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e-Business Roundtable (Case Study in Trinidad and Tobago)
Presented by Atiba Phillips
Managing Director
INFOCOMM Technologies Ltd.
OVERVIEW
The Trinidad and Tobago e-Business Roundtable (e-Business
Roundtable) is a private sector led partnership with government,
consisting of high-level business executives, technology experts and
academics, that aims to map out a strategy for Trinidad and
Tobago’s economic growth and success by focusing on leadership,
opportunity recognition, innovation and revenue generation through
the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) in
business.
e-Business Roundtable
OBJECTIVES
1. To influence Government’s ICT policy and facilitate the
development of Trinidad and Tobago's Internet economy.
2. To produce an annual report and recommendations on the issues
that Government needs to address to keep fastforward relevant,
and to fulfill future planning goals.
3. To act as a pool of private sector expertise available to assist in the
development of existing enterprises as well as the identification
and promotion of new domestic, regional and international
business opportunities
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e-Business Roundtable
Overview (Cont’d)4. To work with the various Industry Associations to explore the
potential for ICT as a sector-level catalyst for the enhancement of
foundation industries such as, Financial services, Energy, Services
(including tourism), Culture/Entertainment, Fisheries Management
and Agriculture.
5. To inspire Trinidad and Tobago business and citizens to grasp the
opportunities presented by network technologies, including the
Internet.
6. To identify new and emerging human capital development
requirements to support Trinidad and Tobago’s increased levels of
ICT-driven innovation.
7. To identify areas in which business houses need support to
embrace technology for innovation and greater productivity.
e-Business Roundtable
Working Groups
Cabinet Cabinet
MPAMPA
PSICT Division
E-Commerce Unit
PSICT Division
E-Commerce Unit
FastForward Steering CommitteeFastForward
Steering Committee
1. Financial, Institutional, Logistical & Legal
1. Financial, Institutional, Logistical & Legal
E-BusinessRoundtableE-BusinessRoundtable
2. Technology & Infrastructure
2. Technology & Infrastructure
3. Heritage & Arts, New Media & Local Content
3. Heritage & Arts, New Media & Local Content
4. Promotion, Communications
& Awareness
4. Promotion, Communications
& Awareness
5. Special Focus Sectors (Tobago, MSMEs, etc)
5. Special Focus Sectors (Tobago, MSMEs, etc)
6. Education, Training,& Development
6. Education, Training,& Development
7. Action Vanguards7. Action Vanguards
International ExpertsGovernmentBusinessAcademiaCivil SocietyTechnologyLegal (IP)
International ExpertsGovernmentBusinessAcademiaCivil SocietyTechnologyLegal (IP)
e-Business Roundtable
Working Groups
1. Financial, Institutional, Logistical & Legal
1. Financial, Institutional, Logistical & Legal
2. Technology & Infrastructure
2. Technology & Infrastructure
3. Heritage & Arts, New Media & Local Content
3. Heritage & Arts, New Media & Local Content
4. Promotion, Communications
& Awareness
4. Promotion, Communications
& Awareness
5. Special Focus Sectors (Tobago, MSMEs, etc)
5. Special Focus Sectors (Tobago, MSMEs, etc)
6. Education, Training,& Development
6. Education, Training,& Development
7. Action Vanguards7. Action Vanguards
Working Groups
1. Financial, Institutional, Logistical & Legal
1. Financial, Institutional, Logistical & Legal
2. Technology & Infrastructure
2. Technology & Infrastructure
3. Heritage & Arts, New Media & Local Content
3. Heritage & Arts, New Media & Local Content
4. Promotion, Communications
& Awareness
4. Promotion, Communications
& Awareness
5. Special Focus Sectors (Tobago, MSMEs, etc)
5. Special Focus Sectors (Tobago, MSMEs, etc)
6. Education, Training,& Development
6. Education, Training,& Development
7. Action Vanguards7. Action Vanguards
Working Group 1
Larry Howai
Alison Lewis
Ashmeer Mohammed
Working Group 1
Larry Howai
Alison Lewis
Ashmeer Mohammed
Working Group 2
Greig Laughlin
Lorcan Camps
RobertBoopsingh
Working Group 2
Greig Laughlin
Lorcan Camps
RobertBoopsingh
Working Group 3
JacquelineWilson
Ronald Hinds
Working Group 3
JacquelineWilson
Ronald Hinds
Working Group 5
Edwina Leacock
Roger Bertrand
SoniaMc Letchie
Working Group 5
Edwina Leacock
Roger Bertrand
SoniaMc Letchie
Working Group 4
Ronald Hinds
VishnuDhanpaul
ClevelandThomas
Working Group 4
Ronald Hinds
VishnuDhanpaul
ClevelandThomas
Working Group 6
Denise Thompson
Rolph Balgobin
Clyde Alleyne
Working Group 6
Denise Thompson
Rolph Balgobin
Clyde Alleyne
E-BusinessRoundtableE-BusinessRoundtable
Working Group 1
Working Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 4
Working Group 5
Working Group 5
Working Group 6
Working Group 6
Project Group 2Project Group 2Project Group 1Project Group 1 Project Group 3Project Group 3 Project Group 4Project Group 4
e-Business Roundtable
Working Groups
Government’s CabinetGovernment’s Cabinet
MPAIMPAI
PSICT Division
E-Commerce Unit
PSICT Division
E-Commerce Unit
FastForward Steering CommitteeFastForward
Steering Committee
E-BusinessRoundtableE-BusinessRoundtable
