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HIPCAR Project - Second Consultation Workshop for
Working Groups 2 & 3
Dealing with
work areas (a) universal access/service, (b) interconnection, and (c)
licensing
12-15 April 2010 (Paramaribo, Suriname)
The
Workshop
The Second
Consultation Workshop for Working Groups 2 & 3 (Telecommunications Acts
Review) of the HIPCAR Project – “Enhancing Competitiveness in the Caribbean Through the
Harmonization of ICT Policies, Legislation and Regulatory Procedures" –
is to be held in Paramaribo, The Republic of Suriname from 12-15 April
2010.
The
aim of the HIPCAR Project is to support Caribbean countries in improving
their competitiveness by harmonizing approaches to ICT development. It
brings together Caribbean governments, regulators, service providers,
civil society, private sector, and regional and international
organizations involved in ICT.
HIPCAR’s Working Groups 2 & 3 on Telecommunications
Acts Review deal specifically with the following work areas:
- Universal Access/Service
- Interconnection
- Licensing
The
objectives of the Workshop are to:
1.
Review, discuss, reach a consensus on and conclude the draft
Model Legislation including Regulation relating to Telecommunications Acts Review prepared by
a HIPCAR team of regional and international experts.
2.
Allow participants at the workshop to better understand the
issues and options relating to the development of ICT/Telecommunications
Legislation in the region, and to share this understanding with
colleagues in their home countries.
Who can
participate
The Workshop is
addressed to participants
from
relevant government bodies, regulators, service providers, civil
society, private sector, and regional organizations
from the following
HIPCAR beneficiary countries: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas,
Barbados, Belize, The Commonwealth of Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
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