ICANN participation

Application for "At-Large Structure" (ALS) Designation

Contact information

1. Organization's Name: ICT4D Jamaica

2. Organization's email address: info@xxxxxxxx

3. Organization's phone number (include country/city codes): 1(876) 929-1595/754-6254

4. Organization's address (location and postal address, if different):
HEART Trust/NTA c/o 6B Oxford Road, Kingston 5, Jamaica

5. Organization's website (URL) (if available): http://www.ict4djamaica.org

6. Organization's contact for ALS application (email, phone, address):
Melody_Palmer@xxxxxxxx; Tele# 828-9519; c/o 6B Oxford Road, Kingston 5

Description

7. Is your organization constituted so that participation by individual
Internet users who are citizens or residents of countries within the
Geographic Region in which your organization is based will predominate in
your organization's operation?
Yes

8. Describe your organization's constituents/membership (number,
citizenship/location, defining characteristic - e.g. profession for
professional societies):
ICT4D Jamaica's membership comprises of private and public sectors and
members of the civil society. We are a knowledge sharing network and we have
a newsletter publication called Jamaica Links which is disseminated by 300
copies per quarter. We are involved in sector-specifc initiatives in mainly
5 thematic areas:Education/Training, Hospitality/Tourism,Agriculture/Agri-processing,Community
Development/e-Governance and Entertainment/Music. Various ICT companies
provide support/funding for the initiatives we implement such as the Jamaica
Collaborative Universal Technology Education(JCUTE) for secondary schools.
Mrs Elizabeth Terry is the Chair of ICT4D Jamaica which has a Board of ten
members including trach chairs for the abovementioned areas.

9. Explain the eligibility requirements (if any) for your organization's
constituents/membership (if you provide a written application for admission
as a member, you may attach a copy):
The link to the web page; we do not per se provide an eligibility letter for
membership: http://www.ict4djamaica.org/content/home/register.asp

10. In what language/s does your organization conduct its business?
English

11. Provide support for the statement that your organization is
self-supporting (by answering "yes" you confirm that it will not rely on
ICANN for funding):
No; major funding currently undertaken by overseas donor

12. Describe your organization's structure (e.g. governing and
decision-making bodies and processes):
Decisions are made by the ICT4D Jamaica Board which meets bi-monthly. The
Secretariat consists of a Chair/Facilitator,Project Development Specialist,
Content Editor/Developer and IN Coordinator.Meetings are informal and
decisions made by majority vote.

13. Does your organization commit to supporting its individual
constituents'/membership's informed participation in ICANN?
Yes

14. Describe how your organization keeps its constituents/membership
informed about, and enables them to participate in, decisions regarding
issues of interest:
ICT4D Jamaica newsletter, ICT4D Jamaica website, press releases,workshops,seminars,conference

15. Does your organization post on the Internet publicly-accessible, current
information about your organization's goals, structure, description of
constituent group(s)/membership, working mechanisms, leadership, and
contact(s) (if this information currently is available, provide URLs)?
Yes, it does: http://www.ict4djamaica.org

16. Provide information on your organization's leadership (leaders' names,
positions, emails):
Mrs Elizabeth Terry Chair/Facilitator, ICT4D Jamaica and Director of
Projects and Partnerships,HEART Trust/NTA email:Elizabeth_Terry@xxxxxxxx

Objectives

17. What is your organization's primary goal or mission (please attach any
mission or policy statement for your organization, if in writing, or provide
a URL, if posted):
To foster sustainable development and improve global competitiveness through
research and modeling, advocacy and knowledge sharing of ICT enabled best practices.

18. What ICANN-related issues currently are of interest to your
organization's constituents/membership:
cheaper Internet costs, privacy , security in conducting online transactions

19. If formed, will your organization commit to assisting the Regional
At-Large Organization (RALO) for the region in which your organization is
based in performing its function?
Yes

Signature

Elizabeth Terry Chair/Facilitator ,ICT4D Jamaica;Director of Projects &
Partnerships,HEART Trust/NTA