The Caribbean ICT Road Show will be held from July 2009 to November 2010 under the auspices of the Member States of the CTU and supported by national, regional and international ICT institutions and organisations. The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), Congress WBN (C-WBN), the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the Internet Society (ISOC) , the Latin America& Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC) and Packet Clearing House (PCH) have already confirmed their support and participation.

The Roadshow has been designed to be educational and structured to enable interactive participation and the free exchange of ideas, knowledge and experiences from all sectors and stakeholders of the Caribbean national citizenry. Each national event would be held over a period not exceeding two and a half days and will include key aspects of ICT development in industry, regulatory environment, government and civil society. The programme will consist of

The CTU will be working in partnership with local stakeholders in respective Caribbean countries to customize the event to meet the priority needs of the host country. Selected sessions will also be video recorded for rebroadcast at other country stops and for publication on appropriate regional portals as a publicly-accessible resource.

Management Plan

High level coordination of all aspects of the Caribbean ICT Roadshow will be done by the CTU Secretariat based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The CTU has demonstrated capabilities and prior experience in such work, however the CTU will second expertise as required from among its membership and partners to define national activities coordinate implementation and prime subsequent local follow-up. More specific guidelines on host country requirements would be issued under separate cover. Financial management of subventions and expenditures related to the Roadshow programme will be directly controlled on a continuous basis by the CTU’s accounting and administrative staff.