Tag: Internet governance

ICTP 277:  Capitalising on Caribbean country code top-level domains with Carlton Samuels and Lance Hinds

ICTP 277:  Capitalising on Caribbean country code top-level domains with Carlton Samuels and Lance Hinds

Posted by | 8 Nov 2023 |

Thanks to the growing prominence of Artificial intelligence (AI), .ai, the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Anguilla has experienced an exponential increase in the take-up of .ai domains. However, Caribbean countries have not been aggressive in increasing the take-up and use of their ccTLDs, though there are numerous opportunities to be had. With longstanding players in the global Internet Governance space, Lance Hinds and Carlton Samuels, we discuss: the benefits of using ccTLDs; why some countries enjoy a large number of active ccTLDs; reasons why Caribbean countries have not sought to foster greater use of their ccTLDs; and ways in which Caribbean countries can increase the attractiveness and consequently the value of their ccTLDs.

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ICTP 275: Digital inequality in Caribbean tech, domain name trademark protection, and being cyber-ready

ICTP 275: Digital inequality in Caribbean tech, domain name trademark protection, and being cyber-ready

Posted by | 25 Oct 2023 |

In our October 2023 Community Chat, and with members of the Caribbean tech community, Christelle Vaval, a lawyer in Haiti, and Steven Williams, of Data Privacy and Management Advisory Services in Barbados, the panel discusses: Digital inequality in Caribbean tech entrepreneurship; Trademarks protection in domain names; Are we still underprepared for cyberattacks?

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ICTP 264: From Internet Governance to digitally enabled – an update, with Nigel Cassimire of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

ICTP 264: From Internet Governance to digitally enabled – an update, with Nigel Cassimire of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

Posted by | 9 Aug 2023 |

With the growing importance and visibility that subjects such as Artificial Intelligence, cybersecurity and data protection, have been receiving, Caribbean countries and the region are being challenged to adopt clear, and ideally harmonised, positions, so they can be heard in global Internet Governance conversations. With Nigel Cassimire of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union, we discuss, among other things, the internet-related issues and developments that have occurred since 2022 when he was last on the Podcast; the upcoming Caribbean Internet Governance Forum event; and why just one person can make a difference in the Internet Governance space.

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