"The technology would allow the region to establish a regional Government Enterprise Architecture that is aligned with the ISO 27001 - Information Security Management and ISO 27032 digital Cyber-security international standards," he added.
One of the main attributes of the C4D initiative is to provide support to achieve two targets under Sustainable Development Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure – Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation. Specifically, countries can expect to pursue target 9b “Support domestic technology development, research and innovation in developing countries…” and target 9c “Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the internet in least developed countries by 2020."
The conference was attended by representatives from the NSOs, from ministries and organisations responsible for Information and Communication Technology, public sector transformation, geospatial information systems specialists, and legal officers across the region. Staff members from the Statistical Services Unit, ICT Unit and Legal Unit of the OECS Commission were also in attendance.
The conference was funded by the World Bank, with support from the Caribbean Development Bank for OECS Member States that are not members of the World Bank.