Tuesday, 07 September 2010 13:25
Participants from more than 15 Pacific islands attended a workshop held in Koror, Palau on wireless broadband.
The aim was to share information and exchange ideas on how to improve the service of wireless broadband and also ways to make it available to all people.
The workshop was opened by Palau Minister of National Communications Corporation Jackson R. Ngiraingas and also APT representative Stuart Davies
There were also representatives from JTEC in Japan, Telecom NZ, SES World Skies and academic staff from different organisations t
o give their views in how the Pacific can make wireless broadband more reliable , cheaper and accdessible.
The workshop was chaired by Stuart Davies of APT, and Mose Tulima Tuleki,from the Government of Samoa's Ministry of Communications & Information Technology.
There were very detailed presentations given by representatives from Tonga, APT, JTEC, PNC, Fiji, Telecom NZ, SES World Skies and also from the Office of the Regulator in Samoa, Unutoa A. Fonoti.
Mr. Tuleki said the success of many ICT projects in Samoa like OLPC(one Laptop per child), RICS(Rural Internet Connectivity in Samoa), Telecentres, E-Government Portal and many others was that the National ICT Committee is chaired by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi.
The workshop ended with a summary and then closing remarks by Mr. Ngiraingas and Mr Davies.
Stephen David Hazelman
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