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CANTO ( Caribbean Association for National Telecommunication Organizations ) will be staging the Caribbean region’s first annual HR Training and Best Practices Conference. The interactive conference will be held July 17th and 18th 2008 at the Atlantis Resort after CANTO’s 24th Annual Conference and Trade Exhibition which will take place at the same facility from the 13th - 16th July 2008.
The Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organization CANTO
launches its 24th Annual Telecommunications Conference and Trade
Exhibition on connect the Caribbean on the 12th of March 2008. The
event which will take place from the 13th -16th of July 2008 at the
beautiful and scenic Atlantis Hotel, in Paradise Island, Bahamas will
be co-hosted by the National Telecommunications Provider, Bahamas
Telecommunications Company.
The theme of this year’s
event is " CANTO- Caribbean Unity through Connectivity and will centre
around the Connecting the Caribbean (CTC)Initiative of CANTO. The
Connect the Caribbean Initiative is the Caribbean’s response to the
"Connect the World Initiative". Consistent with the framework of
Connect the World, the project will function as a partnership to
mobilize the human, financial and technical resources required to
bridge major gaps in ICT infrastructure development, enabling a
harmonized policy framework and developing relevant and affordable
services and applications. The expectation is that Investment in ICT
will fuel economic growth and employment in the region and help
fast-track targets to achieve broader development goals. As such, the
vehicle of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy is expected to play
a key role.
CANTO believes that the principles underpinning a connected Caribbean include:
1. A shared vision for Caribbean development and the advancement of the region’s people is the key.
2. A connected Caribbean is one in which its people, institutions and systems are connected through the strengthening of
a. physiological ties (local content, cultural)
b. economic ties (trade, industry, commerce)
c. knowledge sharing (education, experience, research, expert networking)
3. A connected Caribbean implies pervasive affordable broadband
internet connectivity and the application of ICT to inter alia:
CANTO 2008 will
bring experts and policy makers from around the globe to discuss the
issues impacting the Operators in areas such as:
1. Enabling Environment - Harmonization of Regional Regulations and Policies
2. ICT Services and Applications - Mobile Broadband Contents and IPTV
3. Infrastructure and Readiness - Moving towards Convergence
4. Leveraging IT Automation for Business Transformation
5. Maximizing Customer Value/Building Loyalty
6. Strategy and Operations
The Co-host
Bahamas Telecommunication Company (BTC) promises an exciting experience
filled with great food, entertainment and social and networking
opportunities in the island where delegates will be allowed to "Escape
from Everyday Life". CANTO invites everyone to be part of this exciting
event in Atlantis Paradise Island – the Bahamas.
For more information on CANTO 2008 visit : www.canto.org/canto2008
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