The Charge
Why Tradewind exists
When every island writes its own AI rules, the region ends up with twenty different regimes and no leverage. Tradewind works toward the opposite: interoperable policy, common standards, and a Caribbean voice loud enough to be heard in the rooms where global AI governance is decided.
Tradewind exists to help Caribbean governments and institutions govern AI wisely, together, with frameworks that fit small states rather than ones copied wholesale from Brussels or Washington.
The Name
The trade winds carried every ship that ever shaped these islands. Tradewind sets the direction Caribbean AI policy sails.
What we work on
Focus areas
Regional AI regulation
Model laws and standards that can be adopted across CARICOM.
Data protection & privacy
Rights-respecting rules for how Caribbean data is used to train AI.
Public-sector procurement
How states buy AI responsibly and avoid vendor lock-in.
Sovereignty & data governance
Keeping decisions about Caribbean AI in Caribbean hands.
International alignment
A coordinated regional position at the UN, UNESCO and beyond.
Who joins Tradewind: Policymakers, regulators, public servants, legal scholars, and governance leads who would rather shape the rules than inherit them.
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