<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Digital economy is a prime function of the Internet, and regional relationships are key. This 3 day workshop should set an example for all areas.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><div class="msg-1503938857397164008"><u></u>
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<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><a href="https://isoc.live/16312" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><img src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ctu-cca-legal-300x175.png" alt="isoc live" width="300" height="175" style="max-width:100%;margin-bottom:24px;clear:both;float:right;margin-left:1em;padding:4px;background-color:white;border:1px solid #ccc"></a>On <strong>Monday - Wednesday February 13-15 2023</strong> the <strong><a href="https://ctu.int/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Caribbean Telecommunications Union</a></strong> (CTU), in collaboration with the <strong><a href="https://thecommonwealth.org/" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Commonwealth Secretariat</a></strong>, will hold a training workshop '<strong><a href="https://bit.ly/40HfEUu" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Effective Legal Frameworks for Building the Digital Economy</a></strong>' in Barbados. The <strong><a href="https://thecommonwealth.org/connectivity-agenda" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda</a></strong> (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,</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>AGENDA <a href="https://bit.ly/40HfEUu" style="color:#007117;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/40HfEUu</a></strong></p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>DAY 1 - FEB 13 (AST = UTC-4)</strong><br><strong>09:00 Opening Session</strong><br><strong>Francola John</strong>- Stakeholder Engagement and Event Management Specialist, CTU<br><strong>Rodney Taylor</strong>, Secretary-General, CTU<br><strong>Paulo Kautoke</strong>, Senior Director, Trade Oceans and Natural Resources Directorate, Commonwealth Secretariat<br><strong>Hon. Dale Marshall Q.C. M.P,</strong> Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Barbados</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>09:35 Measuring digital economies and creating an enabling regulatory environment for financial innovation</strong><br><strong>Mark Wensley</strong>, Digital Advisor to the UN Capital Development Fund<br><strong>Helen Gradstein</strong>, Regional Digital Finance Specialist, Caribbean</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>10:15 Intellectual Property</strong><br><strong>Regan Asgarali</strong>, Controller of Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Office of Trinidad and Tobago</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>11:00 Fintech & Regulatory Sandboxing</strong><br><strong>Felicity Jaforktuk</strong>, Country Manager, Zeemoney, Barbados<br><strong>John Outridge</strong>, CEO, Trinidad & Tobago International Financial Centre<br><strong>Warrick Ward</strong>, CEO, Financial Services Commission, Barbados<br>
MOD: <strong>Chris Southworth</strong>, SG, International Chamber of Commerce, UK</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>13:00 Data Protection & Cross Border Data Flows</strong><br><strong>Vashti Maharaj</strong>-Adviser Digital Trade Policy, Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda (CCA)</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>13:35 Consumer Protection & Competition/Fair Trading Legislation to Bolster the Digital Economy</strong><br><strong>Nievia Ramsundar</strong>, Executive Director/CEO, CARICOM Competition Commission</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>14:30 Bridging the Digital Divide: Telecommunications Legislative Frameworks</strong><br><strong>Annie Baldeo</strong>, Executive Officer Policy, Planning and Economics, Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>15:15 The Role of Cybersecurity in Building Trust & Confidence in the Digital Economy</strong><br><strong>Anselm Charles</strong>, Information and Communications Technology Manager, CARICOM IMPACS</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>15:45 Wrap Up</strong><br><strong>Rodney Taylor</strong>, Secretary-General, CTU</p>
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<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>DAY 2 - FEB 14 (AST = UTC-4)</strong><br><strong>09:00 The Role of Standardization in Legal Frameworks for Building the Digital Economy</strong><br><strong>Cindy Parokkil</strong> – International Policy Manager – BSI</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>09:35 Bridging Borders: ICC Standards Toolkit for Cross-Border Paperless Trade</strong><br><strong>Chris Southworth</strong>, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce, UK</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>10:20 Bringing the Pieces Together, The Importance of Regional Harmonization</strong><br><strong>Sofie Maddens</strong>, Head of the Regulatory and Market Environment, ITU</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>11:00 Caribbean Harmonization</strong><br><strong>Sofie Maddens</strong>, Head of the Regulatory and Market Environment, ITU<br><strong>Dr. Chantal Ononaiwu</strong>, Director (Trade), CARICOM Single Market and Trade<br>
MOD: <strong>Rodney Taylor,</strong> Secretary-General, CTU</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>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</strong><br><strong>Dr. Luca Castellani</strong>, Legal Officer, Secretary of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce), UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>13:35 International Perspective: Trade Facilitation Agreements & International Cooperation</strong><br><strong>Mohammed Owais Khan</strong>, Adviser, Regulatory Framework, Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda, The Commonwealth Secretariat</p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>14:30 Group Work Assignment</strong><br>
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<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>DAY 3 - FEB 15 (AST = UTC-4)</strong><br><strong>09:00 Review of Day 2 Findings and Key Takeaways</strong><br>
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<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>14:15 Key Workshop Takeaways and Next Steps</strong></p>
<p style="font-family:-apple-system,system-ui,blinkmacsystemfont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:400;margin:0;line-height:1.7;padding:0;color:#101517;margin-bottom:24px"><strong>15:00 Vote of Thanks and Close of Proceedings</strong><br><strong>Kirk Haywood</strong>, Head Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda, Trade Oceans and Natural Resources Directorate, The Commonwealth Secretariat<br><strong>Rodney Taylor</strong>, Secretary-General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union</p>
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