Caribbean IG and ICT Policy Solutions

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Comment by Sheba Mohammid on August 7, 2011 at 8:35pm

Hi Team,

 

This is the link to the webcast for the LAC Convention on IG in Trinidad www.ctu.int/ig7

 

If you are not attending and want to ask any questions or make points, please post them here so those in attendance can represent your voice and we can all be as involved no matter where we are.

 

Best,

Shheba

Comment by Sheba Mohammid on August 7, 2011 at 5:22pm

Hi Team,

 

Our brainstorming activity with the Wishes on the Internet was a great start. We were told that the format of the upcoming Caribbean IGF (tomorrow) and Regional Prep Meeting will be largely discussions and I encourage you to participate remotely if you are not here. I haven't seen the link for remote participation uploaded yet but I've contacted the organisers and will let you know asap here.Have a look at the Agenda and see if there are any issues/questions that you would like to raise http://www.ctu.int/events/details/50-latin-american-and-caribbean-c... In the absence of the remote participation link you can post any points you want to raise here in the meantime and those at the event can raise them. I think it is important for our Caribbean region to get involved even if we do not all have the opportunity to be there. Those of us that are here would gladly assist in any way we can. 

Comment by Angelic Alihusain-del Castilho on August 7, 2011 at 1:20am

Thanks for the info Tracy. I hope that is 10 minutes walking distance.

Comment by Tracy Hackshaw on August 6, 2011 at 5:15pm

Hi everyone,

 

Please note that the Fourth Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), is taking place at:

 

The Banquet and Conference Centre (Casablanca Ballroom)
Movie Towne Boulevard
Invaders Bay
Audrey Jeffers Highway
Port of Spain

Trinidad and Tobago Tel: 627-2002
Located approximately 10 minutes away from the Hyatt Hotel

 

and NOT the Hyatt Regency as previously advised.

 

See http://lacnic.net/en/eventos/igfprep2011/agenda.html for more details.

 

Rgds,

 

Tracy

Comment by Lenandlar Singh on August 5, 2011 at 4:20pm

@Ginger, yes i have. I will wait and see where this one leads. I will particularly keep an eye out for the "new comers".

Comment by Virginia (Ginger) Paque on August 5, 2011 at 3:02pm

Did you see this: steps are being taken to end the telecom monopoly in Guyana, info posted by Anneal in the Advanced Infrastructure IGCBP course that is just ending:

Major shake-up in telecoms industry…

By Leonard Gildarie
In what will be one of the most significant shake-up to the industry over the last two decades, Government is to table legislation today that will break the telephone monopoly of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T), effectively throwing the market wide open for other companies to come in.

Comment by Lenandlar Singh on August 3, 2011 at 2:21pm

Awareness is what creates the privacy "brouhaha" sometimes. Think about your email provider for a minute. Do you know what they do with your emails? Do they share them with others, for example? I do agree that awareness is important where especially where awareness is possible. However, this is not always the case. I have a simple principle and it goes like that "whatever i would not like to share, i leave offline'. The assumption is that whatever i place in online 'public' spaces, will be shared one way or the other.

Comment by Krishan Lal Khatri on July 14, 2011 at 6:34pm

It's nice to know how people in different age groups think about Internet.. Privacy and Intrusion are two different phenomena..While on the internet, you can maintain your own privacy by becoming aware of how privacy can be compromised. If you don't know how to set Facebook preferences, it's not Facebook's fault. But if Facebook is able to read what is on your computer, then we can blame on it.

So, it's all about awareness. We often subscribe to many services to avail some free offers without reading "Terms of Service" that mention all about how your privacy can be compromised.

Therefore, I would like to comment that awareness is critical to maintaining privacy.

Comment by Angelic Alihusain-del Castilho on July 14, 2011 at 11:49am

The additional five opinions from Suriname:
I wish the internet would be more accessible for all
Ambassador, Suriname, early fifties.
I wish the internet would be made available to all employees at the ministry, including me.
Administrative Assistant, Suriname, late thirties.
I wish the internet would not be so intrusive, when it comes to my private and personal time.
Ex-Police Chief, Suriname, 50 years old.
I wish the internet had improved security and protection for your privacy.
Jurist, Suriname, early fifties
I wish the internet could be accessible to more people, if only the laptops and computers became less expensive.
Legal Adviser, Suriname, late forties.

Comment by Sheba Mohammid on July 9, 2011 at 8:07pm

Angelic, started us out nicely with her wish! Please add yours to the Discussion and get others invovled!

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