Pacific-led advisory and engineering
Open Source and Institution Building
Open-source adoption that creates durable public capability, regional reuse, and sustainable support models.
Designed for: Governments, universities, regional agencies, donors, and public-interest technology teams
Regional evidence
The operating context, in numbers.
11% of GNI
Typical fixed-broadband cost as a share of monthly GNI per capita in Pacific island economies—more than five times the 2% affordability benchmark.
94% higher
Median mobile-internet price in SIDS relative to the world median, reinforcing the need for lightweight and reusable public technology.
Outcomes
- • Lower lock-in and lifecycle risk
- • Reusable regional digital commons
- • Local engineering and support capability
Capabilities
- • Open Source Program Office design
- • Open-source procurement
- • Platform selection and migration
- • Training, mentoring, and support models
Research and advisory offer
Evidence before architecture or procurement.
An open-source options and sustainability assessment comparing total cost, licensing, security maintenance, local supplier capacity, reuse potential, governance, and credible exit paths.
Measures built into the engagement
- Five-year total cost of ownership
- Share of components with documented maintainers
- Local contributors able to release and recover the service
- Reuse across agencies or Pacific jurisdictions
Sovereignty test
Open licensing is paired with funded maintenance, documentation, governance, and Pacific engineering ownership.
From method to product
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