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Human Capacity Development –
Opportunities and Challenges for
Latin America and the Caribbean
ITU Regional Human Capacity
Development Forum for the
Americas
18 – 20 November, 2009,
Brasilia, Brazil
Teresa Wankin
Operations and Human Resources Mgr
CANTO
OUTLINE
•Our Mission & Vision
•Membership
•Services
•CANTO and the People of the Region
•Challenges of Human Capacity Development in
the Region
•Opportunities for Collaboration
•Conclusion
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Our Mission
To facilitate the provision of innovative information
and communication for the region’s economic and
cultural development, as well as for the benefit of
our members – through the sharing of knowledge
and expertise and through coordination
of strategic standpoints and policymaking.
Our Vision
To become the leading authority on information
and communication in the Caribbean
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Membership
We have 111 members in 31 countries
Anguilla
Antigua Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Bonaire
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Curacao
Dominica
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guyana
Haiti
Jamaica
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Maarten
St. Vincent & the
Grenadines
Suriname
Tortola
Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos
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Membership Services
Training courses planned for 2010 are,
• Mobile Content and Value Added Services
•Mini Telecoms MBA (two courses)
•Business Continuity Certified Training
•ICT Regulation
•Human Resource Management
•Cyber Security workshop
•Next Generation Networks and Mobile
Content
•Leadership Development Forum
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Membership Services
•The Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition continues to be
the premier ICT trade show in the region
•Our special 26th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition
takes place July 11-1 at the World Trade Centre, Curacao
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CANTO & the People of the Region
The “digital divide” that exists between developed
and developing countries is not limited to
access to ICT Services, but also covers:
• Capacity building / training
• Integrating ICT in delivery of government
services and businesses
• Creating the right legal framework
The question is – How are we doing in terms
Connectivity in the region?
Does connectivity have an impact on the development
of the region?
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Connectivity in the Region
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Comparative Broadband Statistics
Broadband penetration across the region is lagging
behind the developed markets
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Caribbean
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Countries in the region are at various stages of
the development process
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Challenges
Managing Diversity – Culture, Language, travel in
the region
Global Economic Crises – prioritizing of projects:
capacity building gets pushed down the ladder
The silo effect – Disjointed initiatives at intuitional
and country level
Hot spots for global priority – Costa Rica, Chile,
Trinidad
Lack of Strategic direction and target in the region
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Challenges
Identifying and prioritizing the needs of the entire
region
Aligning the needs of regional initiatives for
development and building capacity with
international organizations
Soliciting a holistic approach to capacity building
in the region (policy makers, regulators, operators,
service providers, civil society and training
institutions)
Measuring the impact of ICT on our economies is
important - Feedback is necessary to shape
policies
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Opportunities
Collaboration, Collaboration, Collaboration
The idea is to support other agencies in their
initiatives and seek to exploit the synergies
that exist, for the benefit of the region.
If we work across our boundaries, we will
make diversity meaningful by improving
efficiency and leveraging our capacity
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Opportunities
Emergence of one global village
Opening up of Latin American trade sector
creating new relationships and market
opportunities
Regional/International Partnership initiatives
Leveraging existing capacity in the entire region
to create competitive advantage - Singapore
Cross training programs
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Opportunities
ITU CCoE initiatives trained over 140 persons in
less than 12 months
Universities and Training Intuitions can partner
with Operators, Service Providers, etc to deliver
sector specific training
Collaboration – A regional training initiative database of past, ongoing and future capacity
development projects
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Development through collaboration
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Development through collaboration
ITU CCoE – Training for HR professionals,
July 2009, Trinidad and Tobago (35)
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Development through collaboration
ITU CCoE – Training on NGN, November
2009, Suriname (50)
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Development through collaboration
ITU CCoE – Training for HR professionals,
September 2009, Suriname (40)
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Connect the Caribbean
Connecting the Caribbean is a CANTO led
initiative.
The model is a public private partnership approach.
We are working alongside other public and private
sector stakeholders (inc . CTU, ITU, CARICOM
Secretariat, CARICAD & CKLN) to mobilize human,
financial and technical resources to support the
WSIS target to connect the unconnected of the
region by 2015.
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Benefits to the Region
•Increased number of persons with
appropriate ICT skills
•More government & business transparency
attracting investment and business
development initiatives
•A strategic approach to human capacity
building projects
•A more connected Region
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Benefits to the Region
We truly believe that if we work collaboratively
on these issues, we will achieve more
meaningful progress for our region .......this is
reflected in our commitment to our “Connect
the Caribbean” mission
We invite you to come on board !!!!!
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Thank you
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