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| TA Name | Creation of the Pacific Information Superhighway with the University of the South Pacific Network | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Regional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TA Number | 7282 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Project Number | 42291- 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Thematic Classification |
Gender Equity
Capacity Development |
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| Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The University of the South Pacific (USP) has a student body that consists of over 22,000 in their 14 campuses across the Pacific region. Up to 50% of the students study off-campus through distance and flexible learning (DFL) programs. Students are spread over 14 satellite campuses of the University region, at least one in each island nation. To deliver education and training to the region, the USP uses various modes of delivery supported by a variety of technologies. The government of Japan has recently provided a grant aid of US$19 million to build a 4-storey ICT centre which aims to connect 13 USP satellite campuses. The construction will start in October 2008 for the launch of the facility in late 2009. Meanwhile, USP and the Government of Japan have not yet developed concrete plans/curriculum to fully utilize the infrastructure. Furthermore, the rest of the 13 satellite campuses are only equipped with basic infrastructure to connect with the Suva campus. This PPTA aims to support 1 of the 13 satellite campuses in the areas of infrastructure development along with education contents development. Based on the outcomes of the proposed PPTA, a similar TA will be prepared in future to roll out the project: ¿Creation of Pacific Information Super Highway¿. The education sector is one of the 5 strategic priorities as highlighted in the ¿Strategy 2020¿ document. In the Pacific region, ICT-based education, along with supporting education policy development, is the medium term strategic focus. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Impact | Support the implementation of the ICT-based education which will provide a basis for initiating "Pacific Information Super Highway" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outcome | Broader partnership with ADB for ICTs and knowledge management in the region. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Outputs and Timeframe |
1.Development of ICT Centers in the remaining 13Satellite Campuses. The PPTA will cover 1 to 2 USP campuses;
2.Development of USP Portal Sites along with E-Curriculum and E-Learning materials including BA/MA level subjects and TVET; 3.Expansion Plans for other sectors such as e-government and e-health (With Fiji School of Medicine); and 4.Feasibility Study for Establishment of "School of Continuing Education" with ICTs |
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| Geographical Location | PDMCs that have USP Campuses (Cook Islands, Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stakeholder Participation and Consultation |
¿University of the South Pacific
¿Government of India (Donor) ¿Government of Japan (Implementation Partner) ¿Government of Australia (Implementation Partner) ¿Government of New Zealand (Implementation Partner) ¿Pacific Islands Country Forum Secretariat (Consultation) ¿University of West Indies (Consultation) ¿Johns Hopkins University (Consultation) ¿London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (Consultation) ¿University of Papua New Guinea (Consultation) |
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| Consulting Services | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Responsible ADB Officer |
Kiyoshi Nakamitsu |
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| Responsible ADB Department |
Pacific Department |
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| Responsible ADB Division |
Pacific Operations Division |
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| Executing Agencies |
University of the South Pacific (USP) |
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| Concept Clearance | 16 Dec 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fact-finding | 17 Jul 2008 to 22 Jul 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Approval | 12 May 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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