Caribbean Telecommunications Union

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]

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

Governance

Secretary-Generals
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

Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (CIGF)

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
  • 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

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

References
  1. "Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)". CARICOM. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  2. 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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