Initiatives

The PTC community is actively involved in several ongoing initiatives. These initiatives include the:

• PTC Academy™
• PTC Projects
• PTC Broadband Reports
• PTC Young Scholar Program

PTC Academy™

The PTC Academy™ aims to provide exceptional management training to rising industry leaders from emerging economies in the Asia-Pacific region. Academy courses target topics that are necessary for professional advancement that are seldom addressed by formal education or institutional training.

The Academy’s inaugural course took place 8-11 November 2011 in Nadi, Fiji. Executives from the Pacific Islands participated in the four-day course. The course focused on topics related to business governance and was led by expert instructors. The program was a collaboration between PTC and the Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA).

Plans are underway for an Academy session in 2013 with a focus on telecommunications best practices and management in the Asia-Pacific Region. The PTC Academy Committee, chaired by Richard Taylor, leads the development of this outreach program.

To learn more about the PTC Academy™, including how to become involved, please email academy@ptc.org.

PTC Projects

View the current Request for Proposals (RFP) | Submit a Project Proposal

The PTC Projects initiative provides both members and non-members the opportunity to develop and implement projects that promote the use of telecommunications and ICT to improve the quality of life in the Pacific Hemisphere.

The initiative’s goals are two-fold:

• To help realize PTC’s vision and mission
• To add to the value of PTC membership

The deadline for proposal submissions for the current round of funding is Wednesday, 1 May 2013.

For a complete description of the PTC Projects initiative, please visit the PTC Projects page.

For questions regarding the PTC Projects initiative, please email Emily Lee.

PTC Broadband Reports

Download PTC Broadband Reports, Number 1, Broadband in Fiji: A Micromarket Case Study (4 MB pdf)

The PTC Broadband Reports initiative aims to provide key decision-makers, industry professionals, and other stakeholders with a knowledge base for developing common methods and approaches to best serve the needs of citizens and bridge the knowledge divide.

Each Report will concentrate on an individual micromarket and offer insights about the key features that will push broadband forward in other non-obvious emerging markets with different dynamics and resources throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Learn more about the PTC Broadband Reports.

PTC Young Scholar Program

PTC’s Young Scholar Program aims to recognize, encourage, and support up-and-coming scholars in the field of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Outstanding applicants are invited to present their research at PTC’s annual conference in Honolulu, Hawaii.

For questions or to learn more about the PTC Young Scholar Program, please visit the Young Scholar Program page or email youngscholars@ptc.org.