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ICTP 347: Exploring the new generic top-level domain program with Lance Hinds and Carlton Samuels

Posted by Michele Marius | 16 Apr 2025 | Podcast Episodes

As the internet becomes more integral to economic development, cultural diplomacy, and public governance, there may be strategic value in having custom generic top-level domains (gTLDs). Active participants in the global Internet Governance space, Lance Hinds and Carlton Samuels, are back to discuss ICANN’s New gTLD Program: Next Round, which is currently open. The conversation covered, among other things: the difference between country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) and gTLDs; the current state of use of ccTLDs in the Caribbean region; the New gTLD Program and the benefits that could be realised; and the challenges to Caribbean countries and organisations to apply for new custom gTLDs.

Internet fragmentation 101 and how it is reshaping the digital world

Posted by Michele Marius | 21 Mar 2025 | ICT/Tech

Day by day, the internet is becoming a less unified and cohesive space. “Splinterisation” has been occurring and is likely to continue, which could result in many “internets”. We outline some of the drivers of this fragmentation, likely consequences and some of the forums that are trying to make a difference.

ICTP 335: Building our multistakeholder digital future, with Jacqueline Morris

Posted by Michele Marius | 22 Jan 2025 | Podcast Episodes

The Trinidad and Tobago Internet Governance Forum (TTIGF) is just around the corner, and worldwide, it is among the first Internet Governance events of the year. With Jaqueline Morris, a longstanding player in the global Internet Governance space and the current Chair of the Trinidad and Tobago Multistakeholder Advisory Group Board, which is the organiser of the TTIGF, she discusses, among other things, how TTIGF came about, how the internet has been evolving and emerging trends, and the biggest internet or Internet Governance issues to which we should be paying particular attention.

ICTP 331: The internet we should want in 2024 and beyond, with Rodney Taylor of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

Posted by Michele Marius | 4 Dec 2024 | Podcast Episodes

In our last instalment of the year in our series, The Internet we should want in 2024 and beyond, we are joined by Rodney Taylor, the Secretary-General (SG) of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU). In a candid conversation, the SG provides a regional perspective on the role the internet should be playing in the Caribbean region. He also shares his thoughts on, among other things: could the CARICOM Single ICT Space become irrelevant even before it is fully realised; the region’s digital economy; the impact, if any, the Internet of Things could have in the region; and what we, as a region, should want regarding privacy and data protection.

ICTP 328: A 2024 update on ICANN and why we all should be more involved in current and upcoming activities, with Albert Daniels

Posted by Michele Marius | 13 Nov 2024 | Podcast Episodes

To the outsider, the internet-related issues that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is addressing can seem intimidating. But individuals, micro or small businesses, among others, are part of the end-user constituency and are critical players in ICANN’s policy development process.

In our latest conversation with Albert Daniels, the Senior Manager for Stakeholder Engagement for the Caribbean, we discuss some of the latest developments in the ICANN Space. Some of the areas covered include: what exactly is ICANN and why it is important; the Registration Data Request Service and the implications for law enforcement; the new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) Program; and how Caribbean countries could benefit from this and other upcoming initiatives.

Tag: Internet governance

ICTP 347: Exploring the new generic top-level domain program with Lance Hinds and Carlton Samuels

Internet fragmentation 101 and how it is reshaping the digital world

ICTP 335: Building our multistakeholder digital future, with Jacqueline Morris

ICTP 331: The internet we should want in 2024 and beyond, with Rodney Taylor of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union

ICTP 328: A 2024 update on ICANN and why we all should be more involved in current and upcoming activities, with Albert Daniels

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