• PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE AMERICAS REGION THROUGH ICTs
  • Preface
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Acknowledgement
  • Table of contents
  • Projects summary tables
  • 1. Building Networked Communities for Future Generations: Infrastructure Development
    • List of Projects Proposals
    • Broadband Networks in the Americas Region
    • Deployment of Broadband in the Caribbean Region
    • Broadband Development in Latin American Countries
    • Digital Switchover in Jamaic a - a Funding Proposal to Establish the Digital Switchover Programme Management Office
    • ICT Broadband Strategy Guyana
    • Development of the Broadband Backbone Infrastructure in Trinidad and Tobago
    • Broadband Infrastructure Development - a) New Submarine Cable System
    • Broadband Infrastructure Development - b) Second Landing Point and Carrier Hotel
    • Evaluation of the Internet interconnection value chain in Latin America and strategies for reducing its impact on end-user cost
    • : National broadband network
    • Using rights of way for the deployment of fibre-optic networks
    • Fiber to the Node
    • Developing a Broadband Plan/Strategy for Jamaica
    • Access to broadband and its application in urbanand rural areas
    • Internet reduction cost th rough IXPs in the Americas region
    • Broadband National Plan
    • Connecting the Americas- Mesoamerican Information Highway
  • 2. Creating an Enabling Environment for the new Information Society
    • List of Projects Proposals
    • Support for Transition from Analogue to Digital Broadcasting in the Caribbean
    • Non-Ionizing Radiation (NIR ) and Health Protection
    • Caribbean Spectrum Management Harmonization
    • Institutional Support on th e ICT Dispute Settlement Mechanisms in the Caribbean
    • Support for Harmonization of the ICT Policies in the Caribbean
    • Demand Based Policy Approach to Provide Accessibility to Telecommunications Services and ICT for persons with disabilities and age related disabilities
    • Systematization of the Re gional Telecommunication Indicators System (SIRTEL) and extension to other countries of the Americas
    • Entry of 3rd Mobile Provid er in Trinidad and Tobago
    • CTU - Caribbean Spectrum Management
    • Community cellular telephony and broadband networks
    • Georeferenced information system on international roaming rates
    • Digital Television and the Impact on Citizens
  • 3. Securing Online Services: ICT Applications and Cybersecurity
    • List of Projects Proposals
    • Disseminating Cybersecurity Culture and Combating Cyber Threats in Latin America
    • Pan-American Telemedicine Network
    • Creating Jamaica's First Smart Town: Digital Falmouth as an ICT Hub for Entrepreneurial and Civic Enterprise
    • Telemedicine Services Caribbean
    • Caribbean Mobile Portal
    • The National Health Information Network Jamaica
    • Market Intelligence System
    • Facilitating Improved Public Sector Service through Increased Access to Government Records and Information Management (RIM)
    • FoSS P olicy Framework for Jamaica
    • The Enhancement of the Capacity and Capability of the Communication Forensic and Cyber Unit of the Jamaica Constabulary Force
    • Jamaica Intelligen t Transportation System
    • GreenTech Caribbean Pilot Project Proposal
    • Region al G2B/B2B e-Marketplace
    • Developing apps for national and economic development
    • Mobile devices for telehe alth services in Mexico
    • : e-Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities in the Countries of the Americas Region
    • Nation al CIRT Establishment in Americas Region
    • : The Child Online Protection (COP)
    • The Impact of Telecommuni cations on the Security of States
  • 4. Saving Lives and Preserving Our Planet: Emergency Telecommunications and Climate Change
    • List of Projects Proposals
    • Caribbean Regional Emergency Broadband Satellite Repeater System
    • Establishment of a GIS-based public interface System for dissemination of Air Quality Data as a means for building public awareness for Climate Change
    • Jamaica Nation al Emerge ncy Telecommunications Network for Catastrophic Events (JNETN)
    • Resilient National Emergency Communications Network
    • Emergency Telecommunications and Climate Change
    • Assistance to the Establishment of a System of Emergency Regional Integrated Communications
    • Telecommunications and the Environment
  • 5. Empowering Minds: Unleashing Future ICT Generations through Capacity Building
    • List of Projects Proposals
    • Connecting Schools in Underserved Areas of Countries of the Americas Region: Connecting the Unconnected Communities
    • Promoting Capacity Building on Policies an d Regulations to Promote School Connectivity Including Those in Rural, Urban and Isolated Areas with a Particular Focus on Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Groups
    • Broadband Access for Central American Universities
    • Caribbean E-Learning Project
    • Enhancing IT Access and Skil ls tow ards Meaningful Employment in Local Communities
    • Excellence in Education Powered by Video Collaboration and Training
    • The Single Virtual University Space
    • Caribbean Women Resources Portal
    • Digital City Barbados Pilot Project
    • Caribbean Internet Policy & Governance Capacity Building Programme (IGCBP) with a Specialisation in ICT and Climate Change
    • Youth Employment Opportunities in ICT
    • Transitioning the Caribbean into a Digital Future: an Integrated Programme of Media Literacy and Public Education
    • Building Capacity in the Caribbean through Knowledge Management
    • Implementation of the Programme for the inclusion of women and girls in ICTs in the Americas Region
    • Telecommunication and radiocommunication training programme for indigenous people
    • Course on Telehealth in th e Americas
    • Low-cost computing devices and e-educational content for Schools