The 5th Caribbean Ministerial Consultation on Regional Cooperation for E-government Capacity Building (Barbados, June 2004) adopted the Action-Oriented E-Government Strategy for Countries of the Caribbean Region, 2004-2007. In embracing the Strategy, as a framework within which the governments of the region could develop their own national strategies and formulate national and regional programmes in the area of e-Government, the Meeting also agreed on various actions to support its implementation, including the establishment of a regional Technical and Advisory Support Facility (TASF). At the services of national and regional e-Government efforts, the TASF, operational since September 2005, enhances regional cooperation through the coordination of all e-Government activities executed in the Region, and through the sharing of information, data and experiences. The TASF is expected to play a catalytic role in supporting the development of national e-Government capacity in the Caribbean and in increasing the exchange of experiences and practices with the neighboring Region of Central America. As a result, the technical and advisory services provided will increase the chances of the Caribbean to grow stronger as Region, while reducing the existing gaps with regard to the application of ICT within the Public Administration at national level.

• Progress Report on the Technical and Advisory Support Facility - 2006
  
• History and Highlights of the Facility
• E-government Strategy for Countries of the Caribbean Region 2004-2007
• Report on Operations: Sept. 2005 - June 2006
  
  

(i) E-Government Policy Formulation

• Bottom-Up: Evidence-Based Approach
• Top-Down: Political Vision; National Priorities; or Economic & Social Development Strategy
• Diagram of Top Down Policy Formulation

(ii) Demand Side E-Government

• Increasing Awareness
• Building Capacity
• St. Lucia’s Internet Fiesta

(iii) Supply Side E-Government

E-Government Applications/Solutions:

• Infrastructure
  • St.Lucia Police Wide Area Network Architecture
  • Sample Service Level Agreements for WAN (Frame Relay)
  • GOSL Wide Area Network
    
• Finance
  • E-Government and Financial Mgt Reform - St.Lucia
    
• Security and Law Enforcement
  • Towards an IT Strategy for Law Enforcement
  • Border Control System Border Control System - Government of Saint Lucia
    
• E-Health
• E-Tourism
• E-Education
  • Dominica Draft ICT Policy for Education
  • St.Lucia Policy for the Integration of ICT in Education
  • Education Sector Survey - Student Questionnaire
  • Education Sector Survey - Teacher Questionnaire
  • Overview of ICT Policy for the Education System
  • Impact of IT on the School System
    
• Human Resource Information Systems
• E-customs
  • Legislative Requirements for Customs Solution - St.Lucia
    
• E-Government and Sector Linkages
  • Using IT to Strengthen Agriculture-Tourism Linkages

(iv) Legislative Framework

• Electronic Transactions Act - Belize
• Electronic Transactions Bill - Antigua
• Computer Misuse Act, Antigua and Barbuda 2006
• Computer Misuse Bill, Bahamas 2003
• Data Protection Bill, Bahamas 2003
• Electronic Communications and Transactions Bill, Bahamas 2003
• Belize Freedom of Information Act, 2000
• Antigua and Barbuda Freedom of Information Act, 2004
  

(v) Key Organizational Issues

• Institutional Framework
• IT Professional Streaming/Career Path
• Process Analysis & Reengineering
• Data and Information Management
• Knowledge Management
• Change Management
• Public Sector Reform and E-government

(VI) Country Review

Independent States	Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)	French Departments
Antigua & Barbuda	Anguilla	Guadeloupe
Bahamas	Aruba	Martinique
Barbados	Bermuda
Belize	British Virgin Islands
Cuba	Cayman Islands
Dominica	Montserrat
Dominican Republic	Netherland Antilles
French Guiana	Puerto Rico
Grenada	Turks and Caicos
Guyana	US Virgin Islands
Haiti
Jamaica
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago
Antigua & Barbuda

Links to official government websites

(i) Completed Activities

• Meetings and conferences
• Training
  • In-country Workshop on E-Government Policy Formulation and Action Plan for the Commonwealth of Dominica
  • Training Workshop on ICT Policy Making
  • Training on E-government, E-governance and Public Sector Modernization
    • CEOs
    • Senior Public Officers
    • IT Officers
• Workshops
  • Report on In-Country Workshop
  • Report of the Grenada Government Workshop
  • Development of E-government and ICT in the Public Sector Workshops
    • Report on Belize
    • Report on Dominica
    • Report on Grenada
      
      
• Technical Assistance

(ii) Upcoming Events

• Meetings and conferences
• Trainings
• Workshops
• Technical Assistance

(ii)  Regional Background Information

(activities at the supra-national level-i.e. involving two or more countries in the region--related to ICT and e-government readiness)

ICT Readiness reports: 1 2
E-government Readiness Reports
ICT Readiness Methodologies
E-government Readiness Methodologies
Other Papers
Links to Related Sub-regional Organizations and Other Relevant Web Sites

Caribbean E-government Activities

(Activities at the supra-national level-i.e. involving two or more countries in the sub-region-- related to ICT and E-government strategies, policies, action plans and to practical initiatives).

Sub-Regional ICT Strategies and Policy Documents:

Sub-Regional E-government Strategies and Policy Documents: 1 2
Sub-regional ICT Initiatives 1
Sub-Regional E-government Initiatives
Links to Relevant Sub-Regional Organizations and Other Relevant Web Sites

(i) Link to RedGEALC Website

(ii) Online discussion forum for TASF’s focal points

(iii) TASF's focal points