radio pasifik – republic of nauru
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Radio Pasifik – Republic of Nauru
Linda Austin (Project Manager)Alamanda Lauti (Director – Nauru Campus)
University of the South PacificFebruary 2007
Submitted version of:
Austin, L., & Lauti, A. (2007). Radio Pasifik ñ Republic of Nauru. Paper presented atthe Regional Learning Forum on Pan Asia ICT R&D Grants Programme.
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Our Pacific Home
• Service area larger than the continental US, covering 33 million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean• Total region population 1.9 million people• Home to one third of the world’s languages• Hundreds of distinct cultures
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The Republic of Nauru
• Located 12 miles south of the equator
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• A small island: 21 square km
• Estimated population: 13,000
• Most people live around the southern fringes of the island
The Pleasant Island
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University of the South Pacific
• One of two regional universities in the world
• Owned by 12 Pacific Island countries: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Niue, Nauru, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Tokelau, and Vanuatu
• Campuses in all 12 member countries, with sub-centres in larger countries
• Service area covers five times zones and the International Date Line
• Enrolment (2005): 20,851, or 11,117 EFTS
• Enrolment doubled in last 10 years; 10+ percent growth per annum
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• 50+ percent of students study by distance modes (online, interactive audio, one-way or interactive video, text-only, or “blended” options• Great pressure to ensure increased access to education – “serving the farthest student”
• The university’s satellite system (USPNet) delivers 45+ hours of audio tutorials weekly
• On Nauru, the service is only available at the university campus
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USP – Nauru Campus
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Project Aim
To maximise the use oftraditional, digital andsatellite-based radio servicesto extend educationalprogramming and otherrelevant audio content tostudents and communityresidents of the Republic ofNauru
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Project Objectives• To establish a solar-powered
educational radio station• To create and deliver targeted
audio-based educationalmaterialsto USP students and othersresiding in Nauru
• To create and deliver targetedcommunity developmentprogramming in cooperation withregional NGOs and similar groups
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• To evaluate the effectivenessof audio-based instructionalmethods and assess what“blended media” materialswork best in Nauru
• To create the precursor of acommunity-based radiostation and to train interestedpeople in the management andoperation of such a facility
Project Objectives
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Additional Objectives
• To enhance the training of primary andsecondary teachers through targeted audioprograms
• To use radio broadcasting to increasepublic awareness in a number of criticalareas: health matters, businessentrepreneurialism, environmentalawareness (including coastal resourcemanagement and climate change), humanresource development, and goodgovernance
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• Map shows transmissionrange with the current set-up (a 30-watt transmitter)
• Yellow lines indicates theactual range of the 30-watttransmission
• Blue line indicates themaximum range
• Beyond the blue line, thereis no reception
Radio Transmission Range
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• Point A = radio station• Point B = transmitter
site on Command Ridge• Radio is transmitted
from Point A to Point Bvia UHF link.
• Point B transmits FMradio signal at 30 watts
• Pink lines = estimatedtransmission rangefootprint
• Blue patches showpotential low receptionareas
• Actual transmittedrange not yet confirmed;more tests needed
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Transmission configuration
Console Transmitter 30 watts FM antenna
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• Tower (transmission
point) at Command
Ridge
• Fully owned by
Nauru Government
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Command Ridge houses transmitting equipment, solarpanels, etc.
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Nauru Campus satellite dish
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• Radio station is solar powered. The design can be replicated in other isolated and lesser developed areas of the South Pacific
• To assist tertiary and some secondary students enhance their academic performance
• To create a lively community radio culture that in turns assists with community development
Innovation
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• Educational material is recorded and digitised at the USP’s main campus in Fiji and sent via satellite to Nauru Campus
• The files are available for traditional radio broadcast
• Civil society and NGOs have opportunity to create own radio programming
Innovation
