sandor
July 14, 2005, 08:34 AM
Just came across this article and thought I'd share it .. especially for those who're looking to trod the not so typical path
SOURCE (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article?id=87463912)
Telecoms Master's programme at UWI gets support from TSTT
Wednesday, July 6th 2005
TSTT is supporting an innovative online degree programme offered by The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, with sponsorship worth US$26,000.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The UWI St Augustine has pioneered the campus' first onlineprogramme and, most appropriately, the course of study is a Master's in Telecommunications Regulation and Policy, MRP (Telecommunications).
TSTT's support comes at a time when there is a growing need for well-trained professionals in the region's demonopolised telecoms markets and more particularly in Trinidad and Tobago where market liberalisation is still in a relatively embryonic stage.
The TSTT support will be used to strengthen the programme's resources in a variety of ways over the coming year.
The programme's creator, senior lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UWI, Dr Kim Mallalieu, said the MRP was established to build the region's human capacity in telecoms regulation and policy. She said, "The UWI responded to a clearly identified need for a multi-disciplinary Master's-level programme in telecoms policy and regulation in the Caribbean region". Dr Mallalieu said that the pressing need for capacity building in this area had been expressed at a number of conferences and symposia hosted bythe Caribbean Telecommunications Union, the Caribbean Association of NationalTelecommunications Organisations, the International Telecommunication Unionand the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Telecommunications Reform Project prior to the programme's launch in 2003.
TSTTagrees that there is need for such a programme. According to Lisa Agard, TSTT's vice president for Legal, Regulatory and Carrier Services, "For consumers in Trinidad and Tobago to have the optimal benefit of a liberalised market, all of the key stakeholders-the carriers, the regulator, the government, must have a solid appreciation for regulatory and policy issues. This is absolutely necessary if we are to successfully convert de-monopolisation into sustainable benefits for customers, and sustainable growth and development for the industry".
Agard pointed out that thissupport for the MRP (Telecommunications) programme is part of TSTT's wider strategy for supporting market liberalisation in Trinidad and Tobago, as the programme can benefit employees who have responsibility for regulatory and policy issues in any organisation. She added, "TSTT will do everything necessary to make liberalisation in Trinidad and Tobago a successful case study. In this new environment we have roles as both a carrier and an industry watchdog and we intend to pursue both with the same level of intensity".
SOURCE (http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article?id=87463912)
Telecoms Master's programme at UWI gets support from TSTT
Wednesday, July 6th 2005
TSTT is supporting an innovative online degree programme offered by The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, with sponsorship worth US$26,000.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The UWI St Augustine has pioneered the campus' first onlineprogramme and, most appropriately, the course of study is a Master's in Telecommunications Regulation and Policy, MRP (Telecommunications).
TSTT's support comes at a time when there is a growing need for well-trained professionals in the region's demonopolised telecoms markets and more particularly in Trinidad and Tobago where market liberalisation is still in a relatively embryonic stage.
The TSTT support will be used to strengthen the programme's resources in a variety of ways over the coming year.
The programme's creator, senior lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UWI, Dr Kim Mallalieu, said the MRP was established to build the region's human capacity in telecoms regulation and policy. She said, "The UWI responded to a clearly identified need for a multi-disciplinary Master's-level programme in telecoms policy and regulation in the Caribbean region". Dr Mallalieu said that the pressing need for capacity building in this area had been expressed at a number of conferences and symposia hosted bythe Caribbean Telecommunications Union, the Caribbean Association of NationalTelecommunications Organisations, the International Telecommunication Unionand the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Telecommunications Reform Project prior to the programme's launch in 2003.
TSTTagrees that there is need for such a programme. According to Lisa Agard, TSTT's vice president for Legal, Regulatory and Carrier Services, "For consumers in Trinidad and Tobago to have the optimal benefit of a liberalised market, all of the key stakeholders-the carriers, the regulator, the government, must have a solid appreciation for regulatory and policy issues. This is absolutely necessary if we are to successfully convert de-monopolisation into sustainable benefits for customers, and sustainable growth and development for the industry".
Agard pointed out that thissupport for the MRP (Telecommunications) programme is part of TSTT's wider strategy for supporting market liberalisation in Trinidad and Tobago, as the programme can benefit employees who have responsibility for regulatory and policy issues in any organisation. She added, "TSTT will do everything necessary to make liberalisation in Trinidad and Tobago a successful case study. In this new environment we have roles as both a carrier and an industry watchdog and we intend to pursue both with the same level of intensity".