1. BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY IN THE PACIFIC
Hans van Rijn
AIDF Asia Summit  21 June 2016 Bangkok

2. Internet costs remain unaffordable in many countries
Tonga, 10
Tuvalu, 10
Micronesia, 12
Samoa, 13
Marshall Islands, 14
Timor-Leste, 15
Vanuatu, 24
Papua New Guinea, 31
Fiji, 5
0
20
40
60
80
100
Kuwait
Switzerland
Norway
RussianFederation
Sweden
Qatar
Canada
Uruguay
Latvia
Germany
Oman
Brazil
Estonia
SriLanka
UAE
Panama
BosniaandH.
Libya
Mongolia
Maldives
St.KittsandNevis
Barbados
CapeVerde
Egypt
Algeria
Grenada
Botswana
Bangladesh
Paraguay
Bolivia
Guyana
SouthSudan
Kyrgyzstan
Micronesia
Belize
Ghana
Vanuatu
Côted’Ivoire
Kenya
Mozambique
Haiti
SierraLeone
Fixed broadband prices as % of GNI per cap
as % of GNI p.c. Target
Broadband Commission Target: less than 5% of monthly GNI per capita
More than 100%
• Kiribati
• Solomon Islands
Less than 0.5%
• Macao, China
• United Kingdom
• Switzerland
Source: ITU 2015

3. The Pacific Connectivity Map
Source: http://submarine-cable-map-2016.telegeography.com/

4. Building blocks to enhance ICT impact
Investments in
infrastructure
Public-
private
partnerships
Regulation and
policy
Ensure
competition
Promote
inclusion
Increase use
e-Services
Applications
Skills
Awareness

5. Potential and Challenges for ICT Impact
Education
• E-learning and online education content
• ICT is not part of education plans
Health
• Patient alerts, online health information, and
transmission of diagnostic information
• Limited applications
Financial Inclusion
• Mobile money and mobile remittances
• 80% of people have no access to formal financial
services
Source: PRIF 2015

6. ADB Support
Submarine Cable
• Cook Islands
• Palau
• Samoa
• Tonga
Applications in Social
Services
• PNG Rural Primary
Health
• Samoa SchoolNet
• Tonga m-Health
Regulation and making
internet affordable
• Technical Assistance

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Corporate Evaluation Study: ADB Support to Pacific Small Island
Countries: http://www.adb.org/documents/adb-support-pacific-small-
island-countries
Evaluation Information System (EVIS): http://evis.adb.org/
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8. THANK YOU!