Name: Caribbean Internet Governance Forum & Small Island Developing States Internet Governance Forum
Start: 24/08/2022 01:00 PM +00:00
End: 26/08/2022 11:00 PM +00:00

Background
The Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF) is a multi-stakeholder grouping initially convened by the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) and the CARICOM Secretariat in 2005 to bring together Caribbean views on the issues that were being addressed at the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS). The CIGF has since been convened annually by the CTU with the intention of studying and offering recommendations on technical, content, policy, cyber security, privacy and other matters related to the Internet. The CIGF was the first regional forum of its kind worldwide and it continues to evolve with the Internet.
Objective and Structure of the CIGF
The CIGF is the platform for synthesising Caribbean views on Internet policy matters. It provides a forum for discussing, analysing and building consensus on issues, priorities, objectives, policies and structures relating to the governance of the Internet in the Caribbean, with the aim of ensuring that the development and use of the Internet proceeds in an equitable manner that benefits everyone. It is a forum to which all stakeholders can contribute on an equal basis without any formal hierarchy.
All are welcome to participate in the CIGF, including policy makers, regulators, service providers, content providers, consumer groups, academia, professionals, end users and other Internet interest groups.
Priorities of the CIGF
The CIGF remains concerned with the following issues as outlined in its policy framework:
<ul>
<li>Broadband infrastructure</li>
<li>Internet technical operations</li>
<li>Legal frameworks</li>
<li>Local Internet content development</li>
<li>Awareness-building</li>
<li>Research</li>
</ul>
In addition, the CIGF continues to foster the establishment of national IGFs in Caribbean territories and strengthen institutional linkages to other regional Internet Governance Forums (such as the LACIGF) as well as the United Nation&rsquo;s global Internet Governance Forum.

Caribbean Internet Governance Forum

The Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum (CYIGF) is a regional, multi-stakeholder virtual event, under the Caribbean Telecommunications Union&rsquo;s (CTU&rsquo;s) Caribbean Internet Governance Forum, designed by youth, for youth. It draws on inspiration from the International Telecommunication Union&rsquo;s (ITU&rsquo;s) Generation Connect Global Youth Summit 2022, a three-day hybrid event, for which many of the CYIGF planning committee members attended. The aim of this first ever virtual CYIGF is to engage and empower youth to join in the regional discussions on internet governance; and work together to develop and harmonize regional policies. It will also give youth a chance to voice their ideas and inspire them to become future changemakers in the internet governance sphere. It will feature multiple presentations, discussions and interactive sessions on topics such as the Metaverse and Caribbean internet resilience.

