The Pacific Internet Partners will work to improve the skill levels of ICT professionals in all of the Pacific Islands.
The Pacific Internet Partners initiative has been established by the New Zealand National Commission for the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO NZ) and the Internet Society of New Zealand (Internet NZ) through the signing of a joint Memorandum of Understanding (83 Kb pdf)
UNESCO New Zealand
UNESCO New Zealand is an organisation of eminent people and industry leaders, who focus on the five areas of UNESCO's global objectives - education, natural science, social science, culture and communications. UNESCO New Zealand has an explicit objective of focusing its energies to assist the peoples of the Pacific and has strong interest in developing the ICT capabilities of the peoples of the Pacific.
InternetNZ
InternetNZ is a New Zealand based NGO with a mandate to support and foster the Internet in New Zealand. InternetNZ has an explicit mandate from its membership to further promote the effective use of the Internet in the Pacific Islands.
Review of the First Year
A review of the first year of operation of the Pacific Internet Partnership, along with an outline budget for 2005/06, is available in pdf format.