Framework for Action on ICT for Development in the Pacific (FAIDP)

The FAIDP has been formulated in response to the call by Pacific Leaders at the 40th Pacific Islands Forum in Cairns (August 2009) for the Pacific Plan Digital Strategy (PPDS) to be reviewed and updated. This direction reaffirmed the continuing importance of ICT as a tool for development in the region and further supported the ICT Ministers’ Wellington Declaration, in which they declared, ‘We recognize that information and communication technologies (ICTs), while not an end in themselves, have a key role as a basis for economic development, while also promoting and enhancing social cohesion, cultural enrichment and environmental conservation’.

The themes are:

1. Leadership, governance, coordination and partnerships

2. ICT policy, legislation and regulatory frameworks

3. ICT human capacity building

4. ICT infrastructure and access

5. International connectivity

6. Cyber security and ICT applications

7. Financing, monitoring and evaluation

Further information: Framework for Action on ICT for Development in the Pacific (FAIDP)