e-TALANOA www.spc.int Issue 5 — 2011 Strengthening ICT capacity for Pacific parliaments

Palau National Congress Vice President (fifth from left), Clerk (second Parliament staff receive training from SPC from left) and Senators with SPC staff

It has been widely recognised in the Pacific groups of ten staff members attended the region that effective use of information first training workshop. and communication technology (ICT) is crucial for socio-economic development SPC also donated two new computers, and good governance. The support of a printer, two uninterruptable power parliaments therefore is critical in this supply (UPS) and necessary peripherals Contents regard and equally important is the need to the Parliament of Samoa.

for them to be adequately equipped to From PICTO...... 2 The mission to took place in champion ICT for development efforts in October. PICTO conducted two the region. SPC assisted with online separate information sessions: one each presence of ...... 3 for members and staff of the House of The parliaments of Samoa and Palau Delegates and the of Palau. The were the latest recipients of technical OLPC News...... 4 assistance provided by the Pacific ICT sessions focused on raising awareness Outreach (PICTO) programme of SPC’s of members about ICT and its role in ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Economic Development Division (EDD). driving sustainable development. Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Emergency Assistance was provided under the Areas highlighted in these presentations Telecommunications...... 5 project, ‘ICT Access for the Poor: and discussions included how ICT can Improving access to ICT by informing contribute to sectors such as health PITAA conference focuses on IT and engaging Pacific ACP Legislators’, and education; the need for a national system...... 6 funded by the European Union (EU) ICT policy; the need to update ICT through the African, Carribean and legislation; an ICT policy for Congress; USP-JICA ICT Project conducts Pacific Group of States (ACP). developing a website for Congress to Distance ICT Seminar...... 7 share and disseminate information; and The mission to Samoa took place in the use of ICT for effective and efficient The 4th Policy and Regulation August this year. A workshop was communication for members and staff of Forum for Pacific...... 8 conducted to train the staff of the Congress. Legislative Assembly in the use of ICT Asia-Pacific Regional Forum to improve their effectiveness and A train-the-trainer approach was chosen on ICT Human Capacity efficiency in providing support services to ensure sustainability of ICT training Development...... 9 for parliamentarians. for members and staff of both Houses. About 15 key staff participated in the News from the region...... 10 The content of the training was based six-day training to equip them with the on the ICT training needs of staff as skills to deliver their own in-house ICT to host identified through an ICT survey. Two courses. PacINET 2011...... 11

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Upcoming events

Siaosi Sovaleni Manager Pacific ICT Outreach Programme (PICTO) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Fiji PacINET 2011, the annual Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) conference, will be held in American Samoa from 7-11 November 2011. National information and It is therefore essential to engage communication technology (ICT) members of parliament/congress to policy is key for sustainable and ensure that they are in the loop, that effective ICT development. The their views are considered, and they policy is important as it outlines the understand the implication – positive ICT priorities of a country. But more and negative – and that they take an importantly, it provides the linkages active role in championing ICT as a tool between ICT development and national for development. development priorities – and should address the question ‘what is the role of With financial support from EU ICT in development?’ through ACP, SPC has been actively engaging with the members of It is not an e-government strategy and parliaments of seven countries since not necessarily a telecom reform policy. last year. The level and type engagement Octopus Conference Cooperation against It should address the challenges of the ranges from information sharing, Cybercrime & 10th Anniversary of the various key sectors of the economy – participating in induction programmes, Budapest Convention will be held in Strasbourg, France from 21 - 23 November education, health, agriculture, fisheries website development as well as ICT 2011. – and also the concerns of various training. Two of these interventions are stakeholder groups including the highlighted in this edition of e-Talanoa – private sector, non state actors as well as Samoa Parliament and Palau Congress. communities and disadvantaged groups

