PROJECTS
SPF Program Agenda(2004)

Research Committee for Pacific Islands' Digital Opportunity/ Phase II

5,500,000 yen[Self-operated/Commissioned Project]
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation,Foundation for Development Cooperation(FDC/Australia), University of Hawaii (USA)


The committee established in phase I of the project will work with relevant organizations (ADB, WSIS, UNDP etc.) to promote IT development policy aimed at making improvements in distance medical care/education, disaster prevention, and social welfare

  1. Research Committee for Pacific Islands' Digital Opportunity/ Phase II
    Research Institute for Peace and Security, Dr. Akio Watanabe
    National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Dr. Kenji Saga
    The University of Electro-Communications, Dr. Toshio Kosuge
    University of the Ryukyus, Dr. Hiroshi Kakaxzu
    Tokai University, Dr. Isao Nakajima
    International University of Japan, Dr.Adam Peake
    IBM, Mr. Tomonori Oda

    Participating Organizations: University of Hawaii PEACESAT, Foundation for Development Cooperation, etc.

  2. Report/workshop:
    The draft report that was complied during phase one of the project will be revised, published and distributed to relevant organizations. The content of the report will be announced sometime in June 2004. Moreover, a workshop will be held in collaboration with relevant organizations with the aim of promoting the proposals drafted in Phase I of the project.

    Date: October 2004 Venue: Fiji Participants: UNDP,USP.FINTEL,PIF,SPC etc.

  3. The project will collection information and conduct surveys/research on activities of organizations such as WSIS with the aim of putting the proposals drafted in phase I of the project into practice. Fact-finding trip to Fiji and Samoa: October 2004

  4. Report: Workshop/survey reports will be compiled.

(First year of a 2-year project)




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