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Human Capacity Development –Opportunities and Challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean

Teresa WankinOperations and Human Resources Mgr

CANTO

ITU Regional Human Capacity Development Forum for the

Americas18 – 20 November, 2009,

Brasilia, Brazil

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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

AnguillaAntigua BarbudaArubaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBermudaBonaireCayman IslandsCubaCuracaoDominicaGrenada

GuadeloupeGuyanaHaitiJamaicaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaSt. MaartenSt. Vincent & the GrenadinesSurinameTortolaTrinidad & TobagoTurks & 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 termsConnectivity in the region?

Does connectivity have an impact on the development of the region?

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The average is close to 90%( excluding Cuba)9

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Comparative Broadband Statistics

Broadband penetration across the region is lagging behind the developed markets

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USA 20

UK 22

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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

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ITU CCoE – Training for HR professionals, July 2009, Trinidad and Tobago (35)

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Development through collaboration

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ITU CCoE – Training on NGN, November 2009, Suriname (50)

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Development through collaboration

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ITU CCoE – Training for HR professionals, September 2009, Suriname (40)

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Connect the Caribbean

Connecting the Caribbean is a CANTO ledinitiative.

The model is a public private partnership approach.

We are working alongside other public and privatesector 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 theregion by 2015.

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Benefits to the Region

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•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

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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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