Human Rights Implications of the use of ICT and the Internet in the Caribbean

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Permalink Reply by Deirdre Williams on December 29, 2011 at 4:04pm

I certainly agree that the 'silent C in LAC', the Caribbean, should be included in all of these initiatives. There are so many things that, at least in the anglophone Caribbean, we seem, as a society, to be unaware of, or feel that we can safely ignore. I would be happy to be involved. Let me know if/how I can help.

Permalink Reply by Keisha Taylor on December 29, 2011 at 9:02pm

That is great Deirdre! I will keep in touch about it!

Permalink Reply by Carlton Anthony Samuels on December 29, 2011 at 10:51pm

Hi Keisha:

I, for one, would certainly like to see Caribbean perspectives aired and/or represented at your conference.

I am involved in the Internet Governance arena from the ICANN - names and numbers internet policy - perspective.  Here, as is the case elsewhere in the larger ecosystem, the Caribbean remains underrepresented.

When we are not at the tables or in the councils decisions that impact our continued well being are made absent an articulation of our interests and/or consent.  This needs to change and now.

Interestingly now that you refer, there is an expanding body of 'reasonings' that connect the ideas/themes of the global information society into a framework of 'information society rights'.  This concept is getting some play in the EU, even appeared in a Belgian court ruling recently.  So human rights in the Information Age/ Information Society is indeed a worthwhile matter to explore.

- Carlton Samuels

Permalink Reply by Keisha Taylor on January 1, 2012 at 6:30pm

Hi Carlton,

Thanks for feeding into the discussion. I wonder how much the general public knows about online surveillance anti piracy law, data privacy and the role and responsibilities of governments and technology companies as it relates to this. It is of particular importance given our proximity to and relationship with the US.

Permalink Reply by Marsha Guthrie on February 14, 2012 at 3:23pm

I can answer that Keisha.  I am pretty sure that the general public does not know that much.  In some ways they may know of some issues but not in-depth.

Permalink Reply by Keisha Taylor on February 22, 2012 at 10:46pm

Hey Marsha, that is true and not knowing will unfortunately not be an excuse. If there you would like to be involved in a workshop let me know.