Minister Roban to Travel to Trinidad
This weekend the Minister of the Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Walter Roban will travel to Trinidad to participate in the 2nd Trinidad and Tobago ICT Business and Innovation Symposium 2010.
The theme of this year’s conference is ICT Innovation: Staying Ahead and is scheduled for November 14th to 16th at the Hyatt Regency, Trinidad.
The Minister has been invited to participate on a Ministerial Panel called, Harnessing the Power of ICT Development, during which he will present a paper on Bermuda’s Telecommunications reforms.
These will include legislative reforms designed to accommodate technological convergences, spur innovation, encourage e-commerce and broaden the uptake of ICT (information and communications technologies) to its citizens.
For example, the change from managed competition to full competition is based on a robust and transparent regulatory framework that has embraced international best practices to support sustainable facilities-based competition; innovation and new services; competitive prices and the removal of license barriers to enable efficiencies.
Others on the panel will be Minister Dr. Edmond Mansoor of Antigua and Barbuda, Minister Rudrawatee Nan Ramgoolam of the host nation Trinidad and Tobago, and the Secretary General of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Dr. Hamadoun Toure. The panel will be moderated by Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Bernadette Lewis.
“I was both honored and enthused to be invited to such a one of a kind event,” Minister Roban said. “I am looking forward to sharing Bermuda’s telecommunications plan going forward and to investigate how we can coordinate our efforts with other CARICOM members to the benefit of all involved.
“As I said last week in my Ministry initiatives for the legislative session 2011 Bermuda must sustain its development in a world of rapid technological change. It is my job to make certain that not only does Bermuda not get left behind, but that we are the leaders of the future in this regard.”
The event has been organized by the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in collaboration with the National Information and Communications Technology Company Limited (iGovTT) and the e-Business Roundtable.
The line-up of international speakers includes Chris Anderson of Wired Magazine and Soumitra Dutta, Professor of Business and Technology and Dean of External Relations at INSEAD. Mr. Anderson will offer his cutting edge insight into innovation, ICT and the Global Economy while Dr. Dutta will present a global perspective on technology-enabled innovation, online social networking, the knowledge economy, technology and competitiveness.
The Conference will also include a session entitled “A Smarter Planet”, which will highlight how forward-thinking leaders in business, government and civil society around the world are capturing the potential of smarter systems to achieve economic growth, near-term efficiency, sustainable development and societal progress.
The aim of the Conference is, in part, to provide recommendations for how Caribbean countries can utilize innovation in ICT’s to positively impact Government service delivery models, business development, education and other industries to effect transformation throughout the Caribbean.
The feature address will be given by Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago The Hon. Kamla Persad-Bissessar.
The Minister will be accompanied by Permanent Secretary for The Ministry of Environment, Planning and Infrastructure Strategy Dr. Derrick Binns.
For further information please visit www.ictsymposiumtt.com
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