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After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
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Internet Infrastructure and e-Governance in Pacific Islands Countries

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Published in March, 2002, this 118-page report was commissioned by the UNESCO Office for the Pacific States in Apia, Samoa to provide an up-to-date picture of the development and use of internet infrastructure in Pacific Member States of UNESCO. These states include: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Nive, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanatu. UNESCO commissioned a similar study in April 1999 that focused on the use of computers, e-mail, and the internet in education, culture, and communications. The 2002 survey covers internet infrastructure issues as well as the use of internet for e-governance. Special attention is paid to barriers preventing access to the internet as well as to national development plans for the use of the internet.

The survey identified a number of other international and regional groups with an interest in internet infrastructure in Pacific Islands countries. Some are currently engaged in similar surveys.

The report was prepared by Zwimpfer Communications Ltd., Wellington, New Zealand.

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