18th - 19th of March 2009

The third WINDS-Caribe conference took place in the Gold Room at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, The University of the West Indies, Jamaica on March 18-19, 2009.

The Workshop brought together ICT researchers and stakeholders in the English-Speaking Caribbean region. The opportunities provided by the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) were presented and some project building sessions with partners and European Commission representatives were organised.

The event was a collaboration between WINDS-Caribe and EuroAfriCa-ICT and was hosted by the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), the WINDS local partner, and the Caribbean Academy of Sciences (CAS).

113 persons attended the conference from various sectors of the Caribbean. The objectives of the workshop were as follows:

1. Stimulate Awareness of and Capacity for submissions to the EU- FP7 Call and future Calls.
2. Advance the ICT Research Mapping Findings in the Caribbean reality.
3. Initiate institutional support proposals for ICT R&D in the Caribbean.
4. Demonstrate the value of joint collaborations.
5. Give a face to the EU and its mission for the Caribbean.

Agenda & Conference Report (PDF)

Article about the event from the CAS website

Conference Press Release (PDF)

Pictures of the event

Participants

Participants in the workshop included representatives from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Kitts and Nevis, Barbados, St. Lucia, Anguilla, Belgium, Netherland Antilles, and Belize. They were drawn from universities and other educational institutions, various government ministries (Education, Telecommunications, Commerce, Industry, etc), financial institutions, and other public and private sector institutions/businesses.

Presentations

• The SRC model and experiences and future ACP/EU opportunities, Dr. Audia Barnett, Executive Director, Scientific Research Council, Jamaica (PDF)
• The future of ICT research in the region: incubatory ICT research needs, Ms. Dionne Palmer, Incubator Manager, Technology Innovation Centre, UTECH, Jamaica (PDF)
• Education by Distance Dr. Christine Marrett, Senior Programming Officer, UWI Distance Education Centre, Jamaica (PDF)
• Regulations in the OECS Mr. Embert Charles; Managing Director, Eastern Telecommunication Authority, Saint Lucia (PDF)
• ICT Policy, Professor Evan Duggan, Mona School of Business, Jamaica (PDF)
• Fe-Agriculture Mr. Fred Anderson, Agricultural Business Information Systems, RADA, Jamaica (PDF)
• The Open Campus and ICT in Caribbean Higher Education, Luz Longsworth, Director, Open Campus Country Sites (PDF)
• SMEs and ICTs, Marlene Higgins, CaribbeanExams (PDF)
• ICT research for Climate Change, Dr. Michael Taylor; UWI, Mona (PDF)
• Renewable Energy, CIPORE Project, Ms. Mona Whyte; Team Leader, Caribbean Energy Information System, SRC, Jamaica (PDF)
• Collaboration in ICT Research Professor Robert France; Colorado State University, USA (PDF)
• e-Health Dr. Winston Davidson; UTECH, Jamaica (PDF)

For more information, please contact Mr. Roderick Sanatan.