Spectrum’s Maria Myers-Hamilton highlights regional ICT cooperation at CaribNOG 31

Spectrum’s Maria Myers-Hamilton said Spectrum’s decision to support CaribNOG 31 was rooted in the value of bringing Caribbean ICT stakeholders together around shared technical and public-interest issues.

Speaking during the conference, Myers-Hamilton described CaribNOG as an important regional platform and said its work helps spread knowledge across the Caribbean while encouraging cooperation among islands.

She said Spectrum expects the partnership to lead to stronger collaboration and wider understanding, including among people outside the technical community. As an example, she noted that a vehicle failing to start could, in some cases, point to an interference issue that should be reported to Spectrum.

Myers-Hamilton said public reporting is important because it can help identify small problems before they create wider risks, including possible safety concerns.

Reflecting on the conference, she said the experience had been rewarding, particularly because it allowed her to reconnect with colleagues and hear from younger participants in the field.

She said the ideas coming from young people gave her confidence in the future of the sector, adding that she felt assured the next generation would be able to carry the work forward.

Her closing message to CaribNOG 31 attendees focused on Caribbean unity. She said the region should remember that it is made up of many islands but one people, adding: "out of many, one people."