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Data Collection Survey on Okinawa-Type Vitalization of Information and Telecommunication Industry in the Pacific Region Final R Data Collection Survey on Okinawa-type Vitalization of Information and Telecommunication Industry in the Pacific Region Final Report January, 2014 Panasonic Excel International Co., Ltd. 1R JR 14-005 Data Collection Survey on Okinawa-type Vitalization of Information and Telecommunication Industry in the Pacific Region Table of Contents Abbreviation .............................................................................................................................................. i List of Country Name .............................................................................................................................. iii Figure ...................................................................................................................................................... iv Table ........................................................................................................................................................ vi Schedule .................................................................................................................................................. ix Summary ....................................................................................................................................................... I 1. Outline ................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ....................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Purpose .............................................................................................................................................. 3 1.3 Scope ................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.4 Survey schedule and survey team members ..................................................................................... 5 2. Contents of Activities ................................................................................................................................ 7 2.1 Data Collection Survey in Okinawa Prefecture ................................................................................ 7 2.1.1 Outline of Activities .................................................................................................................. 7 2.1.2 Social and Economic Trends in Okinawa Prefecture ...............................................................14 2.1.3 General Industrial Policy on Okinawa Prefecture and Position of the ICT Industry ...............19 2.1.4 Budget, Organizations and Systems related to Development of the ICT Industry in Okinawa ..............................................................................................................................25 2.1.5 Status of IT Infrastructure Development in Okinawa Prefecture .............................................32 2.1.6 Programs (including policy finance) and Implementation Status of ICT Industry Promotion in Okinawa Prefecture .................................................................37 2.1.7 Results from Okinawa Prefecture ICT Industries .....................................................................60 2.1.8 Remaining Challenges and New Policies for the Development of Okinawa ICT Industries ...64 2.1.9 Hierarchical Structure of ICT Industries ..................................................................................69 2.2 Collection Survey in Fiji ..................................................................................................................74 2.2.1 Outline of Survey .....................................................................................................................74 2.2.2 Socioeconomic Trends .............................................................................................................78 2.2.3 General Industrial Policy and the Position within the ICT Industry ........................................79 2.2.4 Organizations and Systems related to Development of the ICT Industry ................................81 2.2.5 The maintenance status of the ICT infrastructure ....................................................................82 2.2.6 Programs and Implementation Status of ICT Industry Promotion ...........................................86 2.2.7 Results in the ICT Industry .......................................................................................................91 2.2.8 Education and HR Development in Fiji ...................................................................................94 2.2.9 Challenges for IC Industry Growth ..........................................................................................95 2.2.10 Hierarchical Structure of the ICT Industries ............................................................................97 Data Collection Survey on Okinawa-type Vitalization of Information and Telecommunication Industry in the Pacific Region 2.3 Collection Survey in Tonga ..............................................................................................................99 2.3.1 Outline of Survey .....................................................................................................................99 2.3.2 Socioeconomic Trends ...........................................................................................................102 2.3.3 General Industrial Policy and Position in the ICT Industry ...................................................104 2.3.4 Organizations and Systems related to Development of the ICT Industry ..............................104 2.3.5 The maintenance status of the ICT infrastructure ..................................................................105 2.3.6 Programs and Implementation Status of ICT Industry Promotion .........................................107 2.3.7 Results in the ICT Industry .....................................................................................................107 2.3.8 Education and HR Development in Tonga .............................................................................108 2.3.9 Challenges for IC Industry Growth ........................................................................................109 2.3.10 Hierarchical Structure of the ICT Industries .......................................................................... 110 2.4 Collection Survey in Solomon Islands ........................................................................................... 112 2.4.1 Outline of Survey ................................................................................................................... 112 2.4.2 Socioeconomic Trends ........................................................................................................... 115 2.4.3 General Industrial Policy and Position in the ICT Industry ................................................... 117 2.4.4 Organizations and Systems related to Development of the ICT Industry .............................. 117 2.4.5 The maintenance status of the ICT infrastructure .................................................................. 118 2.4.6 Programs and Implementation Status of ICT Industry Promotion .........................................120 2.4.7 Results in the ICT Industry .....................................................................................................120 2.4.8 Education and HR Development in Solomon Islands ............................................................121 2.4.9 Challenges for ICT Industry Growth ......................................................................................123 2.4.10 Hierarchical Structure of the ICT Industries ..........................................................................124 3. Possibilities for Using Experience from Okinawa Prefecture and the Support for ICT Industry Development in Pacific Island Nations .................................................................. 126 3.1 Matrix Analysis of Layer Structures in ICT Industries ..................................................................126 3.1.1 Overlay of Layer Structures in the ICT Industries of each Country .......................................126 3.1.2 Bird’s-eye View of Overlaid ICT Industry Hierarchical Structures in Okinawa and Each Country ..................................................................................................................128 3.2 Challenges of ICT Industry Development in Fiji, Tonga, and Solomon Islands ...........................132 3.2.1 Current State of and Challenges with Internal Demand-type ICT Industries .........................132 3.2.2 Current State of and Challenges with Foreign Demand-type ICT Industries .........................132 3.2.3 Six policies in Okinawa Prefecture and the Current State and Challenges of Each Country .133 3.2.4 Challenges with New Service Infrastructure ..........................................................................135 3.3 Framework of Support for ICT Industry Development in the Pacific (proposed) .........................137 Data Collection Survey on Okinawa-type Vitalization of Information and Telecommunication Industry in the Pacific Region Abbreviation ADB Asian Development Bank APCN2 Asia Pacific Cable Network APITT Advanced and Practical IT Training APT Asia-Pacific Telecommunity ARRNet Australia’s Academic and Research Network
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