Gerard Best
Gerard Best blogs at http://www.gerardbest.wordpress.com. and is a CCN Multimedia News Editor at Trinidad Express, Port of Spain.
Articles by this Author
CaribNOG Launches Fellowship Program
- By Gerard Best
- Published 24-Sep-11
- Education
- Unrated
Technology practitioners and
enthusiasts from across the Caribbean region will have more opportunities to
attend meetings of the Caribbean Network Operators Group, CaribNOG, thanks to
the CaribNOG Fellowships Program launched today.
Call for ‘Caribbean’ Cloud Computing
- By Gerard Best
- Published 20-Nov-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
Nov. 20, 2010 -- The Caribbean region contemplates an unprecedented opportunity to become a net producer of technology services and solutions, not just a technology consumer.
CARICOM to Develop a Digital Development Action Plan
- By Gerard Best
- Published 04-Nov-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT , CARICOM
- Unrated
Find out why the real priorities
on the agenda of last week's Regional Information
and Communication Technology (ICT) Steering Committee meetings were not primarily technical, but social.
FIFA President to speak at UWI
- By Gerard Best
- Published 23-Sep-10
- Education
- Unrated
FIFA President, Mr Joseph “Sepp” Blatter has agreed to deliver a Distinguished
Lecture on September 25th at 10am at The University of the West
Indies (UWI), St Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago .
Congress WBN hosts successful Inter-governmental ICT Forum in Zimbabwe
- By Gerard Best
- Published 18-Sep-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
A multi-sectoral delegation from Trinidad and Tobago travelled to
Harare, Zimbabwe to share technology development experiences with
counterparts from Southern Africa nations at an international
conference organised by Trinidad-based non-profit, Congress WBN
(C-WBN).
Trinidad Shares ICT Experiences with Zimbabwe
- By Gerard Best
- Published 15-Sep-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
A multi-sectoral delegation from Trinidad and Tobago will this week
travel to East Africa to share technology development experiences with
counterparts at an international conference in Harare, Zimbabwe.
St Lucia moves to develop domestic Internet Industry
- By Gerard Best
- Published 30-Aug-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
Aug. 30, 2010 -- Mrs. Allison Jean, Permanent Secretary in the
Ministry of Communications, Works, Transport and Public Utilities, has declared
Government’s intention to facilitate the establishment of an Internet Exchange
Point (IXP) in St Lucia as a matter of national priority.
St Kitts & Nevis Deserves Faster Local Internet
- By Gerard Best
- Published 30-Aug-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
Aug. 30, 2010 -- An international Symposium crystallises consensus over the establishment of an Internet Exchange Point
(IXP) within St Kitts & Nevis. Participants agree that the domestic IXP must be established as a top priority if the country's technology-based
development agenda is to be fully realised.
Government to Revolutionize Internet in St Vincent and the Grenadines
- By Gerard Best
- Published 26-Aug-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
In Caribbean Telecommunications Union Symposium, Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines considers benefits of establishing an Internet Exchange Point in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Governments Must Take Greater Advantage of Available Technology
- By Gerard Best
- Published 22-Aug-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
A Government of Barbados initiative to use Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) to save thousands of dollars in telephone charges.
Region Must Do More to Support Cultural Content
- By Gerard Best
- Published 22-Aug-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
Governments,Telecommunications firms and creative enterprises were challenged to develop a
comprehensive framework to drive competitiveness and better encourage and
support producers of cultural content in the Caribbean.
Virtual re-colonisation threat imminent, says Caribbean futurist
- By Gerard Best
- Published 19-Aug-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
The Caribbean
region must create a new evidence-based decision making framework if they are
to survive or maintain their sovereignty over the next decade, says futurist Dr.
David Taylor, speaking at the 6th Caribbean Internet Governance Forum
being held in St Maarten.
Caribbean Telecommunications Regulation must facilitate Regional Development
- By Gerard Best
- Published 19-Aug-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
Aug. 19, 2010 -- Caribbean telecommunications regulators must make a "massive shift" in their approach to the regulatory function, if the Caribbean is
to take full advantage of the advances in information and communications
technology (ICT), says respected technology
expert, Mr.Bevil Wooding, speaking at the 6th Caribbean Internet
Governance Forum in St Maarten.
St. Maarten ICT Week Tackles Development Issues
- By Gerard Best
- Published 19-Aug-10
- Telecommunications , Computer/ IT
- Unrated
Aug. 19, 2010 -- The Government of St. Maarten in association with the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) launched the St Maarten ICT Week on Sunday 15th August with a grand Opening Ceremony where speakers emphasized how fundamentally the world has changed as a result of the rapid evolution of information and communication technologies (ICT).