such as women, youth and people with Furthermore SPC will be participating Tenth PacNOG Meeting, Conference and disability. in the upcoming induction programme Educational Workshop will be held at the for Kiribati Parliament and the Le Méridien Nouméa Hotel, Nouméa, New The policy development process is Micronesian Legislative Conference, Caledonia from 21 - 26 November 2011. equally important. It can be a mechanism 14-16 November 2011 in Pohnpei. to engage various stakeholders and to build some local ownership which are Participating in these parliament key for successful implementation of induction programmes and meeting is the policy. The process can also provide key to raising members awareness and a platform for dialogue to examine disseminating information about key ICT initiatives and emerging issues. and assess what is important for the Pacific Hearing on HIV and ICT country and how ICT, as a key enabler, will be held at the Duxton Hotel, Auckland, can contribute to exploiting potential As one key stakeholder once said ‘ICT New Zealand from 13-15 December 2011. opportunities and mitigate some of the is no longer an option but a necessity’. challenges. Malo ‘aupito An important stakeholder in the development of the policy and its implementation are the legislators/ e-Talanoa parliamentarians. Bottom line is without their support it would very hard to have The name of the newsletter ‘e-talanoa’ came from merging the word ‘talanoa’, which largely means an enabling ICT environment let alone talking / communicating / sharing in most Pacific successful policy implementation. languages, with ‘e’ denoting electronic. E-talanoa encapsulates the convergence of the traditional and the modern means of communication and sharing of ideas and news.

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SPC assists with online presence of Kiribati

A visit to Kiribati by a representative of Pacific ICT Outreach programme (PICTO) of SPC was carried out in late August 2011 to assist with the development of a website for the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources Development (MFMRD).

The website will enable MFMRD at the same time provide them with staff of MCTTD was also undertaken and external stakeholders to access the opportunity to carry out some key to present and discuss the prototype online resources and disseminate work for their countries. of the portal for the Government of information. Kiribati. This prototype is the starting The Secretary of MFMRD, Mr point for the development of the The visit also assisted the Ministry Ribanataake Awira wished to “…thank Government Portal. of Communications, Transport and SPC for this continued assistance which Tourism Development (MCTTD) in will enhanced MFMRD capability in The outcome of the meeting is the developing their website and an online disseminating vital information over establishment of a taskforce that will portal for the Government of Kiribati. the world wide web”. include representatives from various government ministries and will be A key factor is that the work was The design of MFMRD’s website was tasked to review the work on the online carried out by Mr Wayne Reiher, completed during the visit and will be portal as well as populating it with the ICT specialist from Kiribati, who was officially launched during the Fisheries appropriate data and information. The attached to SPC during that period. & Marine Resources Awareness week aim of this online portal is to serve in the first week of October 2011. The as a one-stop shop for all relevant Mr Tanielu Aiafi, who supervised Mr hosting of the website is also covered information regarding Kiribati to the Reiher, stated that PICTO intends to under the SPC assistance. different targeted audiences namely build the capacity of member countries governments, citizens/residents, through training and attachment and Meanwhile, a meeting with relevant businesses and visitors/travellers.

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OLPC Oceania expands to Kosrae with US support

Since our first partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, which began in 2008, OLPC has seen significant deployments in (the first country in the world to realize one laptop for every child), , the Solomon Islands, and .

Last year we expanded our work in the region to start pilots in 12 other countries from the Pacific Islands Forum. One of the pilot projects developed was a well-received program in Kosrae, one of the four states of Micronesia. A photo from the handout at Wachung Elementary school, As Michael Hutak reports on the OLPC Oceania blog, we visited by Cornelius and former Senator John Martin. are now working with Micronesia to build on the success of that pilot. Kosrae recently secured a $400K Supplemental announce the program, attended by US Ambassador Prahar, Education Grant from the United States under the Compact of who encouraged everyone involved to use their new tools Free Association agreement between the US and Micronesia. well. As Oceania expands its OLPC program, this looks like Kosrae plans to implement a full-scale deployment of OLPC a model to follow, with collaboration from many sectors of to all of their students from 1st to 8th grades. the local and international community.

