2. ICTs FOR SMART SUSTAINABLE ASIA PACIFIC ITU Asia & the Pacific Regional Development Forum Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, Philippines. 06-07 June 2016 Ioane Koroivuki Regional Director ITU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Bangkok, Thailand

3. ICTs FOR SMART SUSTAINABLE ASIA PACIFIC ITU ASP RDF 2016 Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, Philippines 06-07 June 2016 Ioane Koroivuki Regional Director ITU Regional for Asia & the Pacific Bangkok, Thailand Session 3: ASP RI 1: Special Consideration for LDCs, SIDSs, Including Pacific Island Countries, and Landlocked Developing Countries Pacific Satellite Connectivity Project

4. ICTs for Smart Sustainable Asia Pacific ITU Asia & The Pacific Regional Development Forum Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, Philippines 6-7 June 2016

5. Development of Satellite Communications Capacity and Emergency Communications Solutions for Small Islands Developing States of the Pacific

7. Beneficiary Countries 1)Fiji 2)Kiribati 3)Marshall Islands (pending agreement) 4)Micronesia 5)Nauru 6)Papua New Guinea 7)Samoa 8)Solomon Islands (pending agreement) 9)Tonga 10)Tuvalu 11)Vanuatu

8. Progress 1)Fiji: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT systems delivered 2)Kiribati: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT systems delivered 3)Micronesia: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT systems delivered 4)Nauru: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT system being shipped 5)Papua New Guinea: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT systems delivered 6)Samoa: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT system being shipped 7)Tonga: 3 centres being setup : 3 VSAT systems delivered 8)Tuvalu: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT systems delivered 9)Vanuatu: 2 centres being setup : 2 VSAT systems delivered Intelsat’s Contribution  Satellite bandwidth and training PROGRESS: ITU-Intelsat Agreement being concluded

9. Contribution  Satellite dedicated bandwidth up to 50Mbps (1 year)  Ka-band CPEs terminals Services ready in early 2017

10. PROJECT DELIVERABLES Climate Information Early Warning and Disaster Response Health Information Education …. more --- --- --- --- --- communications --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- capacity building --- --- --- --- ---

11. For more information and partnership opportunities, please contact: Mr. Wisit Atipayakoon Program Officer ITU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific BangkokThailandwisit.atipayakoon@itu.int:

12. Thank You Ioane N Koroivuki Regional Director ITU Regional Office for Asia & the Pacific Bangkok Thailand