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The governance of the information and communication technology (ICT) sector in Tonga needs strengthening.

Project Number: 44172-022
Project Name: Tonga-Fiji Submarine Cable Project
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Capture and utilization of lessons from completed projects are vital to enhancing efforts to develop the ICT sector of Tonga and other Pacific island countries.

Project Number: 44172-022
Project Name: Tonga-Fiji Submarine Cable Project
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In a highly time-sensitive sector such as ICT, high project readiness could help prevent start-up delays and enforce the commitment of the executing agencies.

Project Number: 40054-013
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Information Highway Project
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Regional projects, wherein overall project outputs are achieved through the interconnecting outputs of individual countries, should provide for an overarching, hands-on, and flexible mechanism to ensure timely execution of project activities within all the countries as well as coordination across countries.

Project Number: 40054-013
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Information Highway Project
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For projects involving many stakeholders, maximum consideration should be given in the project design to efficient and streamlined implementation arrangements. Also, in the design of projects in highly time-sensitive sectors, an institutional set-up is needed that will help to expedite implementation schedules, provide flexibility in adapting to market changes, and engage private sector stakeholders who are generally more active in such sectors.

Project Number: 40054-013
Project Name: South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Information Highway Project
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Focusing on a few reforms increases the potential for success and impact of 6he government reform agenda.

Project Number: 40009-013, 40009-023, 40009-033
Project Name: Infrastructure Reform Sector Development Program
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Providing support to line ministries facilitates the attainment of sector policy reforms.

Project Number: 40009-013, 40009-023, 40009-034
Project Name: Infrastructure Reform Sector Development Program
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Assigning the delivery of new public services in line with the core functions of government agencies leads to better results.

Project Number: 40009-013, 40009-023, 40009-035
Project Name: Infrastructure Reform Sector Development Program
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A dedicated monitoring system and streamlined procurement process for each component of a comprehensive program enhances performance.

Project Number: 40009-013, 40009-023, 40009-036
Project Name: Infrastructure Reform Sector Development Program
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All Pacific developing member countries, including Samoa, experience great difficulty implementing long-term structural adjustment policies. While demand-side, short-term price stabilization policies may be more readily implemented, longer-term changes to land tenure and state-owned enterprises and efforts to liberalize trade and investment regimes confront a very difficult political economy environment in the Pacific islands. Governments are comfortable with short-term price reforms that pose less of a challenge to the political economy.

Project Number: 43191-013, 43191-023
Project Name: Economic Recovery Support Program - Subprograms 1 and 2
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Project design. The project was the first of its kind for ADB in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector and in the Maldives. ICT projects are very different from transport projects, in design, implementation, and operation. ICT projects need to have a physical infrastructure for connectivity, software applications for the connectivity to be functional, and a regulatory regime to support the connectivity and applications.

Project Number: 34276-013
Project Name: Information Technology Development Project
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Technical expertise. To expedite project implementation and avoid project delays, the gap between technical and management expertise should be bridged by frequent consultations and diverse team compositions. For example, ADB missions should include information technology (IT) and procurement experts, who may provide adequate and timely guidance on technical matters and ADB procurement. The government's supervision and oversee consultants should facilitate mutual understanding and trust between the contractors and government, and provide adequate problem solving.

Project Number: 34276-013
Project Name: Information Technology Development Project
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Project management. Adapting to a formal project management framework approach and a central repository for tasks, processes, guidelines, and templates can help a great deal with the efficient implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of a project. This can have positive impacts on the overall efficiency of the organization, as well as reporting.

Project Number: 34276-013
Project Name: Information Technology Development Project
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Sustainability. Projects with adequate counterpart funds (capital and operational) can encourage government ownership and improve sustainability. The project plan should incorporate a strong operational and sustainable model. Some of the factors leading to unsatisfactory sustainability in ICT projects include an inadequate financial and business plan, and a lack of trained personnel, ownership, and support from public leaders.

Project Number: 34276-013
Project Name: Information Technology Development Project
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Local information and communication technology environment. Project design should adequately consider the local situation, including sector development status, regulatory framework, and local capacity for implementing the project and absorbing the new technology. The implementation should be conducted jointly by external consultants and local experts to avoid transitional issues.

Project Number: 34276-013
Project Name: Information Technology Development Project
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