Connecting the world and beyond

HIPCAR Project

Enhancing competitiveness in the Caribbean

through the harmonization of ICT Policies,
Legislation and Regulatory Procedures

HIPCAR Project was conceived by the ITU, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat and the Caribbean Telecommunication union (CTU) in response to requests from CARICOM States and other ICT stakeholders who saw the need for a more unified approach to the subject.

HIPCAR was designed to support the Caribbean countries in improving their competitiveness by harmonizing approaches to ICT development. It brought together the Caribbean governments, regulators, service providers, civil society, private sector, regional and international organizations involved in ICT.
The Project provided guidelines for harmonized policies and legislations in accordance with the unique methodology that were specifically elaborated for the Project.

LAUNCHING MEETING

The HIPCAR Launching meeting took place on December 15-16, 2008 in Grenada. A total of 44 persons from seven countries and 16 regional organizations participated in the meeting. For full details, agenda, objectives and reports of the meeting, please read more here.

CARIBBEAN ICT MINISTERS' FORUM

Leveraging ICT for Development in the Caribbean

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in collaboration with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) organized a Regional Ministerial Meeting on Caribbean ICT Ministers’ Forum on Leveraging ICT for Development in the Caribbean held on 7-9 August 2013 at the Hyatt Regency, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.

For more information, please click here.

REGIONAL MODEL POLICIES AND REGULATIONS

The first HIPCAR Steering Committee in 2009 identified the key priorities and their links with existing regional issues. Over the following four years, each of these priorities has been assessed, worked out and finalized in the form of model legislation, guidelines, or recommendations that can be now implemented by each country individually and by the region globally.

I. ICT legislative framework covering information society issues:

eCommerce - transaction
Assessment report
Model Policy Guidelines & Legislation texts [EN] [FR] [NL]
eCommerce - evidence
Assessment report
Model Policy Guidelines & Legislation texts [EN] [FR] [NL] [SP]
Access to public information
Assessment report
Model Policy Guidelines & Legislation texts [EN] [FR] [NL]
Privacy and data protection
Assessment report
Model Policy Guidelines & Legislation texts [EN] [FR] [NL] [SP]
Cybercrimes and cybersecurity
Assessment report
Model Policy Guidelines & Legislation texts [EN] [FR] [NL]
Interception of communications
Assessment report
Model Policy Guidelines & Legislation texts [EN] [FR] [NL]

II. Telecommunication acts:
Universal service and access framework
Assessment report
Model Policy Guidelines & Legislation texts [EN] [FR] [NL]
Licensing in a convergent environment
Assessment report
Model Policy Guidelines & Legislation texts [EN] [FR] [NL]
Interconnection including cost modeling
Assessment report
Model Policy Guidelines & Legislation texts [EN] [FR] [NL] [SP]

IN-COUNTRY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Following the validation and approval of this region-wide activity, in-country technical assistance was made available for transposing the regional guidelines into national legislative and regulatory frameworks that concur with national specificities.

The overview table of the in-country technical asistance is available here.

Saint Christopher and Nevis

Saint Lucia

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

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BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES

Antigua and Barbuda
Commonwealth of The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Commonwealth of Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Republic of Haiti
Jamaica
Saint Christopher and Nevis
Saint Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Republic of Suriname
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Project Support Division (PRJ)
ITU-EC Project-Harmonized Policies
for ICT in ACP countries
Tel.: + 41 22 730 60 80
Fax.: + 41 22 730 54 84
E-mail: BDTPRJHQ@itu.int
International Telecommunication Union (ITU),
Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT)
Place des Nations
CH-1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland