was created called IPV6, also known as IP Next
Generation (IPNG). Among other things, this
version seeks to address the main issue of
exhaustion of addresses to connect computers or
hosts.
The introduction of this version means that SVG
will have to take stock of what exists and with its
ICT National Plan see how greater use of the
initiatives can be implemented bearing in mind
IPV6 will soon be adopted around the world.
Action Item:
Establish National Task Force
with Public, Private & Civil Society
Stakeholders to:
1. Install an IXP in SVG
2. Public Awareness on Cyber
Security
3. Public Awareness on IPv6
Transition
With the continuing depletion of available IPV4
addresses, a new version of the Internet Protocol
The business sector in SVG can take advantage of
ICT for internal improvements in efficiency and
effectiveness, and equally important for
St. Vincent &
the Grenadines
2007
OECS
Average
2007
29
1
48
101
83
19
32
48
125
151
46
13
39
97
98
19
61
60
128
116
45
3
57
137
87
27
62
52
102
183
St. Vincent &
the Grenadines
Criteria
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.
WORLD BANK SURVEY: DOING
BUSINESS IN ST. VINCENT & THE
GRENADINES
1.4
Starting a business
Dealing with licenses
Employing Workers
Registering property
Getting credit
Protecting investors
Paying taxes
Trading across borders
Enforcing contracts
Closing a business
interacting with Government. Recent (2007 &
2010) World Bank Surveys provide useful
insights into how ICT is currently used by the
business sector and makes suggestions as to the
services provided by Government that can be
improved. The World Bank assessment uses ten
(10) distinct criteria shown in Table 2 below. It is
useful to review some of the relevant World Bank
results and recommendations, which inform the
ICT current state assessment process.
IPV6 has a large address space of 128
bits compared to 32 bits of the version
4. It addresses issues such as improving
the quality of service required for some
new applications like IP telephony,
video/audio, interactive games or
ecommerce which can be delivered over
the network. This version easily deals
with the avoidance of network traffic,
loss of data or bandwidth.
2010
In a nutshell, IPV6 will offer the
following benefits:
1) Increased address space
2) More efficient routing
3) Reduced management requirement
4) Improved methods to change ISP
5) Better mobility support
6) Multi-homing
7) Security
8) Scoped address: link-local, site-local
and global-address space
Table 2: SVG Ranking compared to OECS Average
Source: Doing Business OECS, 2007, IFC & Doing Business St. Vincent & the Grenadines, 2010, IFC
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