Kiribati e-Commerce Project
PRESS RELEASE
English Version
“Strengthening stakeholder engagement in E-Commerce Project in Kiribati”
The Australian Government launched its $4.5million funding assistance in 2019 on the E-Commerce Aid for Trade through its Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) for Pacific Island Countries. Kiribati through the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives (MCIC) received AUD$483,980.00 of financial support from the Government of Australia to implement the project of “Strengthening stakeholder engagement in E–Commerce in Kiribati”.
The project has three components which are: promotion of digital business operations; website redesign of the Kiribati Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) and the Establishment of National Online Marketplace/App.
The project’s duration is for a one-year period, starting from September 2020 and ending in September 2021. The project is being implemented by the MCIC in close collaboration with important stakeholders like the KCCI and others, with guidance from DT Global, the Technical Working Group and the National Trade Advisory Committee (NTAC) as the Project Steering Committee.
The project’s outputs will create more jobs, reduce inequality by generating income for Outer Island Communities, increasing economic opportunities for the Private Sector or the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to participate in the Digital Economy and overcome market barriers and to connect businesses with consumers and vise-versa. The project is also expected to change the perception of Internet use to a more profitable venture not only for the business community but the general public at large.
On behalf of the Government of Kiribati, the Honorable Minister Bootii Nauan conveys his sincerest gratitude towards the Government and the People of Australia for supporting the ‘stepping stone’ for Kiribati in transitioning towards digital business operations.
Kiribati Version
“Kaungakaan araBotannaomata iaon Kiribati ni Kamanenai Rabakau aika Boou ibukin te Waaki ni Bitineti”
Inanon te ririki ae 2019 ao e a tia te Tautaeka n Aotiteria ni katabwena ana buoka nakon te waaki ni bitineti ke ni bobwai iaon te Intanete nakoia aban nako te Betebeke. E bon mwakuriaki ana buoka Aotiteria aio n ana Botaki ni Mwakuri are tabe ibukin Aba Ianena ao Iokinibwai n te mwaiti ni mwane ae $4.5mirion te mwane n Aotiteria. Kiribati boni ngaia naba mai ibuakon aban te Betebeke are e reke irouna te buoka aio. N reitaki ma anne ao e a tia n reke te buoka ke te karikirake aio iroun te Tautaeka ni Kiribati rinanon ana Botaki ni Makuri ibukin Bitineti, Karaobwai ao Boboti ke te MCIC n te mwaiti ni mwane ae $483,980.00 te mwane n Aotiteria.
Te karikirake aio ngaia are e a bon moan katabwena te moan tetere nakon te waaki ni bobwai iaon te Intanete i Kiribati ke e na “Kaungaan ara Botannaomata iaon Kiribati ni Kamanenai Rabakau aika Boou ibukin te Waaki ni Bitineti”. Iai teniua mwakoron te karikirake aio n aron aikai: i) Kaungaan te bobwai man kabonganaan te intanete; ii) mwakurian ana website KCCI; ao iii) kateakin te tabo ni bobwai rinanon te intanete/bwai ni makuri (app).
E a tia ni waaki te karikirake aio inanon Tebetembwa 2020 n te ririki ae e nako ao e na toki n Tebetembwa 2021 n te ririki aio. E bon waakina te karikirake aio te MCIC ni uaia ni ikarekebai ma KCCI ao rabwata nako ake a irekereke ma te karikirake aio n reitaki ma te Komete Ni Mwakuri, ao ai te National Trade Advisory Committee are e riki bwa te Project Steering Committee ke te Tina ni Komete ibukin naba te karikirake aio.
E kantaningaki bwa te karikirake aio e na kona ni karekei mwakuri nakoia ara botanaomata, boutoka rikiraken te karekemwane, kaungai karikirake aika boou nakoia bitineti ni kabane ni irekereke ma kabonganaan te bobwai iaon te intanete, ao taobaraan kanganga imarenaia bitineti ma taan bobwai. E katantaningaaki te karikirake aio bwa e na bita aron kamanenakin te intanete irouia te botanaomata n tiaki ti ibukin te rereitaki ma e na kabonganaaki naba ibukin te bobwai.
E a bon anga ana kakaitau te Minita Bootii Nauan ibukin Kiribati ma te Tautaeka nakon ana Tautaeka Aotiteria ma ana Botannaomata ibukin ana anganano ma ana buoka nakon te karikirake aio.