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e-Readiness Assessment for Cook Islands: Enhancing ICT Capacity and Connectivity

This report evaluates the e-readiness of the Cook Islands, focusing on the current state of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) development. It highlights key priorities such as improving access to communications technology, reducing costs, and establishing better bandwidth. The assessment follows a framework from Harvard University, assessing infrastructure, availability, affordability, and educational access to ICT. The Digital Strategy, endorsed by Pacific Communication Ministers, aims to strengthen ICT skills and foster a conducive regulatory environment for investment to support economic growth.

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e-Readiness Assessment for Cook Islands: Enhancing ICT Capacity and Connectivity

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  1. PACIFIC APPLIED GEOSCIENCE COMMISSION PACIFIC ISLANDS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION eReadiness Assessment of Cook Islands, Rarotonga, Cook Islands By: Siaosi Sovaleni, SOPAC ICT Adviser Alisi Tuqa, PITA Training Coordinator

  2. Pacific Regional Digital Strategy The Digital Strategy establishes the following priorities: • Improving access to communications technology • Reducing costs. • Establishing higher bandwidth to the global ICT ‘backbone’. • Removing inappropriate regulatory environments in order to foster higher levels of investment. • Strengthening ICT skills/Capacity building. Three pillars are Global, Regional and National pillars;

  3. Pacific Regional Digital Strategy • Digital Strategy was developed due to recognition of the important role ICT plays in supporting the objectives of the Pacific Plan; • Digital Strategy was further endorsed by Forum Communication Ministers in Wellington, NZ March 2006; • Communication Ministers Meeting resulted in the Wellington Declaration and endorsement of a Roadmap;

  4. Wellington Declaration Initiatives for first year include: • TaskForce to develop quantitative and qualitative indicators to establish country’s progress; • Develop and refine ICT Policy; • E-mail and website for Government agencies; • Greater involvement in global information society; • E-Readiness assessment of PICs;

  5. Conceptually… ICT Policy and Strategic Action Plans Knowing where you are Where you want to be eReadiness assessment Implementing Plans

  6. eReadiness What is e-Readiness? The status of ICT development focusing on: • Basic infrastructure of a nation’s readiness for business or economic growth; and • Ability of the overall society to adopt/benefit from ICT.

  7. eReadiness Methodology • Harvard University’s Center for International Development (CID)’s Readiness for the Networked World: A Guide for Developing Countries • It systematically organizes the assessment of numerous factors that determine the Networked Readiness of a community in the developing world. • It examines different categories of indicators, ranking each by levels of advancement in Stages One through Four.

  8. Access • Infrastructure • Availability • Affordability • Network Speed • Hardware and Software

  9. CID-Access

  10. CID-Access

  11. Learning • School Access to ICT • Enhancing Education with ICT • Developing ICT literate workforce

  12. CID-Learning

  13. Society • People and Organisations • Local relevant content • Everyday life • Work

  14. CID-Society

  15. Economy • Employment opportunities • Business to Customers • Business to business • eGovernment

  16. CID-Economy

  17. CID-Economy

  18. Policy and Legislation • Telecommunication Policy and Regulation • Trade Policy • ICT Legislation • ICT Policy

  19. CID-Policy

  20. MEITAKI siaosi@sopac.org pitacoordinator@connect.com.fj

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