[Chapter-delegates] Advance Notice / Preview: Caribbean Internet Report to launch on Monday

Sun Feb 19 11:59:25 PST 2017

Dear all,

I think as the project manager of this report, I can give some insights regarding the concerns.

First, within LAC Bureau, we normally look at the whole region and not a given area specifically. It is also true that there are different definitions of the Caribbean, but for us that’s not an issue. LAC Bureau covers all the countries from Mexico, all the way down to Argentina, all the islands included.

Second, with respect to the countries' selection, there are approximately 30 countries that are considered the “Caribbean". As it was not possible to study all these 30 countries, we decided to look at 11 countries that could give us enough insights, regarding the access challenges in that area. That’s the reason why we chose the Bahamas and some others that are considered high-income nations, some mid-income nations and also Haiti which is the poorest country in the western hemisphere.

With this approach, although a given country was not selected we can give with certain assurance that the access challenges are applicable for that not selected country as well.
Again, we are trying to get insights in the region, and not a country specifically.

Since the launch of this report in Barbados last Friday, we have already noticed that there are a lot of other questions that need to be addressed, that were out of the scope of this particular study.

We are fully committed to addressing these challenges as well in future studies.
Countries that were not selected this time can be selected then in order for us to maintain the balance.

Thanks to all of you and let’s see how we can focus on the recommendations brought forward in this report. By doing so we can help the region to reach a higher level Internet wise spoken.

If there are questions, I am always willing to answer.

Your servant,
Shernon Osepa

From: Chapter-delegates on behalf of Javier Rua
Date: Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 1:22 PM
To: Alejandro Pisanty
Cc: "prbt at googlegroups.com<mailto:prbt at googlegroups.com>", ISOC Chapter Delegates
Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] Advance Notice / Preview: Caribbean Internet Report to launch on Monday

Maybe, but PR is under LATAM for ISOC purposes (no so in ICANN, though)

Javier Rúa-Jovet

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On Feb 19, 2017, at 12:09 PM, Alejandro Pisanty <apisanty at gmail.com<mailto:apisanty at gmail.com>> wrote:

Javier,

most likely not, but insted it could be that Puerto Rico may have been considered out of the study due to the North American connection of the country.

Alejandro Pisanty

On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 9:53 AM, Javier Rua <javrua at gmail.com<mailto:javrua at gmail.com>> wrote:
Kathryn Brown and Shernon Osepa were at the launch in Barbados. I wonder if there is a "Caribbean" vis a vis "LATAM" definition issue here.

Javier Rúa-Jovet

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On Feb 19, 2017, at 11:39 AM, Eduardo Diaz <eduardodiazrivera at gmail.com<mailto:eduardodiazrivera at gmail.com>> wrote:

Dan:

Some of the final conclusion in this report are similar to the 5 year plan that we have for increasing broadband adoption in Puerto Rico. This plan is currently being implemented by the multistakeholder Puerto Rico Broadband Taskforce (PRBT). Please visit our web site for more info: http://www.prbroadband.org . You may want to read the plan which can be downloaded here: The Gigabit Island Plan<http://www.prbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/pr_gigabit_plan_020915_final.pdf>

I am wondering why Puerto Rico, as being part of the Caribbean and having similar geographical difficulties, was not included in the study. How was this decided and by whom?  ISOC Puerto Rico was not aware of this effort at all which demonstrate once more how out of sync is ISOC with their local chapters.

Let me know if we can be of any future help. I am currently presiding the PRBT group too.

-ed

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 10:43 AM Dan York <york at isoc.org<mailto:york at isoc.org>> wrote:
Chapter leaders,

I want to give you all a heads-up that on Monday we are announcing a new Internet Society report titled ‘Unleashing the Internet in the Caribbean: Removing Barriers to Connectivity and Stimulating Better Access in the Region’.  The report is available now for you to view at:

https://www.internetsociety.org/doc/internet-caribbean-2017

But we would ask you to please hold off on promoting the report (for example, on social media or other email lists) until the formal announcement happens on Monday.

Today (Friday, 17 Feb) our President and CEO Kathy Brown is in Barbados with staff members Shernon Osepa and Niel Harper talking about the report in person to local regulators, press, university students and the Barbados Chapter. This will be followed by a formal press release and public launch on Monday.

Yesterday evening we learned that Shernon was able to arrange for a live stream of the session with Kathy that will start in about 30 minutes at 11:15am local time (UTC-6, equivalent to 10:15am EST if that helps). You can watch at:

https://livestream.com/internetsociety/carib

It will be recorded for later viewing.

Raúl Echeberría, our VP for Global Engagement, sent the following text to our Board of Trustees about the report:

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The report is the result of some hard work by Internet Society staff. It highlights the many challenges that exist with Internet access in a geographically difficult region and outlines the need for a stronger policy framework to enable greater Internet development as a way to meet the region’s needs.

There key recommendations made by the report are:

1. Develop clear and forward-looking policy and regulatory frameworks that focus on developing the Internet and information and communications technology (ICT) both in individual countries and across the region.

2. Encourage greater private-sector participation and innovation by improving the enabling environment and the support ecosystem in general paying particular attention to fostering increased competition in the Internet access market and promoting open access to shared facilities, such as telecentres and innovation hubs (iHubs).

3. Put in place initiatives that builds greater participation by the public, including those that improve digital literacy and increase the availability of free access to public institutions.

4. Ensure that the ICT projects are aligned with the country’s needs and development priorities.

5. Adopt a regional approach and system of collaboration on common problems and goals, taking advantage of the benefits that emerge—especially with regard to implementation costs—due to the economies scale and scope that can be realised.

I believe that this report helps to position us as a leader on Internet access. I very much hope you find it interesting and informative.

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Please do take a look at the report as it gives quite a comprehensive view of Internet access in the Caribbean region.  And we would appreciate any assistance with sharing the information once the launch happens on Monday.

Thank you,
Dan

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