Caribbean Youth Internet Governance Forum

Small Island Developing States are a distinct group that face unique economic, social and environmental vulnerabilities.
The three geographical regions in which SIDS are located are: the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea (AIS).&nbsp;
SIDS were recognized as a special case both for their environment and development at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.&nbsp;
SIDS IGF OBJECTIVES
The Small Island Developing States Internet Governance Forum aims to
<ul>
<li>Establish a platform and ongoing process where SIDS can become involved, can collaborate, cooperate, share experiences and have their voices heard re: issues arising from and impacts on their countries by IG, Internet Policy and the Digital Economy without necessarily having to &ldquo;join&rdquo; an entity (e.g. the DC-SIDS)</li>
<li>Create a globally visible, recognized and reputable platform for engagement, discussion, cooperation, and collaboration and consensus-building (and even possible decision making) for SIDS Internet Governance, Internet Policy and Digital Economy issues.</li>
<li>Highlight and seek solutions for the critical issues facing SIDS from the Caribbean, Pacific and AIMS in the Digital Economy&nbsp;</li>
<li>Consider and identify appropriate initial governance, procedural and operational mechanisms for effectively addressing and achieving the desired objectives.</li>
</ul>
Small Island Developing States include:
Atlantic, Indian Ocean and South China Sea (AIS) (9)
<ul>
<li>&nbsp;Bahrain</li>
<li>&nbsp;Cabo Verde</li>
<li>&nbsp;Comoros</li>
<li>&nbsp;Guinea-Bissau</li>
<li>&nbsp;Maldives</li>
<li>&nbsp;Mauritius</li>
<li>&nbsp;Sao Tom&eacute; and Principe</li>
<li>&nbsp;Seychelles</li>
<li>&nbsp;Singapore</li>
</ul>
Caribbean (16)
<ul>
<li>&nbsp;Antigua and Barbuda</li>
<li>&nbsp;Bahamas</li>
<li>&nbsp;Barbados</li>
<li>&nbsp;Belize</li>
<li>&nbsp;Cuba</li>
<li>&nbsp;Dominica</li>
<li>&nbsp;Dominican Republic</li>
<li>&nbsp;Grenada</li>
<li>&nbsp;Guyana</li>
<li>&nbsp;Haiti</li>
<li>&nbsp;Jamaica</li>
<li>&nbsp;Saint Kitts and Nevis</li>
<li>&nbsp;Saint Lucia</li>
<li>&nbsp;Saint Vincent and the Grenadines</li>
<li>&nbsp;Suriname</li>
<li>&nbsp;Trinidad and Tobago</li>
</ul>
Pacific (13)
<ul>
<li>&nbsp;Fiji</li>
<li>&nbsp;Kiribati</li>
<li>&nbsp;Marshall Islands</li>
<li>&nbsp;Micronesia (Federated States of)</li>
<li>&nbsp;Nauru</li>
<li>&nbsp;Palau</li>
<li>&nbsp;Papua New Guinea</li>
<li>&nbsp;Samoa</li>
<li>&nbsp;Solomon Islands</li>
<li>&nbsp;Timor-Leste</li>
<li>&nbsp;Tonga</li>
<li>&nbsp;Tuvalu</li>
<li>&nbsp;Vanuatu</li>
</ul>
NON-UN MEMBERS/ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF REGIONAL COMMISSIONS (20)
<ul>
<li>&nbsp;American Samoa</li>
<li>&nbsp;Anguilla</li>
<li>&nbsp;Aruba</li>
<li>&nbsp;Bermuda</li>
<li>&nbsp;British Virgin Islands</li>
<li>&nbsp;Cayman Islands</li>
<li>&nbsp;Commonwealth of Northern Marianas</li>
<li>&nbsp;Cook Islands</li>
<li>&nbsp;Curacao</li>
<li>&nbsp;French Polynesia</li>
<li>&nbsp;Guadeloupe</li>
<li>&nbsp;Guam</li>
<li>&nbsp;Martinique</li>
<li>&nbsp;Montserrat</li>
<li>&nbsp;New Caledonia</li>
<li>&nbsp;Niue</li>
<li>&nbsp;Puerto Rico</li>
<li>&nbsp;Sint Maarten</li>
<li>&nbsp;Turks and Caicos Islands</li>
<li>&nbsp;U.S. Virgin Islands</li>
<li>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Small Island Developing States Internet Governance Forum

The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is an inter-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting and supporting the development of the Caribbean information and communications technologies (ICT) sector for the socio-economic development of the region.
Our membership includes the following State Members:
<ul>
<li>Anguilla</li>
<li>Antigua and Barbuda</li>
<li>Barbados</li>
<li>Belize</li>
<li>British Virgin Islands</li>
<li>Cayman Islands</li>
<li>Cuba</li>
<li>Dominica</li>
<li>Grenada</li>
<li>Guyana</li>
<li>Jamaica</li>
<li>Montserrat</li>
<li>St. Kitts and Nevis</li>
<li>Saint Lucia</li>
<li>St. Maarten</li>
<li>St. Vincent and the Grenadines</li>
<li>Suriname</li>
<li>The Bahamas</li>
<li>Trinidad and Tobago</li>
<li>Turks and Caicos</li>
</ul>
The CTU also has non-state members.
<ul>
<li>American Registry of Numbers (ARIN)</li>
<li>Bureau Telecommunicatie en Post</li>
<li>Cable and Wireless Communications</li>
<li>Cloud Carib</li>
<li>CrimsonLogic</li>
<li>Dauphin telecom</li>
<li>Digicel</li>
<li>ECTEL</li>
<li>IARU</li>
<li>Internet Society</li>
<li>LACNIC</li>
<li>LACTLD</li>
<li>PUC Anguilla</li>
<li>PUC Guyana</li>
<li>Telecommunicatie Autoriteit Suriname</li>
<li>Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago</li>
<li>Viasat</li>
<li>Dynamic Spectrum Alliance</li>
<li>Meta</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;

Caribbean Telecommunications Union

ARIN distributes Internet number resources, including IP addresses, in Canada, many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands, and the United States. As a nonprofit, member-based organization, ARIN supports the operation of the Internet through the management of Internet number resources throughout its service region; coordinates the development of policies by the community for the management of Internet Protocol number resources; and advances the Internet through informational outreach.

