Digital economy is a prime function of the Internet, and regional relationships are key. This 3 day workshop should set an example for all areas. [image: isoc live] <https://isoc.live/16312>On *Monday - Wednesday February 13-15 2023* the *Caribbean Telecommunications Union <https://ctu.int/>* (CTU), in collaboration with the *Commonwealth Secretariat <https://thecommonwealth.org/>*, will hold a training workshop '*Effective Legal Frameworks for Building the Digital Economy <https://bit.ly/40HfEUu>*' in Barbados. The *Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda <https://thecommonwealth.org/connectivity-agenda>* (CCA) was adopted in 2018 with with a view to boosting trade and investment links across the Commonwealth and raising intra-Commonwealth trade to US$2 trillion by 2030. This workshop has been organized in light of the growing importance of creating strong and resilient digital economies, and the correlative need to create an adequate enabling environment through the creation of effective and cohesive legal frameworks, *AGENDA https://bit.ly/40HfEUu <https://bit.ly/40HfEUu>* *DAY 1 - FEB 13 (AST = UTC-4)* *09:00 Opening Session* *Francola John*- Stakeholder Engagement and Event Management Specialist, CTU *Rodney Taylor*, Secretary-General, CTU *Paulo Kautoke*, Senior Director, Trade Oceans and Natural Resources Directorate, Commonwealth Secretariat *Hon. Dale Marshall Q.C. M.P,* Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Barbados *09:35 Measuring digital economies and creating an enabling regulatory environment for financial innovation* *Mark Wensley*, Digital Advisor to the UN Capital Development Fund *Helen Gradstein*, Regional Digital Finance Specialist, Caribbean *10:15 Intellectual Property* *Regan Asgarali*, Controller of Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Office of Trinidad and Tobago *11:00 Fintech & Regulatory Sandboxing* *Felicity Jaforktuk*, Country Manager, Zeemoney, Barbados *John Outridge*, CEO, Trinidad & Tobago International Financial Centre *Warrick Ward*, CEO, Financial Services Commission, Barbados MOD: *Chris Southworth*, SG, International Chamber of Commerce, UK *13:00 Data Protection & Cross Border Data Flows* *Vashti Maharaj*-Adviser Digital Trade Policy, Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda (CCA) *13:35 Consumer Protection & Competition/Fair Trading Legislation to Bolster the Digital Economy* *Nievia Ramsundar*, Executive Director/CEO, CARICOM Competition Commission *14:30 Bridging the Digital Divide: Telecommunications Legislative Frameworks* *Annie Baldeo*, Executive Officer Policy, Planning and Economics, Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago *15:15 The Role of Cybersecurity in Building Trust & Confidence in the Digital Economy* *Anselm Charles*, Information and Communications Technology Manager, CARICOM IMPACS *15:45 Wrap Up* *Rodney Taylor*, Secretary-General, CTU *DAY 2 - FEB 14 (AST = UTC-4)* *09:00 The Role of Standardization in Legal Frameworks for Building the Digital Economy* *Cindy Parokkil* – International Policy Manager – BSI *09:35 Bridging Borders: ICC Standards Toolkit for Cross-Border Paperless Trade* *Chris Southworth*, Secretary General, International Chamber of Commerce, UK *10:20 Bringing the Pieces Together, The Importance of Regional Harmonization* *Sofie Maddens*, Head of the Regulatory and Market Environment, ITU *11:00 Caribbean Harmonization* *Sofie Maddens*, Head of the Regulatory and Market Environment, ITU *Dr. Chantal Ononaiwu*, Director (Trade), CARICOM Single Market and Trade MOD: *Rodney Taylor,* Secretary-General, CTU *13:00 Role of Legal Harmonization In Bolstering The Digital Economy: The Contribution of the UNCITRAL Model Laws on Electronic Transferable Records and The Use and Cross-border Recognition of Identity Management and Trust Services* *Dr. Luca Castellani*, Legal Officer, Secretary of Working Group IV (Electronic Commerce), UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) *13:35 International Perspective: Trade Facilitation Agreements & International Cooperation* *Mohammed Owais Khan*, Adviser, Regulatory Framework, Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda, The Commonwealth Secretariat *14:30 Group Work Assignment* (no webcast) *DAY 3 - FEB 15 (AST = UTC-4)* *09:00 Review of Day 2 Findings and Key Takeaways* (no webcast) *09:15 Group Assignment Discussion* (no webcast) *11:00 Presentation by Groups + Q&A* *13:30 Partner Presentation(s)* *14:15 Key Workshop Takeaways and Next Steps* *15:00 Vote of Thanks and Close of Proceedings* *Kirk Haywood*, Head Commonwealth Connectivity Agenda, Trade Oceans and Natural Resources Directorate, The Commonwealth Secretariat *Rodney Taylor*, Secretary-General, Caribbean Telecommunications Union *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ctu-cca-legal <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ctu-cca-legal>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/412QD6D <https://bit.ly/412QD6D>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/>*) *TWITTER #ConnectivityAgenda <https://bit.ly/40NGLxf> @CTUnion @commonwealthsec #Caribbean* *MASTODON #ConnectivityAgenda <https://mastodon.social/tags/ConnectivityAgenda> #Caribbean* *SIMULCASTS* *https://bit.ly/connectivityagenda <https://bit.ly/connectivityagenda>* (CTU YouTube) *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/* <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/> (AI Captions) *https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanTelecommunicationsUnion <https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanTelecommunicationsUnion> *(AI Captions) *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/ctu-cca-legal <https://archive.org/details/ctu-cca-legal>* *Permalink https://isoc.live/16312 <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/%E2%80%8Bhttps://isoc.live/16312>* - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -