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Vanuatu
A preliminary assessment of needs and priorities has been published following a country mission and community visits in 2021. The programme is being implemented in South Malekula with the Government of Vanuatu and has been supported by national stakeholders, ITU, Government of Australia, Joint SDG Fund and ADB
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Samoa
Consultations with community and stakeholders from Manono-Tai island were conducted between December 2022 and January 2023 to inform the selection and design of the digital services. The programme is being implemented with the Government of Samoa and has been supported by ITU, Government of Australia and Japan.
Manono Needs Assessment Report
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Pakistan
Together with Government of Pakistan and Huawei, first Smart Village
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in Gokina. Along a rural connectivity solution, the project is delivering a suit of services, including digital health services, to support local doctors and patients. The project (ITU-Huawei) has been expanded to Sambriyal and Swabi. |
Fiji
Fiji is a multi-ethnic nation of more than 800 volcanic islands and islets located in the South Pacific Ocean, with a population of 889,953 people (World Bank, 2019). Smart Islands is being piloted at Rotuma with the Government, Asian Development Bank and SDG Fund.
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Federated States of Micronesia
The SVSI initiative is being piloted on Tonoas as part of UN Joint Programme supported by SDG Fund.
Tonoas Needs Assessment Report
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Nauru
Nauru, among the world's tiniest island nations nestled in the Pacific Ocean, is home to approximately 12,581 individuals (World Bank, 2019). The country has initiated the SVSI pilot on its single island, Nauru. The initiative aims to strengthen the connectivity and provide digital skills training to Nauruans. SVSI is being piloted as part of UN Joint Programme supported by SDG Fund.
Nauru Needs Assessment Report
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Papua New Guinea
In partnership with ITU and international organizations, Papua New Guinea runs several ICT projects. The SVSI is being implemented with Government of PNG in Maprik with ADB and in close cooperation with EU STREIT.
Maprik Needs Assessment Report
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Kiribati is comprised of 32 low-lying atolls and the raised phosphate island of Banaba, totalling 811 sq. km of land over 3.5 million sq. km of ocean. Kiribati has three groups of islands: Gilbert, Phoenix and Line; with a population of 117,606 people (World Bank, 2019). The SVSI is being piloted in Tamana as part of UN Joint Programme supported by SDG Fund.
Tamana Needs Assessment Report
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Rep. of Marshall Islands
ITU collaborates with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on implementation of the Smart Islands initiative as part of the UN Joint Programme supported by SDG Fund.
Jaluit Islands Needs Assessment Report
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Palau
ITU collaborates with UNOPS and the Ministry of Public Infrastructure and Industries on implementation of the Smart Islands initiative as part of the UN Joint Programme supported by SDG Fund.
Babeldaob Needs Assessment Report
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Tuvalu
ITU collaborates with the Ministry of Public Works, Infrastructure, Environment, Labour, Meteorology & Disaster on building digital skills at community level as part of the UN Joint Programme supported by SDG Fund.
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Tonga
Tonga is a Polynesian kingdom of 176 South Pacific Islands (36 of which are inhabited) that lies to the south of Samoa, southeast of Fiji and northeast of New Zealand; with a population of 104,494 people (World Bank, 2019). SVSI is being piloted in Hunga and Ovaka with the Government of Tonga as part of UN Joint Programme supported by SDG Fund.
Hunga and Ovaka Needs Assessment Report
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Solomon Islands
ITU collaborates with the Ministry of Commerce, Industries, Labour & Immigration on building digital skills at community level as part of the UN Joint Programme.
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