{"id":15246,"date":"2017-08-27T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2017\/08\/27\/en-trinidad-igf-2017-overview\/"},"modified":"2017-08-27T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T16:00:00","slug":"en-trinidad-igf-2017-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2017\/08\/27\/en-trinidad-igf-2017-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"TTIGF 2017 \u2014 First Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest & 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n

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  1. On the morning of 26 January 2017, the first Trinidad and Tobago IGF met at the Courtyard Marriott in Port of Spain \u2014 the first national IGF anywhere in the English-speaking Caribbean.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Under the theme 'The Role of the Internet and the Digital Economy in the Sustainable Development of Trinidad and Tobago', a panel of UWI, the TTIX exchange, regulator TATT and TTMAG ranged from ICT's economic integration to net neutrality, closing with an open forum.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  3. Video greetings from the UN IGF Secretariat, the MAG chair and IGFSA marked its entry into the recognised NRI network \u2014 a small-state launch case led by the .tt community's TTMAG.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on TTIGF 2017 \u2014 First Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum<\/strong> draws on official outputs, session records and on-site reporting. In a hurry? The three lines above and the diagrams carry the gist.<\/p>\n

    Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n

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    Item<\/th>\nDetail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Official name<\/td>\nTTIGF 2017 \u2014 First Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Dates<\/td>\n26 January 2017 (9 am \u2013 1 pm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Venue<\/td>\nCourtyard Marriott, Port of Spain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Theme<\/td>\nRegional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Host<\/td>\nHosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Multistakeholder Advisory Group (TTMAG), with IEEE TT, ICANN, IGFSA, ISOC-TT, TTCSI, TTCS, TTIX and TTNIC as strategic partners<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Outcome<\/td>\nThe first national IGF ever held in the English-speaking Caribbean; a published meeting report, a themed panel and an open forum \u2014 launching an annual series held each January<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    (See the source list at the end of this article.)<\/p>\n

    Discussion Digest \u2014 from the Session Records<\/h2>\n

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    Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n

    1. First in the English-Speaking Caribbean \u2014 a National IGF That Started with Half a Day<\/h3>\n

    Sessions<\/strong>: Opening (chair Tracy Hackshaw) and video greetings (Chengetai Masango, UN IGF Secretariat; Lynn St. Amour, MAG chair; Markus Kummer, IGFSA; Marilyn Cade, IGF-USA)<\/p>\n