Smart Seas’ Agenda Validation Workshop
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February 3, 2025
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The “Agenda for Accessible Comms@Sea Solutions for Small-Scale Fishers Validation Workshop” (later referred to as “Agenda Validation Workshop”) is an activity under the ITU/CTU/TATT Smart Seas Toolkit for Disaster Resilience (“Smart Seas”) Project. It sets out to co-develop a tiered list of priorities by an international, multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder community to reduce risks associated with inadequate access to communications at sea for small-scale fishers(SSF). This virtual, half-day virtual workshop will serve as final consultations to validate the Project’s Agenda for Accessible Comms@Sea Solutions for Small-Scale FishersReport, which will then be published to the international community.
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| Time | Item | Speaker/Facilitator |
| 09:00 | Workshop Opening | Mr. Tariq Mohammed, Project Officer, ITU |
| 09:05 | Welcome Remarks: ITU, CTU, TATT | Mr. Cleveland Thomas, Area Representative Caribbean Region
Mr. Nigel Cassimire, Deputy Secretary General, CTU Mrs. Cynthia Reddock-Downes, CEO, TATT |
| 09:20 | Overview of the Agenda Report | Mr. Tariq Mohammed |
| 09:30 | Feature Address | TBD |
| 09:50 | Group Photo | TBD |
| 10:00 | Chapter 1: Introduction | Mr. Tariq Mohammed |
| 10:15 | Chapter 2: Communications @ Sea | |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:40 | Chapter 3: Gaps in Accessible Comms@Sea for SSF | Mr. Tariq Mohammed |
| 11:00 | Chapter 4: Priorities to Enable Accessible Comms@Sea for SSF | |
| 11:30 | Chapter 5: Forward Looking | |
| 11:45 | Chapter 6: Channels for Action | |
| 12:00 | Chapter 7: Conclusion | |
| 12:05 | Overall feedback & Open Mic | Dr. Kim Mallalieu, Expert Advisor, Smart Seas Project |
| 12:25 | Closing Remarks & Next Steps | |
| 12:30 | Workshop End | – |
 ITU Caribbean Representative ITU Caribbean Office Cleveland Thomas Effective August 14th, 2011 Mr. Cleveland Thomas was appointed the ITU Representative for the Caribbean. Prior to this appointment Mr. Thomas was the CEO for the State Enterprise, National Information and Communication Technology Company Limited (Trinidad and Tobago). He also held the post of National Chief Information Officer (NCIO) for the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. As NCIO and CEO, Cleveland was charged with the responsibility to implement the Government’s Vision for development: improvement in health care, education, computers for students, commerce, transport, security etc, through technology. Mr. Thomas brings a wealth of ITU experience. He was Trinidad and Tobago’s representative at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for over 14 years and sat as the Caribbean region’s representative at the ITU Council. He chaired a number of Study Groups, Rapporteur Groups and was TAL’s chairman. He also made presentations to government officials in Russia, the Caribbean, Fiji, Botswana and Zimbabwe. |
 Deputy Secretary-General, CTU Nigel Cassimire Nigel Cassimire is a telecommunications engineer with over thirty years of experience in the technical, operational and executive management of telecommunications systems and services. He has intimate understanding of a broad range of information and communications technologies and services, with practical experience in network and service planning, operations management and domestic and international telecommunications policy development. Mr. Cassimire has functioned as a Consulting Telecommunications Specialist since July 2005 and has worked extensively with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Secretariat in Port of Spain developing and promoting harmonised Caribbean positions in the areas of spectrum management, Internet governance and ICT policy. He has also successfully conducted consultancies for several of the member governments of the CTU. Mr. Cassimire has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering as well as a Diploma in Management Studies from The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine. He is a fellow of the Telecommunications Engineering and Management Institute of Canada (TEMIC) and an alumnus of the Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD, Fountainbleau, France |
 Technical Supervisor, Special Advisor and Expert, Smart Seas Project Dr. Kim Mallalieu Kim Mallalieu is pro bono technical supervisor, special advisor and expert for the Smart Seas Project. She works in multidisciplinary capacities to enable the benefit of information and communications technology (ICT) for all. She does so through several roles including senior lecturer and leader of the Communication Systems Group in Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of the West Indies (UWI), chair of the Campus ICT Steering Committee, principal investigator of the Caribbean ICT Research Program, deputy chair of the Board of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT), vice chair of the Advisory Board for the Network of Women in the Development Sector of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), chair of the Network of Women in Permanent Consultative Committee I (PCC.I) of the Inter ‑ American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL), coordinator of the PCC.I Mentoring program, and chief rapporteur of UN ’ s Universal Safeguards for DPI (SafeDPI) Initiative. Dr. Mallalieu has led national, regional and international initiatives variously designed to build capacity in ICT policy, regulation, development, application and use. Among these is the Master’s degree in Telecommunications Regulation and Policy, MRP (Telecommunications). She also co-delivers courses in Carnegie Mellon University’s Centre for Executive Education in Technology Policy. Her rich service portfolio includes past and present membership on boards, commissions, cabinet appointed committees and technical working groups at institutional, national and regional levels in operational as well as advisory roles. Recent memberships include the Digital Society Technical Working Group of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago. Among other credentials, Dr. Mallalieu holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from MIT and a PhD in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from University College London. She is a licensed amateur radio and GMDSS short range operator, and a member of Radio Emergency Associated Communication Teams (REACT). She is also a Fulbright Fellow and the recipient of local, regional and international teaching and research awards, and other awards of distinction. |
 Consultant, ITU Tariq Mohammed Tariq holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering with first-class honours from The University of the West Indies (UWI), where he specialized in communications systems and graduated at the top of his class. Currently, he is pursuing an MPhil/PhD in the same field at UWI. Tariq is the lead consultant on a telecommunications project in the Caribbean, working under the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations specialized agency for ICTs. In addition to consultancies under UN Projects, Tariq chairs and coordinates the Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum (CYIGF), serving as one of the region’s representatives at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum and Youth Track; and is the Vice-Chair of IEEE Young Professionals, Trinidad and Tobago. Committed to regional development, Tariq is passionate about advancing digital agendas and supporting universal and meaningful connection for all through inclusive and sustainable practices. |
