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][2]

Governance

Secretaries-general

Name Years
Deoraj Ramnarine 1990–1994[3]
Roderick Sanatan 1994–1999[3]
Laurent Justinian Coipel 2000–2002[3]
Bernadette Lewis 2003–2020[3]
Rodney Taylor 2021–present[3]

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.[4]

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)

Member states

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.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Staff writer (2024). "Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)". CARICOM. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  3. ^ a b c d e CTU - Governance
  4. ^ "Caribbean to host Internet Governance Forum". Jamaica Observer. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  5. ^ "SKNVibes | High-Level Caribbean Delegation Advance Region's ICT agenda at ITU meeting in Romania". www.sknvibes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_in_the_Caribbean
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