information background

In the past, most of SPCs interaction has been with member states, not the public.

If an official in Samoa wanted SPC assistance on fisheries, the info could be sent directly by fax, for example, quicklyand efficiently. Now email allows even greater speed and efficiency. Public information has remained a second or third level priority. Each section worked out its own information processes, leading to wide variation in content and style.

Increasing interaction with NGOs and other community-based initiatives provide an information opportunity for SPC to provide leadership by adapting free web publishing technologies known as blogs.