30th Anniversary Celebrations: Caribbean FutureScape

Caribbean FutureScape is a simulation of a confederation of 5 Caribbean countries whose governments have collaborated and cooperated to use information and communication technologies (ICT) to accelerate the social and economic development of their countries.

Event	Caribbean FutureScape
Theme	Digital Transformation – Do it!
Dates	29th April to 1st May 2019
Venue	Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

To apply for citizenship in Caribbean FutureScape please click here.

Please note, participants who register for citizenship in FutureScape will have full access to all of its experiences. Walk in participants, who do not register, will enjoy a demonstration of the experiences.

Objectives

1. To demonstrate the transformative potential of ICT in a futuristic Caribbean Single ICT Space.
2. To demonstrate the the possibilities for free movement of people, goods, services and capital, and rights of establishment in a Single Market and Economy
3. To comprehensively demonstrate the benefits of collaboration by Caribbean governments in establishing the Single ICT Space.
4. To prove that competing ICT services providers can be mobilised to collaborate to build the ICT Space.
5. To encourage Caribbean Prime Ministers to commit to 21^st Century Government and national and regional digital transformation.

Methodology

Create a compelling, real-time technology immersion experience that demonstrates the speed, efficiency, transparency, resilience, facility and simplicity of life in a fully integrated digital Caribbean. The FutureScape format therefore is interactive in order to fully engage participants and, in this way, foster new thinking and the decisive action needed to create a Single ICT Space.

Value Proposition

1. Greater insight, understanding and appreciation of ICT and how they can be effectively applied in every area of Caribbean life.
2. Recognition  of the need for multi-stakeholder collaboration for the establishment of  Caribbean Single Market and Economy served by digital technologies in a Single ICT Space
3. Maximising the benefits of Governments working collaboratively and achieving economies of scale
4. Appreciation of what life could be in a paperless, 100% digital society.

Desired Outcome

1. Participants would recognise the imperative for collaboration and commit to the FutureScape model.
2. The FutureScape collaboration model would be replicated in Caribbean Countries to accelerate the establishment of the Single ICT Space and create the digital layer for the Caribbean Single Market and Economy.

Underlying Context and Assumptions

1. Caribbean Governments have collaborated to build FutureScape;
2. FutureScape has an enabling environment of harmonised policies, legislation and regulations; and 
3. All national systems are standardised and fully interoperable, regionally, within FutureScape.

FutureScape Experience

Your application for on-line citizenship is the key that will unlock the benefits of FutureScape and your life within its boundaries.

On application, a notification will be sent to confirm your citizenship and requiring you to indicate whether you would be visiting FutureScape:

On application, a notification will be sent to confirm your citizenship and requiring you to indicate whether you would be visiting FutureScape:

• In person. At the FutureScape entry portal you would be required to apply for a digital Passport.
• Virtually. Special times will be allocated for your virtual experience.
• At a later date.

On your entry to FutureScape, you will be issued a Digital passport bearing a unique digital ID (DID) that will enable you to experience life to the fullest in FutureScape. Citizens in FutureScape will have access to government, private sector and civil society services.

As you move through FutureScape, you will be required to observe the laws and respond to alerts provided. Crimes are to be reported and will be prosecuted.

FutureScape Citizenship

Citizenship in FutureScape is open to:

1. Government Officials:
   • Prime Ministers and Government Ministers
   • Permanent Secretaries and Technical Officers
   • Other Senior Government Officials
2. Executive representatives of:
   • Regional inter-governmental organisations,
   • Development agencies,
   • Academia
3. Private Sector Executives
4. Caribbean Citizens

Stakeholders and Roles

CTU Secretariat will provide high-level coordination oversight of the work and logistical support for the development of FutureScape.

Technology partners will work collaboratively to develop a cohesive technological eco-system, comprising the digital life scenarios, that will provide a seamless experience for citizens in Futurescape.

Caribbean Governments must collaborate and work together to create an enabling environment for a fully integrated, digital FutureScape.

FutureScape: Services

FutureScape provides a rich suite of  government, private Sector, civil society  and emergency services. By accessing these services, citizens will experience different aspects of life in a digitally transformed Caribbean.

Day two: Tuesday 30th April

Time	Activity	Presenter
08:30	Collection of Instruments of Citizenship in Caribbean FutureScape
	Experiencing life in Caribbean FutureScape:
	Life in General
10:45	Disaster Alert!
11:00	Table Top Exercise: Disaster Preparedness and Management	Sponsored by Huawei Moderated by: Mr. Nigel Cassimire Telecommunications Specialist – CTU
12:15	Luncheon
	Session 1: Caribbean FutureScape Plenary
	This Session will present a report on the state of Caribbean FutureScape based on the information collected from citizens and the application of data analytics. It will point to the need for Caribbean countries to pursue digital transformation as a priority and present a case study of how the Republic of Estonia was transformed. Finally, the session will address the need for collaboration amongst Caribbean governments and for pooling of financial and human resources to accelerate the realisation of a digitally transformed Caribbean.
		Moderator: Mr. Selby Wilson Telecommunications Strategist – CTU
13:15	Caribbean FutureScape: State of the Nations Report	Mr. Leslie Lee Fook Managing Director, Incus Services
13:45	Digital Transformation – Do it or Die!	Mr. Colin Soo Ping Chow Executive Chairman EY Caribbean
14:15	It’s Possible – How we Transformed: Republic of Estonia Case Study	Mr. Siim Sikkut Government CIO / Deputy Secretary General for IT & Telecom Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications Republic of Estonia
14:45	Accelerating Digital Transformation by pooling limited resources	Dr. The Right Hon. Keith Mitchell Prime Minister of Grenada
15:15	Coffee Break

