Digital strategy in New Caledonia, by Jean-Francois Grandmougin [APNIC 38 / Opening Ceremony and...

DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT IN A PACIFIC ISLAND :

The New Caledonia strategic digital plan

www.gouv.nc www.opt.nc

New Caledonia

• French overseas collectivity

18,500 sqk (~ Fiji), 2,000 km east of Australia,

20,000 km east of France

Large administrative autonomy

• Local Government with specific skills

Multicultural land

• French law system and customary authorities

• 3rd nominal GDP per capita in the Pacific

• But social, cultural and geographical disparities

• Pop. 260,000 – 2/3 Nouméa & surburbs

• 126,000 Facebookers !

• 255,000 mobiles, 3G access (95% pop)

• 73,000 households, 68% connected to ADSL

Nouméa

Digital issues for New Caledonia

DEVELOP NEW BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

AROUND DIGITAL TOOLS

• Help digital local companies to expand

MODERNIZE AND UPGRADE

ADMINISTRATION TO e-GOVERNMENT

• Fair use of public ressources

SET UP A FAIR GOVERNANCE FOR

DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT

• Support a « high level » governance

SHARE AND PROMOTE OUR

EXPERIENCE IN THE PACIFIC

• Be a reference in the Pacific islands area

FIGHT SOCIAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND GEOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES

The New Caledonia Digital Strategic Plan

• A plan decided by the Government of New Caledonia (GNC)

• 2009: a minister is in charge of digital issues

• 2011: a « Digital Team » is created to offer a digital strategy

• An institutional work with the partners of the GNC

• Provincial Houses of Representatives, Congress, Mayors, communication provider (OPT),

Chamber of Industry,…

• A « high level » legitimacy

• The Plan has been voted by the Congress of New Caledonia in October 2013

• Digital Council in September 2015

The New Caledonia Digital Plan

• A roadmap for a digital public policy

4 key areas

• Infrastructure and access

• Digital trust and governance

• Digital uses

• Economic developement

33 projects to address this public policy

• Domains: health, education, professional training, e-Government

• Estimated budget : 120 M AUD for a 5-8 years plan

A « NC Digital Strategic Board » to offer a fair governance

OPT – Telecom perspectives and projects

Concrete actions

Remote medical consultation for isolated Island (Tiga, Loyalty Islands)

Digital classrooms with tablets and digital pictures

e-Government

Every Congress and Government session with tablets to reduce paper and to increase digital use

Government discount to more than 10,000 students in order to buy PC, laptops or tablets.

More than 600 households with

3G and solar energy to provide Internet access.

THANK YOU…. MERCI….. OLETI !

JEAN-FRANCOIS GRANDMOUGINPHILIPPE GERVOLINO