Caribbean Telecommunications Union
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Abbreviation | CTU |
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Formation | 1989 |
Headquarters | Trinidad and Tobago |
Secretary General | Rodney Taylor |
Website | www.ctu.int |
The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is an intergovernmental organization established by CARICOM in 1989, to facilitate development of the telecommunications sector in the Caribbean.[1]
Governance
Secretary-Generals
Name | Years |
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Deoraj Ramnarine | 1990 - 1994 |
Roderick Sanatan | 1994 - 1999 |
Laurent Justinian Coipel | 2000 - 2002 |
Bernadette Lewis | 2003 - 2020 |
Rodney Taylor | 2021 - Present |
Member States
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- The British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- Montserrat
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- St. Lucia
- St. Maarten
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- The Turks and Caicos Islands
Between September and October 2022, 13 of the CTU member states participated in the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22) in Bucharest, Romania.[2]
Regional Initiatives
Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF)
In 2005, the CTU and the CARICOM Secretariat initiated the CIGF as a regional, multi-stakeholder, annual forum. As part of the 18th CIGF in 2022, the CTU hosted the inaugural Small Island Developing States Internet Governance Forum (SIDS IGF) in Trinidad and Tobago.[3]
Other initiatives
- Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Programme (CARCIP)
- Caribbean Spectrum Planning and Management Project
- Caribbean Centre of Excellence
- Caribbean ICT Roadshow
- ICT for Persons with Disabilities
- Caribbean Network Operators Group (CaribNOG)
References
- ^ "Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)". CARICOM. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ "SKNVibes | High-Level Caribbean Delegation Advance Region's ICT agenda at ITU meeting in Romania". www.sknvibes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ "Caribbean to host Internet Governance Forum". Jamaica Observer. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
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