24th Annual CANTO Conference and Trade Exhibition on Connect the Caribbean Nassau, Bahamas 13th -16th July 2008 Kim Mallalieu (PhD) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Trinidad and Tobago The Role of UWI in Connect The Caribbean

UWI’s Space in the CTC Framework 1.Premier tertiary level educational Institution in the Caribbean 2.Well established training provider 3.Resident, regional institution with focused commitment to research 4.A neutral, independent body, driven by a mandate to service the region’s priority as well as basic tertiary educational needs across many sectors

Permanent & Prompted Programs UWI offers permanent academic programmes in all standard disciplines including social sciences, natural sciences, engineering, law, medicine, liberal arts, performing arts, nursing etc. Comprises many thematic centres including –Caribbean development studies –Centre for the creative and performing arts –Centres for economic studies –Centres for gender studies etc. UWI also delivers limited-duration programmes in response to industry need

Training Nortel Certification programmes on VoIP CISCO certification programmes ICT training for teachers Certificate programmes in education specifically meeting local needs Research methods for statisticians in national statistical offices etc.

Research e.g. 1: Mobile & T&T Poor (2007)

Research e.g. 2: HR Gap Analysis (2007) ICT Policy and Regulatory needs exist in all disciplines: Law; Economics and Finance; Business; Administration; Policy; Governance; Advocacy; Articulation; Management; Education; Measurements and Indicators; Research methods; Marketing; Knowledge Management; Process Flow Multidisciplinary skilling highly valued: –ICT specialist sensitive to the business, policy and regulatory issues facing the industry –Legal specialist with appreciation for ICT industry trends as well as policy and regulation issues –Economist with experience in the business aspects of the sector –Research Officer capable of developing research outputs & with relevant knowledge of the sector

Connect The Caribbean Enabling Environment Infrastructure and Readiness Applications and Services

UWI and Connect The Caribbean Research Collaboration Expert networking Education Training Research Collaboration Expert networking Application development within scope of competence and in areas that support existing educational and research priorities Collaboration Enabling Environment Infrastructure and Readiness Applications and Services

Interactions and Interfaces We welcome collaboration with any organization which is of like mind and possesses complementary skills, interests, instincts, abilities, processes and resources. We invite this collaboration in a neutral space and with open minds

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