator: Mr. Kirk Sookram, Deputy CEO, TATT Hon. Minister E.P. Chet Greene, Minister of Foreign Affairs Trade and Information, Antigua and Barbuda Prof. Avinash Persaud, Chairman, CARICOM Commission on the Economy Mr. David Cox, Chairman, CANTO Ms. Michele Marius, Consultant, Entrepreneur, Thought Leader, ICT Pulse
10:45	Tech Solutions for a Regional Travel Bubble	Moderator: Dr. Annalee Babb, ICT Consultant, Barbados Mr. Donovan Smith, ICT Consultant, CARICOM IMPACS Dr. Lisa Indar, Director – Surveillance, Disease Prevention & Control Division, CARPHA Mr. Frank O’Carroll, Chief of Staff, Digicel Group Mr. Filipe Reis, Regional Director for Airports, Passenger, Cargo and Security, IATA
11:25	Panel Discussion: Pathways to a CARICOM Digital Identity as a Public Good	Moderator: Mr. Junior McIntyre, ICT Consultant, CTU Mr. Shrikant Karwa, International Institute of IT, Bangalore, India Dr. Clarence Henry, Senior Technical Office Regional Integration Unit, OECE Mr. Mark Arruda, Vice President, Solutions, Cloud Carib
12:05	Lunch Break
13:00	Keynote Address: Digital Transformation, Driving Economic Growth	Mr. Cesar Funes, Public Relations Vice-president, Huawei Latin America
13:20	Sponsor Lightning Presentations (10 mins):	Moderator: Mr. Trevor Prevatt, Consultant, CTU
	Accelerating Caribbean Digital Transformation Through Next Generation Satellite Technologies	Ms. Amy Mehlman, Vice President, U.S. Gov’t. Affairs and Policy, Viasat
	Achieving Greater Control and Sustainability in Digital Transformation	Mr. Eamonn Sheehy, Director Public Sector Mr. Scott MacKenzie, CEO, Cloud Carib
	Regulating the Single Caribbean ICT Space	Mr David Geary, General Council Digicel Group
	Cloud Services	Mr. Darryl Duke, General Manager Enterprise Services (Ag.), TSTT
	Q&A

14:20	Break
14:30	Interactive Discussion: Rural Connectivity Policy	Mr. Yacine Khelladi, Latin America and the Caribbean, Coordinator Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) Ms. Sonia Jorge, Executive Director, Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)
16:00	Wrap Up & Close of Seminar

Agenda: Caribbean ICT Technical Forum – Thursday 23^rd
Time	Item	Presenter
09:05	Opening Remarks and Overview	Mr. Junior McIntyre, ICT Consultant, CTU
09:15	Country Presentation – Disease Surveillance, Health Information Management, Centre Administration, Personnel Management, Electronic Interfacing (SHAPE)	Mr. Ian Weithers, Radiographer, Barbados
09:45	Country Presentation – Travel Pass	Mr. Sherwin Ragoonann, iGovTT – Deputy CEO (Ag.), Trinidad and Tobago
10:15	Country Presentation – Geo-fencing	Mr. Daniel Knight, Director of Government, Antigua & Barbuda
10:45	Coffee Break
11:00	The CARICOM Online E/D (Travel) Form	Representative, CARICOM IMPACS
11:30	Apex Court Management Systems	Mr. Richard Wall, CTO, Apex I Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions
12:00	Sustainable Digital Transformation – The Importance of a Very High Availability Supporting Environment	Mr. Mark Arruda, Vice President, Solutions, Cloud Carib Mr. Eamonn Sheehy, Director Public Sector, Cloud Carib
12:30	Wrap Up & End of Session

Agenda: 5^th Caribbean Regulators’ Forum – Thursday 23^rd
Day 1: Open Session (Virtual)
Time	Item	Presenter
09:00	Invocation and Opening Remarks	Mr. Selby Wilson, Telecommunications Strategist, CTU
09.05	Welcome Remarks	Mr. Rodney Taylor, Secretary General, CTU
09:10	Keynote Address (video presentation)	Ms. Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Director BDT, ITU
09:20	Global Regulatory Trends	Ms. Elena Scaramuzzi, Head of Global Research, Cullen International
09:40	GSR 20 & 21 Best Practices Guidelines	Ms. Sofie Maddens, Head of the Regulatory and Market Environment Division, ITU
	Panel Discussion – Accelerated Transformation: Building a More Responsive Regional Regulatory Environment: This multi-stakeholder panel will discuss and present their requirements to make investments that will advance the development of the digital economy
10.00	Panellists:	Moderator: Dr. Kim Mallalieu
	1. Viasat	Mr. Ryan Johnson, Senior Director
	2. Digicel	Mr. David Geary, General Counsel Caribbean
	3. CWC	Mr. David Cox, Head Regulatory Affairs
	4. Regulator / Government Advisor	Mr. Kenva Williams, Director General, Turks & Caicos Islands
10:50	Break
11:00	Special Address: Preliminary considerations for a Single CARICOM Regulatory Authority	Dr. Annalee Babb, ITU Consultant
	Panel Discussion – The Panel will address what regulatory initiatives will be required to advance the development of the CARICOM Single ICT Space
11:30	Panellists:	Moderator: Ms. Sandra Sealy, Consultant, CTU
	1. CWC	MS. Opal Neil, Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs
	2. Digicel	Representative TBC
	3. TSTT	Ms. Lisa Agard, CEO
	4. GTT	Mr. Mark Reynolds, VP Legal & Reg.
12:15	Open Discussion	Facilitator: Ms. Sandra Sealy, Consultant, CTU
01:00	Day 1 Synthesis	Mr. Selby Wilson
01:15	End of Day 1

