The current global pandemic has been a stark reminder of the important role that safe and reliable drinking water plays in our lives. It is essential for human life and a critical prerequisite of healthy communities and economies, however countries across the Pacific face significant challenges in ensuring that this vital resource is accessible to…
New Zealand and the Cook Islands are moving closer to the establishment of a travel bubble, to recommence quarantine-free travel between the two countries before the end of the year, and as soon as it can be safely achieved. The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern and the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Henry…
Te Wānanga o Raukawa, New Zealand’s first higher learning institution steeped in Māori protocols and values, is a pioneer in its field. With the help of technology solutions provider Intergen and a range of Microsoft technologies, it’s also at the forefront of digital education. Their partnership has transformed the institution’s entire operations and avenues to…
World Summit Award recently welcomed a new WSA National Expert in PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Priscilla Kevin.Priscilla has more than 15 years ICT industry experience and is running her own #ICT consultancy firm In4net, specializing in #enterprise resource planning, ICT advisory consulting and project management.Priscilla is Founder of PNG Women in STEM and a volunteer…
Microsoft’s only Māori executive has been tasked with bringing more indigenous people into the global giant. Working with a Native American counterpart, Willow Young, Dan Walker (Ngāti Ruanui, Tuhourangi, Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Kahungunu) will head a new working group, ‘Indigenous at Microsoft’. “We’re on a bit of a journey at Microsoft,” Walker says. “It’s…
Earlier this year I had the chance to join a group of experts from across the Asia-Pacific to explore the future of digital government. The workshop was organized as a part of UNDESA’s outreach to inform the 2020 UN E-Government Survey and was designed to look at the specific challenges faced by Least Developed Countries…
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia has committed USD150,000 to support the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) in improving access to essential products and services for women and girls. Statistics in the Pacific are showing that lockdowns, quarantine, school shutdowns and other COVID-19 pandemic responses, especially those resulting in financial hardship, increase rates of…
– and what we can do about it by Louisa Gibbs, Pacific Women. Even in Pacific Island countries where there have been few or no cases of COVID-19, the pandemic is having a disproportionate, negative impact on women’s economic activities and their control over the income they earn. But can the challenges being faced be converted…
When Carmenita Solaese Lepou, an analyst in the Financial Inclusion team at the Central Bank of Samoa in Apia, heard that her application for the Reuben James Summerlin Annual Scholarship was successful she was delighted but apprehensive. She was fairly new to financial inclusion and returning to work after her maternity leave. “When I started…
Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC) proudly announce complimentary broadband connectivity in support of Tonga National Emergency Management Committee (NEMC) Task Force and Emergency Telecommunication Cluster (ETC) COVID-19 program for returning repatriates, front liner and supporting staffs. Mr. Timote Katoanga, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC) presented the U-Call SIM cards with a special…