OLPC Oceania

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. To view the current status of progress within a leading site see OLPC Solomon Islands.