In July, Kosrae deployed laptops to all 810 students and The second half of the deployment, for the students and teachers in grades 5-8. The first laptop was handed out at teachers in grades 1-4, will take place later this year. Utwe Elementary School, by Kosrae State Governor Lyndon Jackson. Source: http://blog.laptop.org/2011/08/12/olpc-oceania-expands- A ceremony was held at Tafunsak Elementary School to to-kosrae-with-us-support/

OLPC signs historic MOU with University of the South Pacific

OLPC Foundation has donated the pre-eminent academic partner content development will be USP’s fifteen XO laptops to the University joining us, putting its significant Faculty of Science, Technology and of the South Pacific (USP) as part expertise and resources behind Environment (FSTE). of an historic new Memorandum of this region-wide effort. But most Understanding (MOU) committing importantly, this MOU signals an A working group to include the the two partners to work together to deeper commitment from all players relevant USP Faculties, the ICT further research and teacher training in the region to addressing gaps on Centre, SPC, and OLPC will now be on 1-to-1 Computing in the Pacific. ICT in basic education.” formed to take forward the effort.

Mr Hutak, who negotiated Mr Hutak also praised the vision The MOU ceremony came at the the agreement with USP Vice- and generosity of the Government conclusion of the first ever South Chancellor Rajesh Chandra in of Japan, which has designed, built Pacific ICT Expo and Symposium February, said the MOU “removes and funded the new state-of-the- jointly hosted by USP, the a crucial roadblock to broad art facilities at the Japan Pacific ICT Government of Fiji and the Japan and effective regional technical Centre, and which has now officially International Cooperation Agency assistance to Pacific countries on handed the facility over to USP to (JICA) OLPC. Since 2008, the Secretariat take forward. of the Pacific Community (SPC) Source: has been an invaluable partner on USP will make the OLPC lab at the http://olpcoceania.blogspot. technical deployment, assisting centre available to trainee teachers at com/2011/07/olpc-signs-historic- countries to kickstart OLPC USP’s School of Education. Leading mou-with-university_24.html projects. Now, with USP, we have research on educational impact and

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ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Emergency Telecommunications

The Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) organized the “ITU Asia-Pacific Regional Multi-stakeholder Forum on Emergency Telecommunications”, which was held at Chinggis Khaan Hotel, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 8–11 July 2011.

The Forum was organized by the ITU and was hosted The presentation titled “ICT, DRR and DM in the by the Mongolian Information, Communication Pacific”, focused on the challenges in the Pacific, Technology and Post Authority (ICTPA) with the disasters and the Pacific, ICT in the Pacific, and ICT support of the Government of Australia through the and Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management Department of Broadband, Communications and the (DRR/DM). Digital Economy, the Communications Regulatory Commission (CRC) of Mongolia, and the Economic The presentation also higlighted SPC’ lead coordination and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific agency in ICT and DRR/DM in the Pacific. (ESCAP). Addressing the challenges, DRR and DM is guided by This meeting was of great importance to ITU Member the: States as emergency telecommunications play a critical • Framework for Action 2010‐2015 (DRR/DM) role in both disaster early warning and disaster response by ensuring timely flow of information needed by • Framework for Action on ICT for Development in government agencies and other humanitarian actors the Pacific (FAIDP) involved in rescue operations and by providing medical assistance to the injured. For more information on the Forum and to view presentations go to: http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/asp/ Siaosi Sovaleni, Manager of the Secretariat of the Pacific CMS/Events/2011/disastercomm/index.asp Community’s (SPC) Pacific ICT Outreach Programme (PICTO) presentated at the Forum.

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ITU workshop on monitoring and evaluation of national ICT policies and plans The Telecommunications and Information Policy Group/PEACESAT of the Social Science Research Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa, co-hosted a workshop from July 18-20, 2011 on monitoring and evaluation of national information and communication technologies (ICT) policies and plans for Pacific Island Countries.

The opening remarks and keynote address was delivered by Mrs. Gisa Fuatai Purcell, ICB4PAC Project Coordinator; Mr. Gordon Bruce, Director Department of Information Technology, City and County of Honolulu, and Mr. Sanjeev “Sonny” Bhagowalia, Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Management and Technology, State of Hawaii.

The event was co-sponsored by three entities: the Siaosi Sovaleni, Manager of SPC’s Pacific ICT Outreach Telecommunications and Information Policy Group/ Programme (PICTO) participated in the workshop. PEACESAT of the Social Science Research Institute at UH For more information on the Forum and to view presentations Mānoa, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) go to: http://www.tipg.net/index.php?option=com_content of the United Nations ICB4PAC (ICT Capacity building for &view=section&layout=blog&id=12&Itemid=50# the Pacific) project, and the European Union.

PITAA conference focuses on IT system

The 2011 Pacific Islands Tax regional compliance, regional New Guinea and Fiji are willing to Administrators Association capacity building, and projects such help through attachments, people (PITAA) focused on discussing the as regional IT support projects. who can go to their countries to issue of Information Technology start projects relating to IT capacity (IT) for communication purpose Last year’s conference had building projects. Discussions on between the Pacific countries for discussions on the IT system, these issues have been ongoing for sharing information on the modern therefore administrators planned to number of years and hopefully we tax system. come up with ideas to address this will come in a position to address issue and finding a way forward in these issues.” Head of tax administrators from this year’s meeting. different Pacific countries attended Fiji is the first country to host the the PITAA conference held at “One of the key issues we looking at PITAA conference in 2004. Radisson Resort in Nadi, Fiji from is IT. We want to have a template. We August 22-24. want to have a platform that can give Source: us regional IT framework whereby http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index. Fiji Revenue and Customs Authority we can exchange information more php?option=com_content (FRCA) chief executive officer, easily and effectively,” Mr Tikolevu &view=article&id=4699:pit Mr Jitoko Tikolevu said that the said. aa-conference-focuses-on- PITAA conference focused on it-system&catid=71:press- key important regional issues like “Big countries like Samoa, Papua releases&Itemid=155 6 e-TALANOA — Issue 5

USP-JICA ICT Project conducts Distance ICT seminar

The University of the South Pacific (USP) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) with Cisco Systems jointly organised a Distance ICT seminar at the Japan-Pacific ICT Centre on 11 July, 2011.

The seminar conducted from Tokyo by systems and Mr Li, the Systems worldwide. video conference mode internationally, Engineer. not only had USP, but also Laos The engineers who have the skills National University (South-East Asia) Mr Konishita presented on the general and knowledge on Cisco Networking participate in the lecture. The seminar concepts and world trend of cloud Products are highly demanded from was attended by 21 participants. technology titled as “A Latest Data the industries. Centre Solution Case with Cloud The seminar focused mainly on three Technology” while Mr Li presented Mr Fukushima remarked, “This is the objectives; one to provide participants on the more technical depth on cloud first time for us to distribute training with latest or additional knowledge networking technology titled “Into the seminars from remote site and the on network technology, secondly ‘Cloud’ Secure and Wirelessly.” seminar showed the capability of to sustain their learning motivation distance learning and will be a good in their working field, and finally to JICA has collaborated with Cisco example.” update their knowledge on network Systems Inc. in various technical technology. cooperation projects such as training He added that this time the seminar programs in Japan for developing was rather a one-way lecture but The target participants of the seminar countries. This collaboration has led next time we will organize a more were mainly ITS engineers while the both to design distance training interactive one. invitations were also extended to the modules on network theory and Fiji National University, South Pacific technology for ICT engineers in Mr Fukushima added that the seminar Computer Society, and local ICT developing countries since 2010. was good opportunity to learn directly industries. from the senior management of Cisco Cisco Systems is the company that Systems on the latest technologies and The seminar had two themes presented holds more than 80% of market trends on cloud computing. by Cisco representatives Mr Kinoshita, share in the enterprise networking the Managing Director of Cisco market, such as routers and switches

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APT 4th Policy and Regulation Forum for Pacific

Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT) organised the 4th Policy and Regulation Forum for Pacific from 6 to 8 July 2011 in Nadi, Fiji in collaboration with the Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA).

The forum was supported by the Government of Fiji consumers, telecommunication policy and strategy for and FINTEL. the Pacific Islands, and APT Preparations for WRC, WTSA, and WCIT. The Forum received the honour of Honourable Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Attorney General and Minister of Siaosi Sovaleni, Manager of SPC’s Pacific ICT Outreach Public Enterprises, Communications, Civil Aviation, Programme (PICTO) presentated at the Forum. and Tourism, Fiji to deliver the inaugural address. The presentation titled “Strengthening Parliaments in The Forum was intended to encourage exchange of Pacific ACP Countries”, highlighted the challenges faced information and sharing of ideas in a common platform by Pacific parliaments in terms of capacity building and among the Pacific Island countries, address key policy the approaches to dealing with such challenges. and regulatory concerns, and consider best practices and further develop regulatory frameworks for Pacific The presentation also higlighted the in-country Island countries. assistance that SPC PICTO is and would be providing to Pacific Island parliaments. A total of 60 participants updated Pacific Islands regulation activities and discussed other key topics, This assistance is provided under the project, ‘ICT i.e. capacity building for the Pacific Islands, policy and Access for the Poor: Improving access to ICT by regulatory issues on Internet, update on Pacific Islands informing and engaging Pacific ACP Legislators’, regulation activities, international connectivity for the funded by the European Union through the African, Pacific Islands, policy and regulatory for business and Carribean and Pacific Group of States (ACP).

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Officials from Pacific Island countries to participate in regional forum organized by hub for ICT human capacity development

On 24-28 October 2011, officials from the Pacific Island countries (PICs) joined over 150 overseas participants, including ministers, senior-government officials and regional development stakeholders, in the Republic of Korea to participate in the Second Asia-Pacific Regional Forum on ICT Human Capacity Development: Where are we, where are we going and what will it take to fill the gap?

Organized by the United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development (UN-APCICT/ESCAP), a regional institute of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the regional forum was a unique event that provided participants a multilateral platform to assess what the regional community has achieved in terms of information and communication technology for development (ICTD) in recent years, what the current challenges and opportunities are, and what course of action will be necessary to overcome these challenges and achieve regional development goals in the near future. APCICT organized the first regional forum in March 2007.

The Honourable Henry Puna, Prime Minister of the Cook PICs participants will be able to use these experiences to learn Islands, delivered the opening address at the Second Regional more about APCICT’s programmes and knowledge products Forum. Officials from Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the that the Centre has partnered to develop in order to help Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), the University build the necessary ICT human resources and institutional of the South Pacific, and the Pacific Island Chapter of the capacity in the region. Internet Society, also participated in the 3 Plenary Sessions of the Regional Forum. These include: Pacific development stakeholders and APCICT have been collaborating extensively to strengthen ICTD capacity in the • Plenary Session I focused on cyber security and its Pacific region. linkage to national security as a result of the increasing incidence of information theft and cyber attacks across In 2008, APCICT and SPC’s Pacific Islands Applied the globe. Geoscience Commission (SOPAC) Division partnered to organise a Pacific-wide workshop in the , on • Plenary Session II explored the importance of sensitizing the “Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders the next generation of leaders to the potential of ICTs for Programme” (Academy), APCICT’s flagship ICTD development and the need to bridge the digital divide. curriculum. Since this initial launch, SPC and APCICT have • Plenary Session III emphasized the significance of partnered to roll-out the Academy in Kiribati, Samoa, knowledge sharing and global partnerships needed to and . SPC is utilising the Academy as the centre-piece enhance the reach and impact of ICTD capacity building of its “ICT Access for the Poor” project, which aims to deliver initiatives. ICT training to government officials and enhance the region’s capacity to use ICT for development. Drawing from the subjects and themes discussed during the Plenary Sessions, participants from the PICs were given the In April 2011, APCICT participated in the Inaugural opportunity to engage in 3 in-depth Parallel Track workshops Regional Meeting of Ministers for Energy, Information focusing on key and emerging areas of ICTD, namely cyber and Communication Technology, in , and security, ICTD capacity building for students and youth, entered into an Implementation Arrangement with SPC to and strengthening partnerships for implementation of ICT strengthen collaborative efforts to coordinate strategy and human capacity development programmes. resources for the development of ICT capacities in the Pacific Islands region.