Time	Activity
	Session 2: Disruptive Technologies
	Many emerging technologies have the potential to severely disrupt the sector and effectively dismantle the frameworks that govern traditional markets. This session seeks to highlight some of those technologies and explain their potential to upset the status quo. While the technologies may indeed be disruptive, they may present game-changing opportunities for the discerning.
	Lightning Presentations:	Moderator: Mr. Gary Kalloo CTU Consultant
15:30	bmobile	Ms. Tanya Muller, with Mr. Sean Koon Koon and Mr. Alan Murphy
15:40	Cable and Wireless Communications	Mr. Vivek Khemka Chief Technology and Product Officer Senior Vice President of Liberty Latin America
15:50	AWS (Amazon Web Services)	Mr. Luis Ayala Head of Central America & Caribbean Public Sector Business
16:00	Digicel Group	Mr. Paul Acton Commercial Director
16:10	OneWeb	Mr. Adrian Steckel CEO
16:30	Q&A Discussion
17:00	End of Session

Day three: Wednesday 1st April

Time	Activity	Presenter
	Session 1: Building Blocks for Caribbean FutureScape:
	In the context of building a CARICOM Single ICT Space, this session seeks to present a vision for 21st Century Government, Public service Transformation and a Smart Caribbean. It will address the significant elements that enabled the seamless availability of services in Caribbean FutureScape, namely collaboration, the unique digital identifier, business process re-engineering and the people that made it work.
08:30	Video: Life in Caribbean FutureScape	MC: Mr. Trevor Prevatt, CTU Consultant
08:32	Opening Remarks
08:35	Introduction to 21st Century Government	Ms. Bernadette Lewis Secretary General Caribbean Telecommunications Union
08:45	Public Service Transformation	Mr. Devon Rowe Executive Director Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD)
08:55	Keynote Address: Creating a Smarter Caribbean through Collaboration	Mr. Luis Adolfo Guillot CTO for Government Solutions Latin America and Caribbean Region Huawei
	Panel: Caribbean FutureScape Building Blocks:
09:25	Introduction of the Panel	Moderator: Mr. Devon Rowe
09:30	The value of a unique digital  identifier	Mr. Brett Ramirez Director – Emerging Technologies Diagon Limited
09:40	People behind the Processes	Mr. Ashish Uttamchandani Regional ICT Sales and Business Development Manager Productive Business Solutions
09:50	The Business Process Re-engineering Imperative	Mr. Devindra Ramnarine Executive Director/Caribbean Lead – Government and Public Sector EY
10:00	Discussion, Q&A
10:30	Coffee Break Sponsored by Fortinet

Time	Activity	Presenter
	Session 2: Connectivity in Caribbean FutureScape
	In this session, speakers and panelists will discuss the need for regional governments and industry to collaborate to build a connected Caribbean. Without consistent collaboration, the vision of a Single ICT Space will not be realised. New technologies that promote national and regional connectivity and other technologies that foster communications resilience will both be presented.
		Moderator: Mr. Nigel Cassimire Telecommunications Specialist,CTU
10:45	Keynote Address: Building a Connected Caribbean	Mr. Adrian Steckel CEO OneWeb, USA
	Panel: Caribbean FutureScape Connectivity:
11:05	Introduction of Panel	Moderator: Mr. Nigel Cassimire, CTU
11:10	New Applications of  Satellite Technology	Mr. Keven Lippert Chief Commercial Officer and Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives Viasat, USA
11:25	Cell Towers in the Sky	Ms. Julie Kearney Head of Regulatory Affairs, Loon, USA Ms Jennifer Miller General Counsel, Loon, USA
11:40	Technology for connecting people	Mr. Lester Garcia Head of Connectivity Policy Latam Facebook
11:55	Discussion, Q&A
12:15	Luncheon Sponsored by Viasat

	Session 3: Cloud Considerations
	This session is intended to demystify Cloud Services and their uses. It will begin by providing a definition of cloud technology and explaining the essential characteristics of cloud services, and the deployment models. The panelists will discuss the classification of data and the selection of the appropriate cloud models; the types of cloud services the benefits of embracing cloud technology including the value and economies that accrue to users of cloud services. Finally, the session will explore the operational measures that cloud users must consider to ensure the confidentiality, security, on demand access and control over their data.
		Moderator:  Mr. Junior McIntyre CTU Consultant
13:15	Keynote Address: The Necessity of Clouds e-Tender SaaS	Ms. Tanya Muller Mr. Keino Cox bMobile
	Panel: A Caribbean Cloud Policy:
13:35	Introduction of Panel	Moderator: Mr. Junior McIntyre, Consultant
13:40	The importance and future of Cloud Computing	Mr. Luis Ayala Head of Central America & Caribbean Public Sector Business Amazon Web Services
14:00	Embracing the Cloud	Mr. Jenson Sylvester Country Manager, Barbados and Head of B2B for the Southern Caribbean Cable & Wireless Communications
14:20	Discussion, Q&A
14:40	Case Study in Digital Transformation: Dominica	Mr. Paul Acton Commercial Director Digicel Group Michael Barrow Group Service Delivery Manager Caribbean & Central America Digicel Business
15:00	End of FutureScape Experience
15:15	Coffee Break
15:30	CTU TouchPoint Networking Event
	End of 18th Caribbean Ministerial Strategic ICT Seminar