Agenda: 5^th Caribbean Regulators’ Forum – Friday 24^th
Day 2: Closed Session for Regulators (Virtual)
Time	Item	Presenter
09:00	Opening Remarks	Mr. Selby Wilson, Telecommunications Strategist, CTU
09.05	Keynote address: Digital Transformation	Mr. Philippe Defraigne, Founding Director, Cullen International
9:15	Panel Discussion: The Regulators role in Digital Transformation The one positive arising from the COVID-19 pandemic is the recognition that there is a need to accelerate the adoption of technology solutions to provide efficient service to citizens and sustain an acceptable level of economic activity. During this COVID crisis, we witness the adoption of several ad hoc solutions. Yet, many did not have adequate access or the skills to use the technology solutions for education, social benefits payments, and online services. This Panel will discuss the initiatives that can address these concerns as we respond to the policy shift of CARICOM governments to adopt technology solutions at a faster rate.
	Panellists:	Moderator: Mr. Phillipe Defraigne
	1. Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA), The Bahamas	Mr. Carlton Smith, Chief Executive Officer
	2. Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, BVI	Mr. Guy Malone, Chief Executive Officer
	3. Colombian Regulatory Commission	Mr. Carlos Lugo Silva, Commissioner
	4. CARICOM: Caribbean Competition Commission	Ms. Nievia Ramsundar, Executive Director
09:55	Q&A
10.10	Break
	REGULATION IN A SINGLE ICT SPACE The Heads of Government have identified the need for a Single Regional Regulatory Body or a more harmonised Regional Regulatory Framework as an essential requirement for the ICT Single ICT Space. What strategies can National Regulatory Authorities adopt to achieve this vision
10:20	Panellists:	Moderator: Mr. Rodney Taylor
	1. ECTEL, OECS	Ms. Cheryl Hector Fontenelle, Ag. MD
	2. CARICOM: Caribbean Competition Commission	Ms. Nievia Ramsundar, Executive Director
	3. Telecommunications Unit, Barbados	Mr. Clifford Bostic, Director, Chief Telecommunications Officer
	Cross-Sector Regulatory Collaboration: Preparatory Considerations for G5 Regulatory framework Cross-Sector Regulatory Collaboration The use of ICT applies to all sectors of the economy. Accordingly, there must be cooperation and collaboration across all sectors to promote the digital economy. Generation 5 status gives recognition to this fact and encourages this cross-sector collaboration. The Panel will examine actions to achieve Generation 5 status for our regulatory authorities.
11:00	Panel Discussion:	Moderator: Ms. Sofie Maddens, ITU
	1. Telecommunication Regulator	Ms. Cynthia Reddock-Downes, Chief Executive Officer, TATT
	2. Financial Services Regulator	Ms. Sharmyn Powell (TBC), Chief Risk Officer, ECCB
	3. Health Services Regulator	Dr. Joy St. John, Executive Director, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA)
	4. National Security Agency	Lt. Colonel Michael Jones, Executive Director, CARICOM IMPACS

12:00	Open Discussion: Synthesising the Discussions and the Way Forward	Facilitator: Ms. Sofie Maddens, ITU
12:30	End of Day 2: Forum Ends

OPEN IN NEW WINDOW

Day 1 (Joint Meeting of 43rd Executive Council and 24th General Conference of Ministers – Monday 20th)
Mr John Curran, ARIN	Imperatives for Digital Transformation Post-COVID-19
Mr John Curran, ARIN	Imperatives for Digital Transformation Post-COVID-19
Mr. Junior Mcintyre, CTU	Digital Identity Implementation for CARICOM
Mr. Nigel Cassimire, CTU	Advancing Caribbean Internet Governance
Mr. Nigel Cassimire, CTU	CTU Spectrum Management Update & Plans
Dr. Annalee Babb, Intersections	Accelerating Caribbean Innovation - An Intersections Initiative
Dr. Annalee Babb, Intersections	Accelerating Caribbean Innovation - An Intersections Initiative
Ms. Sybil Welsh, ECCB	EC Digital Cash
Ms. Sybil Welsh, ECCB	EC Digital Cash
Day 3 (17th Ministerial Seminar – Wednesday 22nd)
Mr. Antonio Quiroz, Huawei Caribbean and Latin America	Developing ICT Talent to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Mr. Shrikant Karwa, MOSIP	Trusted Digital Identity Key to Digital Transformation
Mr. Cesar Humberto Funes Garay, Huawei Latin American & Caribbean	Digital Economy, ICT to boost Recovery
Mr. Eamonn Sheehy and Mr. Scott MacKenzie, Cloud Carib	Regional Imperatives for Digital Transformation: Achieving Greater Control and Sustainability
Mr. David Geary, Digicel	Regulation for a Single Caribbean ICT Space
Mr. Darryl Duke, TSTT	Cloud Services
Mr. Yacine Khelladi, Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)	Rural Broadband Policy Framework: Closing the Rural Digital Divide
Day 4 (Agenda: 5th Caribbean Regulators’ Forum – Thursday 23rd)
Ms. Sofie Maddens, ITU	ITU GSR Best Practice Guidelines 2020 & 2021
Ms. Sofie Maddens, ITU	ITU ’s concept of G5 collaborative regulation
Dr. Annalee Babb, ITU Consultant	Preliminary considerations for a Single CARICOM Regulatory Authority
Day 4 (Caribbean ICT Technical Forum – Thursday 23rd)
Mr. Sherwin Ragoonann, Trinidad and Tobago	TTravelPass A Country Presentation
Mr. Eamonn Sheehy and Mr. Mark Arruda, Cloud Carib	Sustainable Digital Transformation – The Importance of a Very High Availability Supporting Environment