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Biography

Bernadette Lewis was appointed to the position of Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) in August 2003 with a mandate to revitalize the organization. Under her stewardship, the CTU has been transformed into a relevant and vibrant information and communication technologies (ICT) Caribbean organization.

A strong proponent for ICT-enabled Caribbean development, Ms. Lewis has advocated for the use of ICTs through Ministerial Strategic Seminars and an initiative called the Caribbean ICT Roadshow. The Roadshow initiative is designed to raise awareness and educate on the power of ICT and how they may be effectively employed to enhance every sphere of endeavor in the region. The Roadshow has been held 23 times in 18 Caribbean countries. Concurrently, Ms. Lewis has been a champion for improving Cyber Security in the region and was instrumental in the development, with the Organization of American States, of a Caribbean Cyber Security Framework in 2012. The Framework was the foundation of further work done, which has resulted in the first approved Caribbean Cyber Security and Cybercrime Action Plan in 2016.

Ms. Lewis is passionate about and dedicates her work at the CTU to ensuring that all citizens, business and governments of the region have affordable access to and are able to benefit from effective use of ICT.

BERNADETTE LEWIS

Secretary General of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU)