Gaina Vere, a person living with disability has made a name for himself in his community of Gabagaba to transform his village into a digital hub.
Located in Central province, though a few kilometres outside of Port Moresby, Gabagaba still faces internet connectivity issues.
In partnership with the National Information and Community Technology Authority (NICTA) Mr. Vere’s ambition was assisted through the UAS (Universal Access Service) Connect Community Project.
Known as the Go and Be A Smart Person on Technology (Gabaspot) Digital Hub, that uses Kacific Ka-band service is anticipated provide internet services to more than 5,000 people including students.
Wife of Gaina Vere, Dairi Vere, who read the speech prepared by her husband said Mr. Vere’s vision is to create a smart village and transform Gabagaba into a village where the people are digitally literate.
“This is breaking the barrier in bridging the gap especially those of us living in rural areas. The building will become the community digital centre and will be known as Gabaspot Digital Hub,” said Mrs. Vere.
On behalf of her husband said Mrs. Vere said Gabaspot will work with NICTA to run community the network as a pilot project.
“The object is to provide the best digital service in the community, which is cost effective and affordable to the people, creating digital pathways for training opportunities and empowering the community through digital means,” said Mrs. Vere.
ICT Minister, Timothy Masiu said the launch of the community project in Gabagaba is a symbol of the government’s commitment towards digital inclusion.
“The UAS policy provides us with the guiding framework, and we must evolve it to embrace the roll-out of the Smart Village Concept across our nation “, said minister Masiu.
He said the Smart village concept was recently endorsed in the Pacific ICT Minister’s dialogue where the ministers signed the Lakatoi Declaration
“I am pleased to announce that we are partnering with the International Telecommunication Union to introduce Grassroots Digital Services. This collaboration will allows us to tap into Global Expertise and resources to allow us to life our own communities,’ said Masiu.
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