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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