APDIP Projects in Pacific Island Nations
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Linux System Administration Training of Trainers in the South Pacific, 31 October - 11 November 2005
- A training of trainers programme in Fiji for participants from South Pacific island nations was held over 10 days (31 October - 11 November 2005), after which participants sat for an examination to be certified as LPI Level 1 Linux professionals. In conjunction with this training, local proctors were trained and certified.
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Four Innovatative FOSS Projects Awarded USP-IOSN Microgrants in 2005
- The University of the South Pacific (USP) and APDIP-initiated International Open Source Network (IOSN) awarded four projects in the Pacific Island Countries grants to develop free/open source software (FOSS) applications.
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Fijian Spell Checker for OpenOffice.org
- A USP-IOSN Microgrant awarded in September 2004 to Dr. William J. Blanke and Dr. Paul Geraghty to create a spell check dictionary for the Fijian language for use with the OpenOffice free/open source software suite of office programs.
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New 2005/2006 Edition of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific Launched
- The new and updated edition of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific contains authoritative reports on how 29 economies/countries are using ICT in business, government and civil society written by senior authors who live and work in the region. Included are three subregional chapters on the Pacific Island States, ASEAN and APEC.
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PacINET 2005: Internet and ICT in the Pacific, Tarawa, Kiribati, 22-27 August 2005
- APDIP presents its International Open Source Network and Open Regional Dialogue on Internet Governance initiatives at PacINET 2005.
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USP-IOSN Microgrant Programme for Pacific Island Countries
- The University of the South Pacific (USP) in partnership with APDIP-initiated International Open Source Network (IOSN) is pleased to launch the USP-IOSN Microgrant Programme for Pacific Island Countries. This Programme is a competitive grants scheme available to individuals or teams in the Pacific Island Countries.
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Four Innovatative FOSS Projects Awarded USP-IOSN Microgrants in 2004
- The University of the South Pacific (USP) and APDIP-initiated International Open Source Network (IOSN) awarded four projects in the Pacific Island Countries grants to develop free/open source software (FOSS) applications.
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Pacific Island Countries Symposium, Suva, Fiji, 6-9 December 2004
- APDIP helped organize a session on Internet Governance for the UNESCAP Sub-regional Conference on ICT for Development in Pacific Island Developing Countries.
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Traditional, Digital and Satellite-Based Radio Services for Education in the Republic of Nauru
- Grant awarded in November 2005 to University of South Pacific, Fiji Islands to maximize the use of traditional, digital and satellite-based services to extend educational programming and other relevant audio content to students and community residents of the Republic of Nauru.
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Digital Review of Asia Pacific 2003/2004
- This bi-annual review provides facts, figures, data and analysis of the state-of-the-art of ICT and Internet diffusion, adoption and application in 25 Asia-Pacific countries. It serves as a one-stop reference source on the state-of-practice and future trends in ICTs for development and ICTs for industry for policy- and decision-makers, technology practitioners and experts, researchers, and educators in the region.