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Niue internet service wins international award

Internet Niue has won a prestigious as $NZ25. As a result, the reach of the international award for the innovative internet on Niue is understood to be WiFi internet network that serves the the highest in the South Pacific, with island. about 90 per cent of the population having access at home and/or at work. The category won by Internet Niue recognises its success over the last The development of Internet Niue has three years building local internet enabled the people of Niue - arguably capacity and encouraging qualified the most isolated nation on the planet locals to support the Niue internet - to connect with and participate in community with a reliable locally- the outside world. It also enables the provided service. 20,000-plus Niuean diaspora to keep in contact with their home culture, Internet Niue provides its services their families and friends. free to the government and people of Niue. Customers pay only for the cost (Source: VOXY/PACNEWS) of a connection, which can be as low

ADB, World Bank to support High-Speed Internet In Tonga

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) to Tonga will build on the successful and the World Bank are considering a telecommunications reform over the project that will help the Pacific Island past five years in the country, which nation of Tonga to gain high-speed has resulted in a six-fold increase in internet access for its population of mobile phone coverage in the same 100,000 people through an underwater period. fibre optic cable. (Source: BERNAMA/PACNEWS) The high-speed internet connection

New ICT licences approved in PNG

Telecommunication company, The issuing of licences is in Digicel PNG, can now offer fixed line with the government’s line voice and internet services reforms to the I-C-T Sector throughout the country. after the endorsement of the National I-C-T Act 2009, and National Information and the subsequent establishment of Communication Technology NICTA, last October. Under these Authority (NICTA) this week reforms, NICTA is now the sole issued the company three licences licensing and regulatory authority to offer these services. of the I-C-T Industry in Papua New Guinea. The licences allow Digicel to provide full telecommunication (Source: NBC NEWS/PACNEWS services in the country, apart from just mobile phones.

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American Samoa to host PacINET 2011

PacINET 2011, the annual Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) conference, will be held in American Samoa from 7-11 November 2011 hosted by American Samoa’s Information Technology Department.

The theme of PacINET 2011 will be “We look forward to welcoming to: IT access for the Disabled, Pacific Strengthening Pacific Communities - attendees from around the Pacific ICT Strategy, DNS Security, IPv4/IPv6, Shaping the Future with ICT and the Islands to American Samoa. There Cyber Bullying, Internet Governance, event will be headquartered at the Rex are no conference fees to attend and ICT & the impact on the Samoan E. Lee Auditorium, American Samoa. PacINET 2011 will provide a valuable Language, Education and ICT in the opportunity to learn from and network Pacific, e-Government, and Business PacINET is a regional conference for with the region’s ICT experts and Process Re-engineering just to name practitioners, developers, researchers practitioners.” a few. and those interested in Information and Communications Technology PICISOC is a chapter of the global American Samoa joins the list of (or ICT) from all sectors to exchange Internet Society (ISOC) and works as Pacific Islands who have hosted information on the systems, a volunteer non-profit organization PacINETs in the past: PacINET 2010 technologies, and experiences related to represent and serve the interests - Vanuatu; PacINET 2009 - Papua New to ICTs in the Pacific Islands. of the Pacific Islands on issues and Guinea; PacINET 2008 - Cook Islands; developments in the area of internet PacINET 2007 - Solomon Islands; PacINET has evolved to become the and ICTs. PacINET 2006 - Samoa; PacINET 2005 Pacific Island region’s leading annual, - Kiribati; PacINET 2004 - Vanuatu; multi-sectoral ICT conference. The PacINET conference started as PacINET 2003 - Tonga; and PacINET a technical conference but over the 2002 - Fiji. “We’re excited to be given this years the conference has grown and opportunity to host such an event - with now includes both technical and non- Find out more and register American Samoa establishing an IT technical streams to meet the diverse online at http://www.picisoc.org/ department just over a year ago, there interests and needs of PICISOC PacINET+2011 are many exciting topics of technology members. to be discussed in workshops and PacINET 2011 organisers can be presentations,” says American Samoa’s Topics being lined up for the contacted at [email protected]. CIO and IT Director, Easter Asi-Bruce. conference include but are not limited

Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)

Pacific ICT Outreach Programme Economic Development Division Secretariat of the Pacific Community Private Mail Bag, Suva, Fiji Email: [email protected] Telephone: +679 337 0733 Fax: +679 337 0146 Website: www.spc.int/edd

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