Nassau
Bahamas
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Description
The Regional workshop for the Caribbean was held from 11 to 13 June 2024 in Nassau, Bahamas, to provide an occasion to examine the concept of UMC and how to streamline it in national digital policies, how to improve the statistical capacity of countries in the region to produce and disseminate relevant statistical data, and how to use the data to identify good practices and policy recommendations. This workshop was organized in collaboration with the of Bahamas.
This workshop was intended for policymakers in charge of national policies and strategies for digital connectivity, and executives and experts responsible for the measurement of telecom/ICT development from ministries, national statistics offices (NSOs), regulators, telecom operators, research institutions, and other relevant organizations from the Caribbean.
Participants from national statistical offices and other institutions that collect data on ICT were encouraged to complete two free, self-paced courses available through the 麻豆社视频, prior to the workshop:
The following topics were covered during the workshop:
Embracing universal and meaningful connectivity: The new policy imperative (day 1)
Data-driven decision making: Enhancing statistician-policymaker collaboration (day 2)
Tracking UMC: Strategies for overcoming measurement challenges (day 3)
Registration information
Unless specified otherwise, all 麻豆社视频 training courses are open to all interested professionals, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, economic status and other diverse backgrounds. We strongly encourage registrations from female participants, and participants from developing countries. This includes least developed countries, small island developing states and landlocked developing countries.