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Urban/Rural Universal Service

Regional High-Level Workshop on Electronic Commerce and ICT for Central America and the Caribbean Curacao, 25 – 27 June 2002 Philip Cross ITU Caribbean Representative. Urban/Rural Universal Service. Subscriber Growth. Access/infrastructure. In Accordance with ITU/WTO developments:

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Urban/Rural Universal Service

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  1. Regional High-Level Workshop on Electronic Commerce and ICT for Central America and the CaribbeanCuracao, 25 – 27 June 2002Philip CrossITU Caribbean Representative

  2. Urban/Rural Universal Service

  3. Subscriber Growth

  4. Access/infrastructure • In Accordance with ITU/WTO developments: Liberalization Privatization Competition – CPP, Roaming, Calling Cards New Licences Regulation New Technologies – VOIP, DSL, Broadband

  5. Policies Bridge the Digital Divide – where are we? Telecommunications - Access Information Computer availability ICT for development E-Commerce

  6. BARRIERS TO ICT DEVELOPMENT • inadequate policies and strategies • inadequate and/or expensive telecommunications infrastructure • inadequate legislation; • lack of awareness and required skills. • Placement within ministries • Inadequate Coordination • Insufficient private sector participation, especially by banks

  7. New Developments • Agenda for Connectivity • UN Task Force on ICT • ITU Initiatives – World Telecommunication Development Conference Electronic Commerce for Developing Countries (EC-DC) Caribbean ICT Coordination • UNCTAD Initiative • World Summit on the Information Society

  8. The Way Forward • ICT/E-Commerce to be high on the agenda of Caribbean Heads of Government • Cooperation and coordination • Policies and legislation for ICT, including E-Commerce • Development of Caribbean Strategy • Complete liberalization of the telecommunication sector • Proper regulation (management) of the telecomms sector

  9. The Way Forward ctd • Caribbean Organizations to become more focused in their specialized areas • Development of Caribbean/national strategies

  10. Main Caribbean Players • Governments • CARICOM, OECS/ECTEL • CTU, CTO, CBU/CANA (CMC), CANTO • CDERA, Caribbean Export • CDB, CAIC, CARICAD • UWI • OAS/CITEL • UN System, Donor Agencies • ICT Service Providers • Civil Society, NGOs, etc.

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