6. Country Population Country Population
Papua New Guinea 8,219,000 Marshall Islands 55,000
Fiji 867,000 American Samoa (US) 55,000
Solomon Islands 587,000 Northern Marianas (US) 47,000
Vanuatu 278,000 Palau 17,000
New Caledonia 273,000 Cook Islands (NZ)* 14,000
French Polynesia (FR) 273,000 Wallis & Futuna (FR)* 12,000
Samoa 193,000 Tuvalu* 11,000
Guam (US) 162,000 Nauru* 10,000
Kiribati* 113,000 Niue (NZ)* 2000
Tonga 104,000 Tokelau Islands (NZ)* 1000
Fed. States Micronesia 103,000 Pitcairn Islands (UK)* 60
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oceanian_countries_by_population (2015)
7.
8. Internet Society Global Report 2015
RANKING COUNTRY (12) %
48 New Caledonia (FR) 66.0
51 Guam (US) 65.4
66 French Polynesia (FR) 56.8
105 Fiji 37.1
106 Tuvalu 37.0
109 Tonga 35.0
115 Micronesia (Fed. States) 27.8
138 Samoa 15.3
146 Marshall Islands 11.7
147 Kiribati 11.5
148 Vanuatu 11.3
155 Solomon Islands 8.0
Internet User Penetration
Pacific IT Ministers Meeting 2015
- Challenge
Lack of common knowledge and
supporting data to facilitate good decision
making around ICT initiatives and ICT
support for sustainable development
13. PICISOC – challenges in the Pacific
Regulatory failure
• Over-regulation of domestic
telecommunications industries (stifling
competition)
• Under regulation / market approach to
cable connectivity has kept rates
excessively high. Until a certain economy
size is reached, cable connectivity should
be provided as a public service
Skills capacity building
• To empower Pacific Island participants in
digital age global economic trading and
social development
• Focus on security and keeping users safe
online.
Political economy
• Need for more transparent
communication by Pacific leaders during
decision-making at regional and national
levels
• Forum focus on Pacific Regionalism
requires greater collaboration and
cooperation across the region - should be
inclusive of government, private sector,
research community and civil society
• Digital activism and media freedom.
PICISOC encourages the view that access
to the internet is equivalent to access to
fundamental human rights.
• Institutional inertia – lack of knowledge
capacity at public sector level –> little
interest to support local capacity building