Project Name：Government Island Wide Network Project (St.Lucia)

Project status：Completed projects

Cooperating Country：Caribbean, St. Lucia

Project Description：According to St. Lucia’s Population and Housing Census 2010 indicated that less than half of the population, only 43% has access to the internet, with the highest percentage concentrated in the north of the Island namely Castries and Gros-islet, resulting in "Urban and rural digital divide" and "Home network penetration" . In order to improve the problems, the project use Taiwan’s advantages in ICT and successful experiences to help St. Lucia develop WLAN(Wireless local Area Network) in public areas (government organizations, schools, remote areas) of cities and towns, providing residents, tourists, and businessmen with free or low-cost Internet. It will increase Internet use and encourage the government and companies to take advantage of this infrastructure to provide diverse and innovative services, as well as establishing "information security and Internet monitoring" and "ability development and applied innovation," promoting convenient educational and tourist services.

Region：Caribbean

Implementation Start Date：2015-01-01

Implementation End Date：2018-12-31

Project Objectives：With Taiwan's development experience and technology to assist in planning “Master plan”,”Roadmap”,“Network Building Design” and "Application Service", etc.

Executing Agency：1.Taiwan Techical Mission in Saint Lucia
2.Division of Public Sector Modernisation, Ministry of the Public Service, Information and Broadcasting
3.Government Information and Technology Services Limited

Project Performance：1.Completed the installation of backbone and hotspot.
2.Enhance Internet penetration rate of 5%