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  • My Takeaways from the TTIGF 2019 Forum

    What is it? In my words, IGF (internet governance forum), is group think and group participation to make the internet ecosystem and related better. Internet governance can be loosely defined as the rules and related, surrounding use and operation of the internet. read more….

  • Overdue: Regulations for Regional Data Protection

    “IS IT TIME for us in the Caribbean to consider our trust issues?” asked George Gobin of the audience gathered for the third local Internet Governance Forum (TTIGF) last Friday…..read more…

  • IGF 2019 Invites Travel Sponsorship

    The fourteenth Annual General Meeting of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be hosted by the Government of Germany in Berlin from 25 to 29 November 2019.

    The Government of Germany is inviting applicants for travel sponsorship.

    Please note that the deadline for the submission of your application is 30th June, 2019.

  • Internet Governance 101

    Participants and TTMAG board members engaged in hearty discussion at IG 101.

    The TTMAG hosted the educational session entitled Internet Governance 101 on Saturday July 21st, 2018 at Naparima College, San Fernando.

    TTMAG Director Jacqueline Morris and Chairman Dev Anand Teelucksingh introduced the participants to the TTMAG, the multistakeholder model of internet governance and gave the participants a very comprehensive while concise overview of how the Internet is governed and managed. The participants were enlightened to some of the technical elements of how data is transferred across the myriad of IoT devices and the architecture of websites with guided examples to showcase how websites are accessed.

    TTMAG Vice-Chair Ajmal Nazir then led a spirited discussion on the proposed outlawing of the Android Boxes which is presently dominating the social and technical forums. The discussions raised concerns about net neutrality, the financial implications to all parties and the need to ensure unethical practices and illegal activities are eliminated. The dilemma identified highlighted that once some degree of ISP intervention is allowed for this purpose, it sets a precedent.

    This brief session ended with the participants better informed about critical aspects of internet governance. No doubt the opportunity for further discussion will generate more participation.

  • Will T&T be a spectator in the AI Arms Race?

    Will T&T be a spectator in the AI Arms Race?

    Author: Patrick Hosein

    Many of us have been reading recent news items concerning Artificial Intelligence (AI). Just to be clear, these news items are in the realm of Narrow AI (i.e. Artificial Intelligence that is focused on one narrow task) and includes such things as autonomous vehicles, image recognition, spam filtering, voice assistants, and many more. (more…)

  • 5G – Possibilities Endless

    5G technology will powerfully increase the connectivity of people, places and devices.

    Author: Sanjay Bahadoorsingh

    The document entitled “The 5G Economy: How 5G Technology Will Contribute to the Global Economy”, published in 2017, is still highly relevant. This informative document provides a very insightful, transformational description of 5G. At a high level, 5G is defined by three driving KPIs:

    1. Peak data rates faster than 10 Gbps: for enhanced mobile broadband.
    2. Device connection density of greater than 1 million per km2: for immense machine-oriented communication.
    3. Latency below 1 ms: for ultra-reliable machine-oriented communications.

    (more…)

  • Join the TTMAG!


    The TTMAG is pleased to announce that we are open for membership! We welcome applications from organisations in the following Stakeholder Groups: Academia; Civil Society; Commercial / Business; Government; Technical Community / ICT Civil Society; or Foreign Based Organisations.

    Please read the TTMAG Membership Guidelines for more information about the application process, membership benefits and the responsibilities of member organisations and stakeholder groups.

    If your organisation is interested in becoming a member of the TTMAG, please click here to apply (completion time: 2 minutes).

  • Charitable Organisations Policy

    Registered Charitable Organisations in Trinidad and Tobago can apply to the Trinidad and Tobago Multistakeholder Group (TTMAG) for a third level domain under charity.tt (i.e. yourname.charity.tt) at no cost.

    Read the TTMAG Charitable Organisations Policy (PDF ; 173K)

    If you have read and understood the TTMAG Charitable Organisations Policy, you can complete the TTMAG online form at
    https://forms.gle/8nuNJMCJBtRWov7Z7 .

    If you have any questions, email [email protected] .

  • TTIGF 2017

    Albert Daniel, ICANN representative contributes to the panel discussion

    Mr. Albert Daniels, Stakeholder Engagement Sr Manager for the Caribbean, ICANN, contributes to the panel discussion.

    Tracy Hackshaw, convener of the TTIGF

    Mr. Tracy Hackshaw, convener of the TTIGF.

    TTIGF 2017 expert panellist (left to right)- Prof. Patrick Hosein, Dr. Kim Mallalieu, Kurleigh Prescod, Kirk Sookram and moderator, Mark Lynderday

    TTIGF 2017 expert panellists (left to right): Prof. Patrick Hosein, Dr. Kim Mallalieu, Mr. Kurleigh Prescod, Mr. Kirk Sookram and moderator, Mr. Mark Lyndersay.

  • TTMAG Launch

    Board members and speakers converse before the TTMAG launch begins

    TTMAG board members and speakers share a light moment before the TTMAG launch.

    Trinidad and Tobago Multistakeholder Advisory Group Board Members

    Trinidad and Tobago Multistakeholder Advisory Group Board Members.