PRESENTATION Caribbean Diaspora and Information and Communications Technology: Bridging the Divide Canada-Caribbean Diasporas and Development Conference Series Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto 30 May, 2005

Introduction PanAmericas/IDRC Scoping Study Pan Americas Project Officer Angelica Ospina Consultants Schiller Jean-Baptiste-REHRED Chanzo Greenidge-Diplomats Inc., UWI

Agenda 1. Project Overview 2. Methodology 3. Findings- Diaspora & Country Profiles 4. Findings- Project Development & Implementation 5. Findings- Opportunities & Best Practices 6. Impact and Dissemination 7. Conclusion and Acknowledgements

1. Aims and Rationale ICT and Diaspora in Context Mapping and Project Identification Strategies and Approaches Priorities and Potential Caribbean Diaspora in the Caribbean?

2. Methodology Schedule Questionnaire & Interviews Country Visits Secondary Sources Comparative Studies

2. Methodology Questionnaire TARGET RESPONDENTS STRUCTURE »Institutional Overview and Mapping »Project Selection Criteria »Target Market/Beneficiaries »Approaches to Networking/Partnerships »Funding & Implementation Challenges »Outlook & Best Practices

3. Diaspora Profile Demographics and ICTs Caribbean Diaspora & ICT initiatives –Prime Movers –Middle Stratum –Lower Stratum Migrants, Returnees & Expatriates

3. Institutional Overview and Mapping Country Profiles – Jamaica – Haiti – Guyana – Dominican Republic – Barbados – Pan-Caribbean?

4. Project Selection and Beneficiaries Youth and Schools (The Alma Mater syndrome) Demographics (Rural/Urban, Gender) Transnational Households

4. Approaches to Networking/Partnerships Personal and Alumni Networks Key Institutions Cyber-Diaspora

4. Funding & Implementation Challenges Telecommunications Costs Banking and Finance in the Caribbean Co-ordination and Focus Government/Private Sector Partnerships

5. Opportunities & Best Practices INVESTING IN TRANSNATIONALISM Rural/Diaspora Partnerships E-Industry and Innovation E-commerce- Cottage Industries and ICT OpenSource- Intellectual Property Disaster Prevention and Response Cross-diasporic Linkages

5. Opportunities & Best Practices KNOWLEDGE MOBILITY MANAGEMENT ‘Honest Brokers’ Diaspora Skills Bank Trade and Investment Focus Customised Policies Cross-national Co-ordination?

5. Opportunities and Best Practices KEY INSTITUTIONS Academic and Media Institutions Religious and Voluntary Associations Government Agencies Professional Organisations & Networks Business and Financial Institutions ICT-oriented Agencies

6. Impact and Dissemination Release Schedule Scoping Study Anticipated Impact

7. Conclusion Information, Communication & Diaspora Acknowledgements

THANK YOU Schiller Jean-Baptiste; Chanzo Greenidge PanAmericas/IDRC Scoping Study Caribbean Diaspora and Information and Communications Technology