It contains a detailed institutional framework, including the creation of the telecommunications regulatory authority. It includes licensing, competition policy, quality service, interconnection, co-location, scarce resources management, universal access, tariffs regulation, penalties and sanctions and dispute resolution. It also covers some postal service issues.
Amendments have been issued in 2014.
As a small, isolated country in the Pacific, Samoa is heavily dependent on tourism for jobs and economic development. The government’s objectives for the aviation industry included providing safe, modern, efficient, and affordable international air transport to Samoa to support expansion of the tourism industry. Operating Polynesian Airlines in a commercially and financially sustainable manner was also a high government priority.
A joint venture between the government of Samoa and Australia’s Virgin Blue, a low-cost carrier, turned an annual $7.5 million government subsidy into a $6.9 million profit in just two years. IFC served as the lead advisor for the innovative public- private partnership, which established a new national airline, Virgin Samoa (formerly Polynesian Blue), and restructured the existing flagship carrier. The agreement was signed in September 2005. By 2009, 243,000 people received improved airline service, and consumers saved $57.7 million in reduced airfares between 2005 and 2009.
State-owned enterprises (SOEs) place a significant and unsustainable strain on the economies of Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. They absorb large amounts of scarce capital on which they provide very low returns. This study reveals the core levers of SOE reform and the rapid progress that can be made in implementing them where the political will to do so exists. While the study focuses on three countries that are heavily involved in SOE reform and have broadly similar SOE portfolios and legislative frameworks, the core lessons from their experience are applicable throughout the Pacific region.
This private sector assessment describes how Samoa can further improve its competitiveness through reforms supporting private sector growth. While not a comprehensive description of all issues facing the Samoan economy, the document analyzes reforms that will most significantly benefit the private sector and growth, and focuses on primary constraints to investment and entrepreneurship.
The PPP handbook is a revised and simplified version of the Framework for the planning and implementation of the Public Private Partnerships in Samoa which was approved by Cabinet in 2014.
The official website of Samoa Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Past PPPs were implemented by relevant line ministries.