Pacific Islands Telecommunication Association
Working Groups
The goals for a PITA Working Group is to further carry out required actions that the AGM or PITA Members Meeting, or CEO Forum resolve to require specific actions on a specific subject area.
Membership of the Working Group is voluntarily but from within the full members. Invited experts from the Associate Members or other organisations could also be members of the Working Group
The Working Group will appoint a Chairman and Vice Chairman and who will then lead the meetings to agree on the Terms of References, life span and other necessary administration to carry out their required tasks.
Usually the Working Group will provide report to the AGM, or the PITA Members Meeting or CEO Forum
Find below the list of PITA Working Groups, past and present.
Fraud & Revenue
Assurance Forum
Year: 2004
Status: Ongoing and Active
Brief: to form a closed group of personnel involved in handling fraud prevention and revenue assurance, for regular exchange, and common development
Disaster & Emergency Communications Working Group
Year: 2007
Status: Dormant
Brief: Initially formed to investigate possibility of developing a pool of hot spares and communication systems needed during disaster or emergency
Satellite Space
Segment Aggregation
and Consolidation
Year: 2006-7
Status: Deactivated
Brief: To investigate the possibility of leasing a satellite transponder for Pacific Islands
Training Working
Group
Year: 2002
Status: Completed
Brief: To investigate and report to the PITA AGM on a common approach to addressing Training Needs of PITA Members
Policy Development and Regionalism
Year: 2023
Status: Expression of Interests
Brief: To get greater involvements with regional policy directions and regionalism
Cooperation on Cybersecurity and Gaps
Year: 2023
Status: setting up framework
Brief: Many CEOs have requested PITA to consider collective efforts and cooperation on how PITA members can work together on common needs and challenges to improve our roles as gate keepers and service providers to contribute in combating cybersecurity