Abbreviations

BDM Births, Deaths and Marriages
BOS Bureau of Statistics
CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women
DIA Department of Indigenous Affairs
DoW Department of Women
EXMS Exams Registration and Results Publishing
FAIDP Framework for Action on ICT for Development in the Pacific
GCT Government Community Telecentre
GDI Gender Development Index
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GII Government Information Infrastructure
GIS Geographic Information System
GNI Gross National Income
GOVNET Government Network
HDI Human Development Index
IATS Investment Approval Tracking System
ICT Information and Communication Technology
IHRDP Integrated Human Resource Development Programme
IT Information Technology
ITCS Information Technology and Computing Services
ITU International Telecommunication Union
MEA Multi-Ethnic Affairs
MOE Ministry of Education
PCC Public Contact Centre
PRISAP Pacific Regional ICT Strategic Action Plan
PSC Public Service Commission
RCBS Registrar of Companies and Business Systems
SCHS Online Scholarships
SIM Subscriber Identity Module
SME Small and Medium Enterprises
SMS Short Message Service
TAF Telecommunications Authority of Fiji
UN United Nations
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UN ESCAP United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
UNPOG United Nations Project Office on Governance
VoIP Voice over Internet Protocol
WSIS World Summit on the Information Society