ARIN

About the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC)
The Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC; see http://www.lacnic.net) is a regional, non-governmental organisation established in Uruguay in 2002. It is responsible for the distribution and administration of Internet numbering resources (IPv4, IPv6, ASNs), providing Reverse Resolution services, maintaining the WHOIS database and &nbsp;making other resources available for the region of Latin America and the Caribbean. It is one of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) that exist worldwide.
LACNIC abides by a self-regulation model through which rules (policies) governing the administration of Internet resources are developed by the regional community through a public, participative, transparent and consensus-based process that is open to anyone with an interest.&nbsp;
In addition to being a critical actor for the technical operations of the Internet, LACNIC also contributes to Internet development in the region through training activities and an active cooperation policy. Through these means, LACNIC promotes and defends the regional community's interests and helps create conditions that will allow the Internet to become an effective instrument for social inclusion and economic development to the benefit of all territories and citizens within LACNIC's service area.
LACNIC is managed and run by a Board of seven directors that is supported by 64 professional staff. The Board of Directors is elected by LACNIC members &ndash; more than 11,657 network operators providing services in 33 Latin American and Caribbean territories.
LACNIC's service area includes the following territories:
Argentina
Aruba
Belize
Bolivia
Bonaire
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cura&ccedil;ao
 Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
French Guiana
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Mexico
Nicaragua
 Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Saba
St Eustatius
Sint Maarten
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela

Lacnic

To reach another person on the Internet you have to type an address into your computer - a name or a number. That address has to be unique so computers know where to find each other. ICANN helps coordinate these unique identifiers across the world. Without that coordination we wouldn't have one global Internet.&nbsp;
ICANN was formed in 1998. It is a not-for-profit public-benefit corporation with participants from all over the world dedicated to keeping the Internet secure, stable and interoperable. It helps promote competition and develop policy on the Internet&rsquo;s unique identifiers.&nbsp;
ICANN doesn&rsquo;t control content on the Internet. It cannot stop spam and it doesn&rsquo;t deal with access to the Internet. But through its coordination role of the Internet&rsquo;s naming system, it does have an important impact on the expansion and evolution of the Internet.

ICANN

ITU is the United Nations agency for information and communication technologies, driving innovation in ICTs together with 193 Member States as well as some 900 companies, universities, and international + regional organizations. Today, ICTs underpin everything we do and with the help of our global membership, ITU brings the benefits of modern communication technologies to people everywhere in an efficient, safe, easy and affordable manner. We allocate global radio spectrum and satellite orbits, develop the technical standards that ensure networks and technologies seamlessly interconnect, and strive to improve access to ICTs to underserved communities worldwide.&nbsp;
ITU is committed to connecting the world.

The Internet Society supports and promotes the development of the Internet as a global technical infrastructure, a resource to enrich people&rsquo;s lives, and a force for good in society.&nbsp;
Our work aligns with our goals for the Internet to be open, globally-connected, secure, and trustworthy. We seek collaboration with all who share these goals.&nbsp;
Together, we focus on:
<ul>
<li>&nbsp;Building and supporting the communities that make the Internet work;</li>
<li>Advancing the development and application of Internet infrastructure, technologies, and open standards; and&nbsp;</li>
<li>Advocating for policy that is consistent with our view of the Internet&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Internet Society

The Trinidad and Tobago Multistakeholder Advisory Group (TTMAG) is an independent entity for the promotion and development of best practice policy standards for the .tt country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) and the local Internet ecosystem in the interest of the Internet Community.
The Trinidad and Tobago Network Information Centre (TTNIC) manages the registration and maintenance of all domains that end in the .tt suffix.
The Trinidad and Tobago Multistakeholder Advisory Group (TTMAG) was formed out of consultations with Internet stakeholders on the .tt country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) held by the Government of Trinidad and Tobago in 2009. &nbsp;A Multistakeholder management model was preferred by most stakeholders, which subscribed to the General Principles of Internet Governance. &nbsp;A Multistakeholer Advisory Group (MAG) was considered a fair and legitimate way to develop ccTLD policy. Given customer and stakeholder requests to update the .tt user experience, the MAG was also suggested as a way to have the TTNIC continue to focus on technical excellence, and have the MAG deal with marketing, policy and other less technical issues.
TTNIC discussed with many stakeholder organisations, and accepted volunteers to form the Interim MAG. The Interim MAG determined the initial structure and the terms of reference of the MAG, registered the company, and confirmed the stakeholder organisations participating, &nbsp;towards forming the formal TTMAG. &nbsp;The formal TTMAG was constituted in September 2015. Stakeholders included:
<ul>
<li>Government</li>
<li>Internet users</li>
<li>Academia</li>
<li>Technical community</li>
<li>Civil society</li>
<li>Business/SMEs</li>
</ul>

