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Current activity in the region includes implementation of a satellite-based Pacific Rural Internet Connectivity System (Pacific RICS) consisting of 16 of a projected 100 VSAT dishes that will provide a broad infrastructure to accomodate large-scale OLPC rollout. |
Current activity in the region includes implementation of a satellite-based Pacific Rural Internet Connectivity System (Pacific RICS) consisting of 16 of a projected 100 VSAT dishes that will provide a broad infrastructure to accomodate large-scale OLPC rollout. |
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Initial countries include Solomon Islands, Tonga, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea. |
Initial countries include Solomon Islands, Tonga, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea. It is expected that other countries will participate later in the year. |
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To view the current status of progress within a leading site see the [[OLPC Solomon Islands|Solomon Islands page]]. |
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= Participating countries = |
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Trial deployments have started, or as of June 2008 are in preparation at the following countries: |
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# [[OLPC Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinea]] |
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# [[OLPC Nauru|Nauru]] |
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# [[OLPC Kiribati|Kiribati]] |
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# [[OLPC Vanuatu|Vanuatu]] |
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# [[OLPC New Caledonia|New Caledonia]] |
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# [[OLPC Niue|Niue]] |
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# [[OLPC Tuvalu|Tuvalu]] |
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== solomon islands == |
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[[Category:Countries|Oceania]] |
[[Category:Countries|Oceania]] |
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Revision as of 04:28, 5 June 2008
OLPC Oceania describes OLPC activities in the Islands of the Pacific excluding New Zealand and Australia. Ethnologically the region includes sub-regions of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Geographically it includes thousands of coral atolls and volcanic islands with small populations, grouped in 26 island nations.
OLPC activities in the region are coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Dr Jimmie Rodgers Secretary-General, with additional guidance from members of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS), Mr John Budden executive secretary.
Current activity in the region includes implementation of a satellite-based Pacific Rural Internet Connectivity System (Pacific RICS) consisting of 16 of a projected 100 VSAT dishes that will provide a broad infrastructure to accomodate large-scale OLPC rollout.
Initial countries include Solomon Islands, Tonga, Kiribati, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea. It is expected that other countries will participate later in the year.
To view the current status of progress within a leading site see the Solomon Islands page.
Participating countries
Trial deployments have started, or as of June 2008 are in preparation at the following countries: