The National E-commerce Sub-committee (Committee) held its first introductory meeting on the 1st February 2023.

The Committee has set out its work ahead with the endorsement of its Terms of Reference, with main purpose of analyzing and formulating e-commerce policies, and assist in leading and monitoring the implementation of the National E-Commerce Readiness Assessment and the Tonga E-Commerce Strategy Roadmap (Strategy). The Committee hopes to achieve the Strategy as targeted, by 2026. In this regard, the impact of such an achievement will be a Tonga where a business and consumers will actively engage in electronic commerce, both domestically and internationally, contributing to economic growth.

Members include representatives from government, private sector, and non-profit organizations.