Information & Communications Technology

Due to the Pacific region’s geographic isolation and vast distances between islands, the Pacific is slowly seeing improvements in digital connectivity. This means growing confidence and opportunities for advancements in adopting technology to progress country agendas. Connectivity, and the technology tools it enables, automation and digitization have the potential to help with talent shortages in nearly all Pacific countries – all broadly observed in small population settings.  Therefore, ICT is not only changing how we do things, but it is also changing the model for international development itself.

While the potential of ICT is clear, the success of international development funded projects using technology is less so. Pilots have failed to move into scalable and sustainable programs. The lack of regional coordination and multi-sector collaboration most often result in reinventing the wheel. The lack of a national e-Government strategy and architecture has introduced duplicative tools that spun information silos making access to data difficult for informed decision making. Moreover, the ineffective deployment of technology and lack of practicality has led to low user adoption rates rendering huge investments in digitally supported development work ineffective.

Pacific Development consultants are senior level practitioners. We offer proven models to ensure that countries and organizations are fully prepared to optimize their use of technology, transform while performing, manage risks, seize market and technology advancements, and above all, avoid expensive mistakes.

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Where we serve our clients:

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• Adaptive infrastructure strategies

• Business continuity planning

• CIO coaching

• Cost benefit analysis/ total cost of ownership

• Costed roadmap

• Data center and operations excellence

• Delivery assurance (project review)

• Digital literacy strengthening

• E-government

• Enterprise planning and architecture

• Enterprise security and risk assessment

• ICT laws and policies

• Information audit

• National digital strategy

• Service level management

• Technology landscape analysis and market research