Port-Vila

1. Luganville Port-Vila

2. Vanuatu ICT issues in regards to its ICT Development Activities towards providing its basic services delivery to the community & the implementation of the Pacific Islands ICT Policy and Plan – PIIPP, and the development of a Digital Strategy for the Pacific Plan

3. Brief information on demographic Population : 200 000 • 20 % live on urban areas • 80 % live on rural areas Workforce in urban areas • 15 000 jobs representing 37% • 25 000 without jobs, representing 63%

4. Workforce by sectors : • 30 % in Public Sector – 4 000 Government Employees • 70 % in Private Sector – 11 000 Non Government Employees

5. ICT Users – Public & Private • 20 % of 4 000 Government Employee have access to this new Financial Package • 18 % of 4 000 Government Employee have email access

6. 3 % of 4 000 Government Employee have internet access. • 5 % of 11 000 non-government employees – Email & Internet • Limited Community access from villages

7. Development of a Government Intranet to share available information resources across the Organisation. • The application of ICT to Government operations (e-government) has started to be introduced.

8. Vanuatu Institute of Technology – VIT, has yet to include the ICT Training modules as part of their curriculum development.

9. The limited Network Availability and use, the Human Resources, the Institutional capacities and the ICT commitment from the National Government, are perceived as part of the main factors for its ICT Development, to improve the provision of basic services

10. On the Network availability and use, the following constraints limit greater accessibility usage: • High cost for access on domestic & international lines, cellular & internet services • No community tele-centres

11. High cost of hardware & software • Lake of equipment • Limited knowledge of use

12. On the Human Resources & Institutional capacity, the following constraints affect the introduction of ICT into educational institutions and the workplace :

13. Cost of equipment • Limited / No Financial Support • Cost of Technical Support • Teachers & Workers knowledge of equipment • Teachers & Workers understanding of the value of ICT usage

14. Availability of online resource material • Backup support once equipment is in use • Concern of damage to equipment • ICT Subject not part of curriculum

15. ICT Subject not part of curriculum • Reliable power supply (Rural) • Access to telephone network • Telecommunication costs

16. The following constraints have also been identified as being major obstacles to the supply and availability of human resource, the development of institutional capacity and the workforce within the Government and private sector:

17. Lack of qualified ICT Personnel • No National ICT Policy • Limited budget for training and development • Limited supply of hardware / software

18. The forms of the ICT required assistance that would need to assist with the capacity building of human resources, the institutional capacity and the workplace are:

19. National Government commitments towards its ICT Development priorities • Technical assistance • Staff training and development • National ICT Committy establishment

20. Practical attachments • Organisational Policy Reviews • Government wide ICT Applications • Provide ICT Curriculum in Education

21. ICT Assistance is needed to assist the Vanuatu Government, in defining its Government ICT Strategic Framework in terms of Policies, Sustainability, Human Resources and Technology, and its implementation process, and encouraging organisations to reduce poverty by improving the delivery of basic services through the use of ICT.

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