Overview of Caribbean Internet Governance Bernadette Lewis Secretary General Caribbean Telecommunications Union LACNIC X Margarita 22 May 2007

Internet Usage for the Caribbean Country GDP per Capita Users No of Computers Broadband Access Cost per Month E-Governance US$ Per 100 Pop Per 100 Pop Per 100 Pop US$ Jamaica 3,300 40.00 6.20 1.00 30 Comprehensive transaction-based Suriname 2,879 6.80 4.70 n/a 82 Information Delivery Trinidad & Tobago 9,384 12.24 7.90 n/a 72 Information Delivery Grenada 3,750 16.90 15.53 1.15 56 Policies under Development Barbados 10,460 55.00 12.55 10.1 60 Moving towards Transaction-based Guyana 1,000 18.90 3.52 10.10 30 Information Delivery

Internet Usage for the Caribbean and other Regions World Regions Population Population Internet Usage, % Population Usage Usage Growth ( 2007 Est.) % of World Latest Data ( Penetration ) % of World 2000-2007 Asia 3,712,527,624 56.50% 398,709,065 10.70% 35.80% 248.80% Caribbean 39,622,875 0.60% 5,216,909 13.20% 0.50% 832.60% Europe 809,624,686 12.30% 314,792,225 38.90% 28.30% 199.50% Latin America 516,983,752 8.47% 91,169,100 16.38% 8.18% 423.34% Middle East 193,452,727 2.90% 19,424,700 10.00% 1.70% 491.40% North America 334,538,018 5.10% 233,188,086 69.70% 20.90% 115.70% Oceania / Australia 34,468,443 0.50% 18,439,541 53.50% 1.70% 142.00% WORLD TOTAL 6,574,666,417 100.00% 1,114,274,426 16.90% 100.00% 208.70%

Caribbean ccTLD Registries

Caribbean ccTLD Registries Characteristics Insufficient appreciation of fundamental guiding principles Inadequate levels of representation and participation in regional and international fora Slow adoption, limited technical resources Instability, limited development, low growth

Characteristics

Insufficient appreciation of fundamental guiding principles

Inadequate levels of representation and participation in regional and international fora

Slow adoption, limited technical resources

Instability, limited development, low growth

Caribbean IG Activities Jan 2005 CARICOM Secretariat requests CTU to address IG for the Caribbean Sep 2005 First Caribbean IGF held in Georgetown by CTU in association with the CARICOM Secretariat (ICANN CTO participated) Recommended creation of a regional IG framework Identified relevant IG issues for the Caribbean Determined Forum positions on specific WSIS issues Report issued to regional ICT Ministers and policy makers to inform WSIS participation in Tunis Nov 2005 CARICOM Secretariat represented at WSIS Tunis Rounds

Jan 2005

CARICOM Secretariat requests CTU to address IG for the Caribbean

Sep 2005

First Caribbean IGF held in Georgetown by CTU in association with the CARICOM Secretariat (ICANN CTO participated)

Recommended creation of a regional IG framework

Identified relevant IG issues for the Caribbean

Determined Forum positions on specific WSIS issues

Report issued to regional ICT Ministers and policy makers to inform WSIS participation in Tunis

Nov 2005

CARICOM Secretariat represented at WSIS Tunis Rounds

Caribbean IG Activities May 2006 Workshop on IG Technical and Policy Issues at the CTU’s World Telecommunication Day Symposium 2006, facilitated by ICANN CTO, Liaison & ALAC rep. Sep 2006 CTU established on-line IGF Nov 2006 Joint CIGF / CIF in Grenada to coincide with the UN’s global IGF in Greece to: Progress development of a Caribbean IG framework Input to and feedback from participants at global IGF Note and review existing developments in the ICT sector Identify specific ICT development projects and activities

May 2006

Workshop on IG Technical and Policy Issues at the CTU’s World Telecommunication Day Symposium 2006, facilitated by ICANN CTO, Liaison & ALAC rep.

Sep 2006

CTU established on-line IGF

Nov 2006

Joint CIGF / CIF in Grenada to coincide with the UN’s global IGF in Greece to:

Progress development of a Caribbean IG framework

Input to and feedback from participants at global IGF

Note and review existing developments in the ICT sector

Identify specific ICT development projects and activities

Caribbean IG Activities Apr 2007 Ministerial Internet Governance Briefing Seminar Commitment obtained from Caribbean Government ICT Ministers and Internet stakeholders to a regional Caribbean Agenda Development of an Action Plan for advancing the Caribbean Internet Governance Agenda May 2007 Development of a current-state survey for Internet Governance in the Caribbean

Apr 2007

Ministerial Internet Governance Briefing Seminar

Commitment obtained from Caribbean Government ICT Ministers and Internet stakeholders to a regional Caribbean Agenda

Development of an Action Plan for advancing the Caribbean Internet Governance Agenda

May 2007

Development of a current-state survey for Internet Governance in the Caribbean

Future Caribbean IG Activities Strengthening ccTLD Registries Survey of Caribbean IG Stakeholders Mobilisation of Caribbean Internet communities Public Awareness Programmes Facilitating regional participation in regional and international fora Training of ccTLD Administrators Development of a regional draft IG Policy framework Further development via on-line forum http://ctu.int and regional meetings Caribbean Internet Governance Fora Identification and Execution of projects Regional development metrics Infrastructure development initiatives (physical, logical, content)

Strengthening ccTLD Registries

Survey of Caribbean IG Stakeholders

Mobilisation of Caribbean Internet communities

Public Awareness Programmes

Facilitating regional participation in regional and international fora

Training of ccTLD Administrators

Development of a regional draft IG Policy framework

Further development via on-line forum http://ctu.int and regional meetings

Caribbean Internet Governance Fora

Identification and Execution of projects

Regional development metrics

Infrastructure development initiatives (physical, logical, content)