International ExpertsGovernment
BusinessAcademia
Civil SocietyTechnologyLegal (IP)
International ExpertsGovernment
BusinessAcademia
Civil SocietyTechnologyLegal (IP)
1. Financial, Institutional, Logistical & Legal
1. Financial, Institutional, Logistical & Legal
2. Technology & Infrastructure
2. Technology & Infrastructure
3. Heritage & Arts, New Media & Local Content
3. Heritage & Arts, New Media & Local Content
4. Promotion, Communications
& Awareness
4. Promotion, Communications
& Awareness
Working Groups
Working Group 1
Larry Howai
Alison Lewis
Ashmeer Mohammed
Edwina Leacock
Working Group 1
Larry Howai
Alison Lewis
Ashmeer Mohammed
Edwina Leacock
Working Group 3
Gillian Macintyre
ClevelandThomas
Rolph Balgobin
Denyse Thompson
Working Group 3
Gillian Macintyre
ClevelandThomas
Rolph Balgobin
Denyse Thompson
Working Group 2
Lorcan Camps
RobertBoopsingh
Greig Laughlin
Clyde Alleyne
Working Group 2
Lorcan Camps
RobertBoopsingh
Greig Laughlin
Clyde Alleyne
Working Group 4
Ronald Hinds
SoniaMc Letchie
VishnuDhanpaul
Roger Bertrand
Working Group 4
Ronald Hinds
SoniaMc Letchie
VishnuDhanpaul
Roger Bertrand
1. Financial, Institutional, Logistical & Legal
1. Financial, Institutional, Logistical & Legal
2. Technology & Infrastructure
2. Technology & Infrastructure
3. Heritage & Arts, New Media & Local Content
3. Heritage & Arts, New Media & Local Content
4. Promotion, Communications
& Awareness
4. Promotion, Communications
& Awareness
Working Groups
Working Group 1
Larry Howai
Alison Lewis
Ashmeer Mohammed
Edwina Leacock
Working Group 1
Larry Howai
Alison Lewis
Ashmeer Mohammed
Edwina Leacock
Working Group 3
Gillian Macintyre
ClevelandThomas
Rolph Balgobin
Denyse Thompson
Working Group 3
Gillian Macintyre
ClevelandThomas
Rolph Balgobin
Denyse Thompson
Working Group 2
Lorcan Camps
RobertBoopsingh
Greig Laughlin
Clyde Alleyne
Working Group 2
Lorcan Camps
RobertBoopsingh
Greig Laughlin
Clyde Alleyne
Working Group 4
Ronald Hinds
SoniaMc Letchie
VishnuDhanpaul
Roger Bertrand
Working Group 4
Ronald Hinds
SoniaMc Letchie
VishnuDhanpaul
Roger Bertrand
1. Financial, Institutional, Logistical & Legal
1. Financial, Institutional, Logistical & Legal
2. Technology & Infrastructure
2. Technology & Infrastructure
3. Heritage & Arts, New Media & Local Content
3. Heritage & Arts, New Media & Local Content
4. Promotion, Communications
& Awareness
4. Promotion, Communications
& Awareness
Roundtable initiatives – Key ICT Projects
Programme / Project Description
Broadband At present the Scope of Work (SOW) has been produced and it will be sent out for tender.
The expected deliverables of the Broadband initiative are:
• Readiness Assessment Report – T&T Internet Exchange
• Readiness Assessment Report – Domestic hosting industry
• Design and Delivery of Workshops – T&T Internet Exchange and domestic hosting industry
• Domestic hosting market development and incentive report
• National Hosting Infrastructure Design Standards Report
• GoRTT Data Centres Requirements Analysis and Stakeholder Consultation
• Identification of ranked possible locations for GoRTT Data Centres with detailed site evaluations and recommendations
e-Business Roundtable
Roundtable initiatives – Key ICT Projects
Programme / Project Description
Broadband • Design of GoRTT Data Centers• Risk Management report• Operational Strategy – GORTT Data Centers• Operational Strategy – T&T Internet Exchange• Implementation Strategy – Domestic hosting
industry• Implementation of the GoRTT Data Centers • Implementation of the Trinidad and Tobago
Internet Exchange and a DNS Root Server Mirror
e-Business Roundtable
Roundtable initiatives – Key ICT Projects
Programme / Project Description
e-Payments policy • Local e-Payment Provider(s) Various solutions – Debit Card, e-Check, e-wallet, microPayments, Mobile etc.
• Promote T & T as a safe for e-Payments to attract international providers e.g. Paypal and WorldPay. E.g. T & T having a better C.P.I1. Rating
• Legal and Regulatory Environment• MSME’s have greater access to Internet Merchant
Bank Accounts (To received Credit Card Payments)
• Market Engagement – current state assessment; workshops, seminars to build Trust & Confidence
e-Legislation • Data Protection and e-Transaction Bills: in final round of consultation between MPA and CPC prior to being laid in parliament
e-Business Roundtable
Roundtable initiatives – Key ICT Projects
Programme / Project Description
1. fastforward II Review, comment and consultations
2. Cell Towers Issue Providing recommendations on resolving the issue between the two major service providers.
3. Symposium The Minister is in amenable to the idea of holding the symposium.The Roundtable is to proceed with the planning of the event, which will include; Determining the financial resource allocation; Determining the stakeholders/partners of the initiative and the operational functions that they will perform.
4. Jump start e-Marketplace Making recommendations and suggestions on what the private sector needs are in order for businesses to take advantage of the service. (e.g fiscal incentives).
e-Business Roundtable
Thank You!!!!
Atiba Phillips
MANAGING DIRECTOR
INFOCOMM TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
mobile:1(868) 683-6300
e-mail: [email protected]
web: www.ict.co.tt