Expansion of SIV in the Pacific: Niue

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Expansion of SIV in the Pacific Niue

• Hans Dencker Thulstrup
• UNESCO Office for
• the Pacific States
• Apia, Samoa

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SIV Partnerships

• Considerable awarneess of SIV in Pacific in
  particular through the Global Forum
  
• Partnerships are needed in order to ensure
  continued support for SIV activities
  
• SIV Global awareness used as a springboard for
  the establishment of new partnerships for the SIV
  Youth Internet Forum

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Visibility of SIV Global

• Articles reprinted in newspapers, referred in
  broadcast media (Palau, Samoa, Cook Islands,
  Fiji)
  
• References to SIV global made by donor agencies,
  governments, NGO community
  
• SIV Global topics referred to and advanced at
  public forums, events (Samoa water sector
  stakeholders meeting, Siumu, Upolu, 2005)
  
• Thanks so much for sending us this article and
  feel free to send more in the future....we'll
  publish it in our paper and do inform us where we
  can send you a copy
• Editor, Diario Belau, 2002

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Niue a brief overview

• One of the smallest countries in the Pacific
  (currently 1,200-1,500 inhabitants)
  
• Unique Western Polynesian culture and language
• Raised coral atoll located in central South
  Pacific Ocean
  
• Considerable depopulation through migration to
  New Zealand
  
• Severe damage from cyclone Heta in January 2004
  increased challenges to sustainable development

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UNDP ICT for Development in Niue

• The development of Information and
  Communications Technologies (ICTs) for a small
  and isolated country like Niue is paramount in
  the Governments plans to minimize distances
  between Niueans living overseas and their
  homeland, as well as increase their access to
  vital information about national issues and
  development plans. It is their vision to build
  up the confidence of Niueans in their country and
  their Government

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Overall project goal

• Reduction of poverty and vulnerabilities through
  improved access to basic services

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Key project indicators

• e-Government system and Internal emailing system
  established and competently utilized by the civil
  service
  
• 2. An ICT Training Facility established and
  providing training for all Niueans in Internet
  usage and emailing, resulting in their increased
  access to information and greater participation
  in national decision-making

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Infrastructure and content
While the UNDP project will provide the
infrastructure required for Niue schools and the
general public to benefit from the Internet
it will NOT in itself provide the relevant, app
ropriate CONTENT that will spark an interest in
using ICTs for development! SIV provides that c
ontent through interregional networking under
the Youth Internet Network
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Thank you very much!

• questions are very welcome!