Maximizing the Value of
Telecom & ICT Networks
in the Single Marketin the Single Market
Hopeton S. Dunn, Ph.D.
Academic Director, TPM Programme
Mona School of Business, University of the West Indies
Telecoms and ICTs for Regional Growth
• Vital for regional integration and economic development
• Facilitate business, government and civil society
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government and civil society
• Telecoms and ICTs also economic sectors in their own right
Convergence is accelerating …
• The upgrade of telephone
networks to offer ADSL
• The alteration of electric power
networks to offer broadband
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networks to offer broadband
services
• The emergence of 3G networks in wireless technology
• IPTV and Digital Mobile Broadcasting
Improving Regional Coordination
in Policy and Regulation
• A single well-resourced regional champion or
agency needed
• Enhancing Caribbean Telecommunications
Union (CTU) to play this role more effectively
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Union (CTU) to play this role more effectively
• Harmonization of regional telecoms legislation,
ICT policy and strategic negotiating positions
• Need for coordinated Caribbean strategic plan
for ICTs
Value Opportunities from
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Internet and 3G Network Services
• Seamless and compatible communication links and platforms across the region
• Increasing use of wireless and other digital
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networks for business, education and governance
• Greater indigenous research, software development and training
Digital Broadcasting
• Regional potential for
export of digital
broadcasting products
and services
Digital Broadcasting
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and services
• Need for coordinated
digital broadcasting
switchover forum and timelines to meet ITU directive set for 2015
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Tel ec o mmu n ic at io nN et wo r ks Mobile Opportunities
• Heavy regional penetration by mobile telephony creating opportunities for improved e-government and online service delivery
• Telework as an opportunity for
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• Telework as an opportunity for improved competitiveness and work flexibility
• Mobile Broadband can contribute to cross-regional e-Business
• Continued user cost reductions needed
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Tel ec o mmu n ic at io nN et wo r ks Music and the Arts
• Harnessing increased revenue from global performance by Caribbean artists
• Improved intellectual property management and harmonization of IP laws across the region
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• Reaping the benefits of digital flexibility and global technology reach
• Continued innovation in new products, sounds and services
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A Strategic Roadmap to
ICT Development
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Source: Jamaica NICT Plan
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