Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Prog - Dominican Rep.

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The First Phase of the Caribbean Regional Communications Infrastructure Program Dominican Republic Project has an objective to increase access to regional broadband networks and advance the development of ICT-enabled services in the Dominican Republic and in the Caribbean Region. The project consists of three components with the first one being regional connectivity infrastructure. This component will support the reduction of broadband connectivity gaps between rural and poor areas, and urban and developed areas, through the deployment of a National Fiber Optic Network. Component two is designed to leverage the opportunities created by the newly available infrastructure deployed in Component 1. It will stimulate broadband adoption to increase impact of the infrastructure by creating an ICT-enabled open innovation ecosystem in the Dominican Republic through an Open Innovation Hub. Finally component three will provide resources for the establishment and logistic support for a core PCU staff to administer and coordinate project implementation. It will also support oversight arrangements and capacity building for key Policy and Regulatory institutions.