digital economy

On Monday – Wednesday February 13-15 2023 the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat, will hold a training workshop ‘Effective Legal Frameworks for Building the Digital Economy‘ in Barbados. The Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda (CCA) was adopted in 2018 with with a view to boosting trade and investment links across the Commonwealth and raising intra-Commonwealth trade to US$2 trillion by 2030. This workshop has been organized in light of the growing importance of creating strong and resilient digital economies, and the correlative need to create an adequate enabling environment through the creation of effective and cohesive legal frameworks,

AGENDA https://bit.ly/40HfEUu

DAY 1 – FEB 13 (AST = UTC-4)
09:00 Opening Session
Francola John– Stakeholder Engagement and Event Management Specialist, CTU
Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General, CTU
Paulo Kautoke, Senior Director, Trade Oceans and Natural Resources Directorate, Commonwealth Secretariat
Hon. Dale Marshall Q.C. M.P, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Barbados

09:35 Measuring digital economies and creating an enabling regulatory environment for financial innovation
Mark Wensley, Digital Advisor to the UN Capital Development Fund
Helen Gradstein, Regional Digital Finance Specialist, Caribbean

10:15 Intellectual Property
Regan Asgarali, Controller of Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Office of Trinidad and Tobago

11:00 Fintech & Regulatory Sandboxing
Felicity Jaforktuk, Country Manager, Zeemoney, Barbados
John Outridge, CEO, Trinidad & Tobago International Financial Centre
Warrick Ward, CEO, Financial Services Commission, Barbados
MOD: Chris Southworth, SG, International Chamber of Commerce, UK

13:00 Data Protection & Cross Border Data Flows
Vashti Maharaj-Adviser Digital Trade Policy, Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda (CCA)

13:35 Consumer Protection & Competition/Fair Trading Legislation to Bolster the Digital Economy
Nievia Ramsundar, Executive Director/CEO, CARICOM Competition Commission

14:30 Bridging the Digital Divide: Telecommunications Legislative Frameworks
Annie Baldeo, Executive Officer Policy, Planning and Economics, Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago

15:15 The Role of Cybersecurity in Building Trust & Confidence in the Digital Economy
Anselm Charles, Information and Communications Technology Manager, CARICOM IMPACS

15:45 Wrap Up
Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General, CTU

 

DAY 2 – FEB 14 (AST = UTC-4)
09:00 The Role of Standardization in Legal Frameworks for Building the Digital Economy
Cindy Parokkil – International Policy Manager – BSI

09:35 Bridging Borders: ICC Standards Toolkit for Cross-Border Paperless Trade
Chris Southworth, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce, UK

10:20 Bringing the Pieces Together, The Importance of Regional Harmonization
Sofie Maddens, Head of the Regulatory and Market Environment, ITU

11:00 Caribbean Harmonization
Sofie Maddens, Head of the Regulatory and Market Environment, ITU
Dr. Chantal Ononaiwu, Director (Trade), CARICOM Single Market and Trade
MOD: Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General, CTU

13:00 Role of Legal Harmonization In Bolstering The Digital Economy: The Contribution of the UNCITRAL Model Laws on Electronic Transferable Records and The Use and Cross-border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services
Dr. Luca Castellani, Legal Officer, Secretary of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce), UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

13:35 International Perspective: Trade Facilitation Agreements & International Cooperation
Mohammed Owais Khan, Adviser, Regulatory Framework, Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda, The Commonwealth Secretariat

14:30 Group Work Assignment
(no webcast)

DAY 3 – FEB 15 (AST = UTC-4)
09:00 Review of Day 2 Findings and Key Takeaways
(no webcast)

09:15 Group Assignment Discussion
(no webcast)

11:00 Presentation by Groups + Q&A

13:30 Partner Presentation(s)

14:15 Key Workshop Takeaways and Next Steps

15:00 Vote of Thanks and Close of Proceedings
Kirk Haywood, Head Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda, Trade Oceans and Natural Resources Directorate, The Commonwealth Secretariat
Rodney Taylor, Secretary-General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union

LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ctu-cca-legal

PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/412QD6D

REAL TIME TEXT (see ISOC.LIVE)
DAY 1 Morning https://bit.ly/40LHqzr
DAY 1 Afternoon https://bit.ly/3YLxtA5
DAY 2 Morning https://bit.ly/3jZFjr5
DAY 2 Afternoon https://bit.ly/3K6JHPN

TWITTER #ConnectivityAgenda @CTUnion @commonwealthsec #Caribbean

MASTODON  #ConnectivityAgenda #Caribbean

SIMULCASTS
https://bit.ly/connectivityagenda (CTU YouTube)
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ (AI Captions)
https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanTelecommunicationsUnion (AI Captions)

ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/ctu-cca-legal