TTMAG

Small Island Developing States Internet Governance Forum
9:00 - 9:15 | 13:00 - 13:15 : Review of SIDS IGF Day 1: Maureen Hilyard, ALAC Chair, ICANN, Cook Islands
9:15 - 10:45 | 13:15 &ndash; 14:45 : Roundtable Discussion : SIDS IGF Governance/ Way Forward:
<ul>
<li>Outcomes of the Inaugural SIDS IGF</li>
<li>The way forward Moderator: Maureen Hilyard&nbsp;</li>
<li>Mr. Nigel Cassimire, Deputy Secretary-General, CTU</li>
<li>Mr. Pablo Hinojosa, Director, Strategic Engagement, APNIC</li>
<li>Kevon Swift, Head of Strategic Relations and Integration, LACNIC</li>
<li>Bevil Wooding, Director, Caribbean Affairs, ARIN</li>
<li>Albert Daniels, Senior Manager, Stakeholder Engagement, ICANN INTERACTIVE QUESTION AND ANSWER SEGMENT</li>
</ul>
10:45 - 11:00 am | 14:45 &ndash; 15:00 : COFFEE BREAK
11:00 - 12:30 | 15:00 &ndash; 16:30 : Panel Discussion: Telecoms Regulatory Issues : Is Telecom Regulations in SIDS fit for purpose to support internet development?
Moderator: &nbsp;Dalsie Tolang&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>David Cox, Chairman, CANTO, Trinidad and Tobago</li>
<li>Nigel Cassimire, Deputy Secretary-General, CTU</li>
</ul>
12:30 &ndash; 2:30 | 16:30 &ndash; 18:30 : LUNCH
2:30 &ndash; 4:00 | 18:30 &ndash; 20:00 : Introductory Keynotes on Access, Connectivity and Inclusion
<ul>
<li>Mr. Riad Meddeb (Invited), Director &nbsp;&ndash; UNDP Global Centre on Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development &amp; Senior Principal Advisor for Small Island Developing States, (UNDP), United States</li>
<li>Stephen Bureaux, The Bahamas</li>
</ul>
4:00 &ndash; 5:30 | 20:00 &ndash; 21:30 : Panel Discussion: High Interest SIDS-IGF Panel &ndash; Access, Connectivity &amp; Inclusion
Moderator : Letitia Masaea&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Georgina Naigulevu, Project Manager, Digital and Health Information (Invited), Fiji</li>
<li>Sarai Tevita Faleupolu, ICT Director for the National University of Samoa</li>
<li>Winifred Kula Amini, Papua New Guinea</li>
<li>Tereza Horejsova, Geneva</li>
</ul>
5:30 &ndash; 6:00 | 21:30 &ndash; 22:00 : Wrap Up and Closing : Letitia Masaea&nbsp;
&nbsp;
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Agenda

Speakers52 Speakers

Rodney Taylor

Nigel Cassimire

Hon Minister Simon Kofe

Hon. Davidson Ishmael

Hon Deepak Balgobin

Mr. Amandeep Singh Gill

Stephen Bereaux

Dr. Andrea Giacomelli

David Cox

Dr. Tereza Horejsova

Domingo Kabunare

Pablo Hinojosa

Sarai Faleupolu Tevita

Peter Rigamoto

Ms. Winifred Kula

Raj MOHABEER

Maureen Hilyard

Letitia Masaea

Bevil Wooding

Cherie Lagakali

Dalsie Green Baniala Tolang

Georgina Naigulevu

Georgina Kiele

Albert Daniels

Shernon Osepa

Chengetai Masango

Vêlayoudom MARIMOUTOU

Kevon Swift

Xavier Jhon-Clair

Tyler Seudath

Daniel John

Saajid Dan

Jeremy Baksh

Rabindra Jaggernauth

Melissa Muñoz

Antonio Deterville

Keeghan Patrick

Naomi Padmore

Asha Collie

Shergaun Roserie

Sylvia Cadena

Anja Gengo

Obed Sindy

Willis Williams

Rocio De La Fuente

Lester Garcia

Christelle Vaval

Michele Marius

Gary Kalloo

June Parris

Miguel Ignacio Estrada