collaboration with regulators, operators and other stakeholders Caribbean Internet Governance Policy Framework Handbook for IPv4 Exhaust and IPv6 Adoption 3.3.2 Capacity Building and Public Awareness The CTU has also conducted 6 Ministerial Briefing Seminars to apprise ICT Ministers of technological developments and the implications for national development and exposed more than 160 ICT stakeholders to Internet Governance issues. The organisation has trained 100 Caribbean ccTLD Managers and students, 180 Spectrum managers and technicians in various subjects in Spectrum Management, and 60 regulators on Numbering 3 Representation. 3.3.3 The CTU in Representing the Caribbean The organisation was responsible for the inclusion of regional projects on the ITU’s World Telecommunications Development Conference Agenda 2007-2011, and actively participates in regional and international ICT fora. 3.3.4 Industry Watch The CTU has brought to the attention of SVG and Caribbean ICT Stakeholders several important issues, including: The potential difficulties posed by mobile operators using foreign Home Number Identification Codes That the Caribbean should be de-linked from Latin America and have responsibility for its own ITU Centre of Excellence nodes in the region The imminent exhaustion of IPv4 Internet addresses and the need for IPv6 adoption by member governments; and the establishment of national advisory bodies to manage this transition and provide adequate public awareness 3.3.5 Technical Support The CTU routinely provides technical support to members and ICT stakeholders in the region. Some of the activities include: ICT Project Funding Proposal preparation Technical advice on ICT matters Review of ICT policy and regulatory documents Conducted Spectrum Field Audits in seven member states 1 2 3 4 5 the appropriate focus for harmonised EGovernment initiatives. The agency provides advice on and continued Public Administration Reform in the advancement of effective public administration. 3.5 EGRIP SVG joined the World Bank funded Electronic Government for Regional Integration Project (EGRIP) in November 2009 with a strongly articulated political will and determination for sub-regional cooperation in the OECS. This cooperation is emphasised in the area of egovernment, including the application of ICT for public sector modernisation with an IDA credit of US$ 2.3 million. In particular the focus is on improving competitiveness of SVG, enhancing public sector efficiency, transparency and PLANNED REGIONAL INITIATIVES Continuing the Caribbean ICT harmonisation process Establishing the Caribbean Spectrum Management Task Force as a permanent advisory body to Member States Promoting the adoption of IPv6 in the Caribbean Implementing measures to facilitate information sharing between Caribbean Governments under its Connected Caribbean Initiative Providing revenue-generating ICT-related services to augment the inadequate contributions of members Table 8: Regional Initiatives of the CTU The work of the CTU will continue to impact SVG; in particular its regional initiatives identified in Table 8 above, are important for the country. 3.4 CARICAD SVG is also a member of CARICAD which is the region’s lead agency on Public Sector Reform and the use of e-Government. CARICAD has developed a Regional E-Government Policy which outlines accountability, developing the private sector, enhancing social inclusion, and facilitating subregional harmonisation and integration. EGRIP recognises the CARICOM Connectivity Agenda (2003), the Action-Oriented e-Government Strategy for Countries of the Caribbean Regions 2004-2007, the EU SFA 2005 Programme and CIDA’s proposed Supporting Economic Management in the Caribbean (SEMCAR). Current Usage in Non-ICT Sectors P a g e | 51