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Friday, 11 June 2010 09:32
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Information and Communications Technology - Overview

ICT is responsible for the ongoing operation, maintenance and development of a networked information system that supports the delivery of the SOPAC Work Programme; and facilitates access to new and historical data produced by the Secretariat.

ICT Sector provides secure, timely information and communication systems; and facilitates the following activies in the Secretariat :

  • Corporate and programme databases managed
  • Archive systems developed and maintained
  • Access to library services provided and maintained
  • SOPAC publications, awareness and education materials produced and distributed
  • ICT services support for the Secretariat provided
  • ICT risk management process developed and maintained
Last Updated on Sunday, 20 June 2010 15:06  


Newsflash

Suva, Fiji – A major regional geospatial information system and other innovative risk assessment tools are being developed to assist Pacific Island countries to undertake evidence-based decision making in development planning and finance.

A four-day workshop, running from 9 to 12 June 2015, opened in Suva today with representatives from Pacific region governments and development partners attending, focusing on the disaster risk modelling and assessment tools.

The tools, including a rapid impact estimation tool and the Pacific Risk Information System (PacRIS), are being developed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), World Bank and the Asian Development Bank with the financial support of the Government of Japan and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR).

“These tools can be used to improve the resilience of Pacific Island countries by providing the technical information needed to make informed decisions about risk of disasters to communities and their assets,” the Director of SPC’s Geoscience Division, Professor Michael Petterson, said.