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“Caribbean citizens are
important stakeholders
in the global Internet.
ISOC is here to foster
greater understanding
of the issues that are rel-
evant to the growing the
Caribbean internet, and
stimulating the regional
internet economy,” said
Shernon Osepa, Region-
al Affairs Manager for
Latin America and the
Caribbean at ISOC.
St. Maarten on the
Move is part of a five-
day event called “Inter-
net Week St. Maarten,”
which is expected to at-
tract a broad profile of
internet stakeholders,
including government
officials, policymakers,
regulators, academic re-
searchers, journalists,
and all ordinary internet users. The St. Maarten tele-
communications regulator, BTP, is coordinating the
weeklong conference.
BTP Public Relations Manager, Ryan Wijngaarde,
described the week as “a valuable opportunity for
anyone who wants to learn about what it takes to
accelerate internet development and make it acces-
sible and affordable to all.”
The 12th regional meeting of the Caribbean Net-
work Operators Group (CaribNOG 12), from October
24 to 26, will kick off the week. Bevil Wooding, one
of the CaribNOG founders, explained that the three-
day meeting was designed to give telecom competi-
tors “an opportunity to engage as colleagues with a
common interest in defending Caribbean networks.”
The collaboration between LACNIC, ISOC, and
CaribNOG is significant, as it signals the commit-
ment of regional and international organizations
to work together to strengthen the internet in St.
Maarten and throughout the Caribbean, said Kevon
Swift, Head of Strategic Relations and Integration at
LACNIC. “LACNIC, ISOC and CaribNOG are com-
mitted to developing the technical capacity of the
region to solve Caribbean issues and address Carib-
bean challenges.”
