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| Abbreviation | CTU |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1989 |
| Headquarters | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Secretary General | Rodney Taylor |
| Website | www |
The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) is an intergovernmental organization established by CARICOM in 1989, to facilitate development of the telecommunications sector in the Caribbean.
Governance
Secretaries-general
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Deoraj Ramnarine | 1990–1994 |
| Roderick Sanatan | 1994–1999 |
| Laurent Justinian Coipel | 2000–2002 |
| Bernadette Lewis | 2003–2020 |
| Rodney Taylor | 2021–present |
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.
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
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
The British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
Montserrat
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Maarten
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
The Turks and Caicos Islands
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.
See also
- African Telecommunications Union (ATU)
- Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT)
- Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
- Caribbean Postal Union (CPU)
- European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
- Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL)
- Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal
References
- Staff writer (2024). "Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- "Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)". CARICOM. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- ^ CTU - Governance
- "Caribbean to host Internet Governance Forum". Jamaica Observer. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
- "SKNVibes | High-Level Caribbean Delegation Advance Region's ICT agenda at ITU meeting in Romania". www.sknvibes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-27.