HIPCAR Project - Second Stakeholder Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop to Review the Legislative Frameworks on Cybercrime (e-Crimes), Interception of Communications, and Electronic Evidence
16–17 June 2011 (Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis)

The Second HIPCAR Stakeholder Consultation Workshop to adopt and validate the Legislative Frameworks on Cybercrime (e-Crimes), Interception of Communications, and Electronic Evidence is held in Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis (16 June 2011), followed by a Capacity-building / Sensitization Training Workshop (17 June 2011), kindly hosted by the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis’ Department of Technology and co-organized with the HIPCAR Project. 

The objectives of the Consultation Workshop are to review, adopt and validate the proposals for reform of the aforementioned framework to facilitate harmonization in accordance with the HIPCAR Model Policy Guidelines and Legislative Texts.

The Capacity-building / Sensitization Training Workshop is aimed to raise awareness of the updated legal framework and ensure that roles and responsibilities are clearly articulated for those involved in implementing the Act as well as on subjects selected amongst those covered by the updated legal framework.

Who Can Participate

The workshop is addressed to relevant Governmental Ministries and Agencies, Regulators, Private Sector Companies, and other stakeholders from relevant associations, academia, regional organizations, etc. concerned with the Information Society Legislative Framework in Saint Kitts & nevis, a HIPCAR beneficiary country.

Meeting Presentations

• Speaker: Ophelia Blanchard

• Speaker:  Israel Mukasa

• Proposed Amendments to the Electronic Crimes Act, 2009

• Proposed Amendments to the Interception of Communications Act, 2011

• Review Comparative Law Analysis, St. Kitts and Nevis Evidence Bill 2010

• Proposed Draft Regulations - Electronic Crimes, Interception of Communications, Electronic Evidence

• Speaker:  Marco Gercke

  Role of Governments in Protecting Cybersecurity and Fighting Cybercrime / "The Challenge of Drafting Cybercrime Legislation", Presentation at the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) ICT Roadshow (16 June 2011)

   

Meeting Documents

• Agenda

• Link to Dedicated Government of St Kitts and Nevis - HIPCAR Project website: GoSKN-HIPCAR 2011. "Towards a Harmonized ICT Legislative Environment"  (Local Legislation; HIPCAR Legislative Texts; Comparative Law Analyses)

• "St Kitts New E-Evidence Act 2011 Takes Effect 6 January 2012",  CARICOM News Network,7 January 2012

• The following documents have been prepared though a process of consultation with country stakeholders.  The final draft versions were submitted to the Government for consideration in the preparation and/ or updating of the relevant national policies and/ or legislation and are currently being published for official submission:

• Report on Proposed Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill 2011 (Working Document) - Saint Christopher and Nevis

• Report on Proposed Amendments Evidence Bill 2010 (Working Document) - Saint Christopher and Nevis

• Report on Proposed Interception of Communications (Amendment) Bill (Working Document) - Saint Christopher and Nevis

• St Kitts and Nevis, Evidence Act No 30 of 2011, passed by National Assembly, 30 September 2011