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Here you will find links to most of the country specific information provided by this site regarding Tonga. You may also want to do a search by clicking on "ICT search" in the sidebar, or a search in one of our databases. Note that most of the projects have a regional impact and therefore are not necessarily listed here.

Information

 

Projects

  • Pacific E-Learning Observatory
    The Kingdom of Tonga has been involved with educational ICT since the creation of the Community Development and Training Centre (CDTC) in the 1970s. An overarching goal is to foster a large enough ICT workforce that businesses, institutions and organizations will find it easier to use ICT solutions to develop and participate in the information society.
  • Tongan National Workshop Discusses Role of ICT in Local Education
    The Government of the Kingdom of Tonga convened the "National ICT Strategic Planning Workshop" to bring together stakeholders from government ministries, civil society, the education sector and the private sector for a week of discussion and planning on the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Tongan life, schools and universities.

  • Tonga Harnesses ICT for Community Education and Poverty Alleviation
    The programmes report on the progress made towards improving living standards in each of the island groups that make up the Kingdom of Tonga and offer alternatives to the Government, NGOs, and Tongans for poverty reduction.

 

Further resources

  • Tonga Ministry of Education: Corporate Plan
    A major emphasis in this initial period of education reform is to develop the capacity of the Ministry of Education to implement the initiatives for improvement and transformation that are outlined in the Education Policy Framework 2004-2019.