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E-Government in the Pacific An Opportunity for Regional Synergies? Forum Secretariat, Suva, Fiji Pacific environment Scale – -very small states and territories 1500-5M Distance- -from anywhere and between communities Low and variable general state of socio economic development Subsistence agriculture, fishing and hunting Low ICT access capacity and very low rural and remote access High costs of Internet Lack of bandwidth to global backbone Other pertinent issues High percentage of youth High levels of unemployment Relatively high cost structure in the cash economy Feudal governance systems R