PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU), the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry (LACNIC), and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will host the Special Meeting of the CTU Ministers jointly with ARIN/LACNIC/ICANN, Executive Briefing Session 2023.
The Executive Briefing Session will take place on Tuesday at the CTU Secretariat here; under the theme, “State of Caribbean Cyber Resilience: Securing a Digital Future,” this Executive Briefing Session will complement the Executive Sessions on Digital Leadership in the Caribbean, organized by Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
The CTU-hosted event aims to facilitate engaging dialogue between high-level decision-makers of Caribbean governments and representatives from the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), ARIN, and LACNIC, together with other regional and international Internet experts and stakeholders. Together, they will explore strategies to enhance Caribbean cyber security resilience and safeguard our digital future.
The event is being held with the support of Cloud Carib of The Bahamas and Fortinet, both leaders in cyber security.
“The CTU is pleased to partner with ARIN, LACNIC, and ICANN in a high-powered collaboration to help our Member States improve their cyber security posture. Together we are committed to fostering innovation, connectivity, and digital empowerment across the region. This unique meeting represents a significant opportunity for meaningful dialogue, strategic cooperation, and collective action,” said CTU Secretary-General Rodney Taylor.
The session will offer insights from international technical experts on critical success factors for driving digital transformation; establishing a trusted environment for the exchange of knowledge and experiences; exploring international standards for network and cyber resilience; and providing concrete inputs to inform public policy decisions and best practice legal approaches for the issues being addressed.
According to officials with ARIN, the organization is committed to driving positive change in the pace of Internet development throughout the Caribbean by supporting capacity building and developing policies to facilitate a digitally transformed region.
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