Background & Objectives

• Pacific Aid-for-Trade Strategy (PAfTS): Identifies E-commerce as a key priority to reduce trade costs and enhance economic diversification across Pacific Island Countries (FICs).

• Pacific E-commerce Initiative: Launched in 2018 to harness E-commerce’s potential, culminating in a regional strategy and roadmap. Implementation since 2022 focuses on 54 priority actions across the Pacific.

• E-Commerce Acceleration Program: Managed by PIFS to drive implementation of the regional strategy, fostering E-commerce growth and development in the Pacific.

Activities

PIFS E-commerce Toolkits Development:

• Conduct online consultations in Niue, Tonga, and Vanuatu to identify priority sectors.

• Establish industry reference groups and produce, refine, translate, and design toolkits.

Promotion and Outreach:

• Develop an Outreach Plan and social media content for the E-commerce Toolkit Program.

• Create brochures and a promotional video highlighting program benefits and objectives.

Community of Practice and Training:

• Develop guidelines and training materials tailored for Niue and Tonga.

• Deliver in-person training workshops and create online training resources for the Pacific E-commerce Portal.

Results

Toolkits Development:

• Develop and translate two toolkits for Niue and three for Tonga.
• Update and translate three existing toolkits for Vanuatu in Bislama and French.

Outreach and Promotion:

• Develop an outreach plan for the PIFS E-commerce Toolkit Program.
  Create and distribute social media posts and brochures explaining toolkit usage.

Training and Support:

• Develop training workshop material for Niue and Tonga.
• Deliver two 2-day training workshops and produce online training resources.
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures for selecting 40 businesses for mentoring and grants.