UNDP Fiji and e-Pacifika Update

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UNDP Fiji and e-Pacifika Update

• Edo StorkRegional Coordinator UNDP e-Pacifika
  Thematic Analyst ICT for Development UNDP Fiji
  Multi Country Officeedo.stork_at_undp.org
  www.undp.org.fj/ICT.htm

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Current Projects

• e-Pacifika Pacific Sub-Regional Project
  (facilitation of development National ICT
  Strategies for 14 countries)
• Telecommunication Sector Governance Project
  (ended Dec. 2003)
• JICA PFnet Impact Research Project executed by
  Univ. South Pacific, UNDP, PFnet/RDVA
• Upcoming PFnet Replica Project Papua New Guinea,
  Vanuatu, Solomon Islands

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e-Pacifika (Nat. ICT strategies)

• Partnership with BBC WS Trust, UNESCO (ICTs and
  MDGs) feeds into Nat. ICT Strategies
• Solomon Islands ICT Strategy Roadmap
• Palau, Samoa, Fiji
• /- Federated States Micronesia, Marshall
  Islands, Niue
• ? Tonga, Cook Islands, Tuvalu
• Future PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands,
  Kiribati/Vanuatu,
• Unknown Nauru

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Ideas/Under Development

• Solomons Pilot Peace Building Project in former
  conflict area involving PFnet
• Solomons PFnet for Police Posts project
• Kiribati/Tuvalu Outer island development incl.
  PFnet
• e-Pacifika-gtFiji Billboards for ICT Awareness
  with ISP Provider/National ICT Council

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Some Successes

• ICTD established in UNDP Fiji MCO
• PFnet proven model since 2001
• PFnet WSIS Best Practice in ICT4D in 2003
• Finalist Stockholm Challenge 2002 and 2003/2004
• Finalist 2002 ICT Stories Competition
• PFnet project is UNDP Asia Pacific Best Practice
• Current JICA Research (multi-bi)
• PFnet UN TV Video
• SOI ICT Workshop Report Published incl.
  methodology for ICTD Strategy Development
• e-Pacifika partnership with UNESCO, possibly
  UNESCAP re BBC proposal
• Publicity CNN, Pacific Islands Business, various
  radio, magazines, newspapers

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Lessons Learnt

• Networking and partnership building
• Networking within UNDP crucial (f.e. POWII)
• Evaluation of ICTD projects is crucial builds
  trust and credibility
• In Pacific grassroots projects can spark the
  policy process (cause lack of awareness ICTD)
• Start very small ? show results ? grow bigger
• ICTD Mainstreaming start with others, then
  yourself
• National projects more effective than (sub)
  -regional ones? Less efficient however?

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Food for Thought

• Do island/small countries need separate national
  ICT strategies?
• Bad governance -gt development does not trickle
  down? -gt focus on Grassroots and private sector?

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Contact Info Resources

• Drop me a line
• Edo Stork edo.stork_at_undp.org
• More info
• PFnet web site www.peoplefirst.net.sb
• UNDP Fiji PFnet web site www.undp.org.fj/PFnet.ht
  m
• UNDP Fiji ICTD Pages www.undp.org.fj/ICT.htm
• PFnet Research www.undp.org.fj/PFnet_Research.htm