Table of Contents
Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................ I
1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................... 1
2. LINKS TO OTHER GOVERNMENT POLICIES ................................................................ 2
2.1 Kiribati's 20 Years Vision (KV20) ..................................................................................... 2
2.2 Government Manifesto ...................................................................................................... 3
2.3 ICT for Trade and e-commerce ...................................................................................... 3
2.4 Other Policy and Strategic Plan Linkages ................................................................ 4
3. IMPORTANCE OF THE ICT SECTOR .............................................................................. 4
4. THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION'S ICT DEVELOPMENT
INDEX ................................................................................................................................ 5
5. ACCOMPLISHMENTS SINCE 2011 ................................................................................. 9
6. CURRENT STATUS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN KIRIBATI .................................. 10
6.1 Bridging the Digital DivideThrough Universal, Secure, Affordable,
Reliable and Accessible Communications .............................................................. 10
6.2 Legislations .............................................................................................................................. 13
6.3 Broadcasting ........................................................................................................................... 14
6.4 Education and Protection of Children ....................................................................... 14
6.5 Government Services .......................................................................................................... 14
6.6 Financial Services ................................................................................................................. 15
6.7 Safety of Life at Sea ............................................................................................................. 15
7. POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR THE ICT SECTOR ................................................................ 15
7.1 Twelve guiding principle .................................................................................................... 16
7.2 Specific Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................ 16
8. DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIES ............................................................................... 19
8.1 Outer Islands Project .......................................................................................................... 19
8.2 East Micronesia and Kiritimati Submarine Cables .............................................. 19
8.3 E-Government Project and Government ICT ........................................................... 19
8.4 Cyber Security and Cyber Safety ................................................................................... 20
8.5 Communications for National Disaster Management ........................................ 20
8.6 Radio and Television (via broadcasting or access to online streaming
services) .................................................................................................................................... 20
8.7 E-Commerce ............................................................................................................................ 21
8.8 ICT in Education e-Learning ........................................................................................... 22
8.9 E-Health .................................................................................................................................... 22
8.10 E-Policing Services .............................................................................................................. 22
8.11 Skills and Capacity Development for ICT ................................................................. 23
9. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2019 ICT POLICY ............................................................. 23
10. CONCLUSIONS .............................................................................................................. 23
11. ANNEX 1: MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK FOR NICT POLICY
GOALS .............................................................................................................................. 25
Kiribati National ICT Policy 2019