ABOUT CARIBNOG
Sharing for Collective Benefit ARPANET PROJECT • University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) • Stanford Research Institute (SRI) • University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) • University of Utah Computer Science Department (UTAH)
Sharing for Collective Benefit Many of the technologies that we take for granted today were developed and refined in fora where technical specialists and user communities share knowledge and experiences
Network Operator Group - NOG Network Operator Groups (NOGs) evolved to meet the need for stakeholders to dialogue and debate over issues that impact the advance of the Information and Communication Technologies
What do NOGs do? • Knowledge and resource sharing • Facilitation • Skill development • Problem solving • Relationship building AfNOG Workshop
NOG Around the World
Building a Region-wide Technical Community Capacity, Competence, Commitment
THE CARIBBEAN LANDSCAPE
THE CARIBBEAN LANDSCAPE • Challenges o Small communities o High cost of travel o Nascent regional technical community • In our favor o High levels of interest o Support from Internet organizations
The CaribNOG Response To strengthen organizations, communities and individuals working on or in support of Caribbean development; To foster development, integration and expansion of regional technical community
CaribNOG Objectives • To bring together Caribbean Network professionals and practitioners into a functional regional community • To harness the knowledge and experiences of the community • To build the technical expert base necessary for building knowledge based economies • To positively impact and serve the national and regional community
The CaribNOG Approach Partnerships Experts Networking • Facilitate Strategic Development • Network Special Interest Groups Planning • Harness the Diaspora Promotion Community Empowerment • Collaboration with CARICOM • Support and leverage existing • Promote Effective Regional ICT regional ICT-based initiatives utilization • Pilot targeted ICT-based projects Leadership Development Training • Facilitate Inter-Organization • Expand Centre of Excellence Collaboration Curriculum and Programmes • Deliver Customized Leadership Development Programs
CaribNOG 2017-2018 Emphases • Internet Infrastructure • Cybersecurity • Cloud Services • Mobile Services • Network Resiliency
Participating In CaribNOG • Mailing List o http://maillist.caribnog.org/mailman/listinfo/caribnog-discuss • Visit our website: o www.caribnog.org • Follow us online o facebook.com/CaribNOG and Twitter: @CaribNOG • For membership information and updates o Email: caribnog@caribnog.org • For meeting sponsorship and support o Email: sponsors@caribnog.org
ABOUT CARIBNOG
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