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The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) will shutdown it Radio Australia shortwave radio transmission service to the Pacific from 31 January 2017, affecting PNG and the South Pacific.
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.
Highlights:
• ETC Coordinator and ETC Technical Specialist arrived in Port Vila to support the government lead response.
• 2x emergency.lu VSATs have been deployed from Luxembourg to Port Vila.
Highlights:
• 1x emergency.lu VSAT was successfully installed on Tanna Island.
• A BT team of 4x specialists successfully installed 1x VSAT on Ambae Island and 1x VSAT on Malekula Island.
Highlights:
• A Flash Appeal for the Vanuatu Tropical Cyclone Pam response was launched on 24/03/15. The ETC is requesting US$400,000 to support coordination of the ICT response and provision of services in collaboration with the government.
This 24-page paper was published by the Lowy Institute for International Policy in November 2012. The analysis covers a
Tropical Cyclone Donna is currently located north of Port Vila, the capital and largest city of Vanuatu.
By Ria Sen, ETC Preparedness Officer
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.
“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