A proxy for measuring the development of local content by the private sector is the number of registered domains per person in a country, which can be found here.

The world average of registered private sector domains per person in 2021 was 0.02; out of 16 Forum Island Countries, 3 had a private sector domain registered per person above the world average (baseline). In 2024, out of 16 Forum Island Countries, 7 had a private sector domain registered per person above the world average.

Baseline (2021): Cook Islands  0.03; Fiji 0.00; French Polynesia 0.01; Kiribati 0.00; Marshall Islands 0.02; Federate States of Micronesia: 0.00; Nauru 0.02; New Caledonia 0.01; Niue 0.07; Palau 0.11; Papua New Guinea 0.00; Samoa 0.00; Solomon Islands 0.00; Tonga 0.00; Tuvalu 0.02; Vanuatu 0.00.

Update (2024): Cook Islands  0.75; Fiji 0.01; French Polynesia 0.02; Kiribati 0.00; Marshall Islands 0.33; Federate States of Micronesia: 0.00; Nauru 0.02; New Caledonia 0.01; Niue 0.15; Palau 0.14; Papua New Guinea 0.00; Samoa 0.00; Solomon Islands 0.00; Tonga 0.01; Tuvalu 0.04; Vanuatu 0.01.