📋 Tender Overview
The Cook Islands is a small narrow and open economy making it susceptible to various types of disruptions. Its size and remote location constrain any economies of scale. To overcome isolation and other hindrances to economic growth the government prioritized improving their internet connectivity.ADB and New Zealand government co-financed the US20 million Avaroa submarine cable project that was completed in 2020 and formed part of the much larger Manatua cable system stretching from French Polynesia through to Samoa. With this initiative the nations internet service has now been upgraded to offer higher capacity and improved quality broadband access at a more affordable price making the internet readily available and economical for the broader population.The increased availability of an affordable telecommunications particularly high-speed broadband internet lowers transactions costs for businesses governments and households creates new business opportunities and enhances public service delivery through the utilization of information and communication technology.This initiative promotes regional cooperation and integration through the increased of the frequency and quality of communication between countries in the Pacific region thereby facilitating an increase in trade in services and creating a significant market for digital goods and services in the region.
