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Caribbean Telecommunications Union

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Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)
AbbreviationCTU
Formation1989
HeadquartersTrinidad and Tobago
Secretary General
Rodney Taylor
Websitewww.ctu.int

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]

Governance

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Secretaries-general

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Name Years
Deoraj Ramnarine 1990–1994[2]
Roderick Sanatan 1994–1999[2]
Laurent Justinian Coipel 2000–2002[2]
Bernadette Lewis 2003–2020[2]
Rodney Taylor 2021–present[2]

Regional initiatives

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Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF)

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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.[3]

Other initiatives

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  • 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

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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.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)". CARICOM. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e CTU - Governance
  3. ^ "Caribbean to host Internet Governance Forum". Jamaica Observer. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  4. ^ "SKNVibes | High-Level Caribbean Delegation Advance Region's ICT agenda at ITU meeting in Romania". www.sknvibes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
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