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Workshop agenda for the Pacific Regional ETC Workshop in Vanuatu from 12-14 June 2017.
The Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) will organize the 10th Policy and Regulation Forum for Pacific (PRFP-10) from 25 to 27 April 2017 in Nadi, Fiji.
This 24-page paper was published by the Lowy Institute for International Policy in November 2012. The analysis covers a
For the first time, five newly certified drone pilots from the Tongan Ministry of Communications, the National Emergency Management Office - NEMO Tonga, Tonga Geological Services, Government of Tonga.
For the very first time, the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) has been officially activated to support emergency preparedness activities.
From providing vital IT services in Iraq, Nigeria and Yemen to supporting preparedness activities in the Pacific and Caribbean regions, the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) was highly active in 2018. He
A overview of where we worked and what we did throughout 2018.
With the start of the cyclone season in the Pacific – lasting from November to April – National Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs) across the region are focusing on preparedness and awareness-raising among governments, relevant stakeholders and communities.
Between 10–13 June 2025, three Pacific Waves Training Alliance modules—Mobile Satellite Systems (MSS) End User, Radio Telecommunications Systems (RTS) End User, and Training of Trainers (ToT–EDIP)—were delivered to 24 first responders in Tonga.
“Communication before, during and after a disaster is vital to ensure a coordinated response," said Samoa’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, during the opening of the first Regional ETC Workshop for the Pacific
This report was published by GSMA Intelligence on 20 April 2015 to update on the state of the mobile landscape in Pacific Island Countries (PICs).
10th November 2016 The Communications Cluster held its inaugural meeting at the Ministry of MEIDECC headquarters this morning.
Pacific Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) Regional Workshop.
Date: 4-7 December 2018
Location: Suva, Fiji
The Pacific Humanitarian Team (PHT) is a network of humanitarian organisations that work together to assist the Pacific Island countries in preparing for and responding to disasters.
The Pacific Island Communications Infrastructure (PICI) Panel was established by the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) to serve in the capacity of an advisory and coordination committee to the PMC on matters concerning the infrastructure, communications and dissemination of national and region
This workshop will bring together National Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs), Telecommunications Ministries, Regulators, NGOs and the private sector to work on a strategy related to emergency communications across Samoa, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Tonga.
The Pacific is one of the world's most disaster-prone regions, with Pacific Island Countries (PIC) ranked among the most vulnerable in the world to natural disasters, due to rising sea levels and increasing severe weather patterns, caused by the effects of climate change.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is hosting a Regional Pacific Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) and Logistics Cluster Workshop in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
PORT VILA– Preparing for and responding to threats posed by natural and man-made disasters are major themes being discussed at the first-ever joint meeting of the Regional Pacific Logistics Cluster and Emergency Telecommunications (ETC) Cluster which opens in Port Vila, Vanuatu, today, co
Apia, Samoa – Emergency responders and telecommunications experts from across the Pacific are converging in Apia on 11-13 July to discuss ways to improve emergency communications for disaster, at the first regional workshop of its kind jointly hosted by the Samoan Government and
In May 2025, the Emergency Telecommunications Cluster (ETC) in the Pacific, led by the World Food Programme (WFP), kicked off a series of intensive, week-long training sessions to strengthen national disaster response capabilities across the region.