It’s almost here! One year after the Inaugural Pacific Connect Forum, active Community members from Australia, Fiji, PNG, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will convene in Sydney next week for ICDP’s Ideas Exchange.
Harold Dimpel, CEO of mHITs Limited, takes us through mobile money and its growing application in the Pacific Islands.
We, the participants of the Pacific Connect Network Dialogue on Technology Enabling Inclusiveness, met on 29 – 30 July 2019 in Suva, Fiji at the invitation of HFC Bank Fiji and the International Centre for Democratic Partnerships (ICDP) with the support of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
ICDP hosted the Pacific Connect Dialogue titled ‘Digital transformation opportunities in freight and logistics’ in Honiara, Solomon Islands on 25-26 June 2019. Thirteen emerging leaders — six from Solomon Islands, one from PNG, one from Fiji and five from Australia convened over two days.
I met many fascinating people through the Dialogue whom I am now working with or plan to work with in the future. The Dialogue gave me a platform to challenge myself, extend my own skills, knowledge and experience, and make connections that I would not have access to otherwise.
We, the participants of the Pacific Connect Network Dialogue on Digital Marketplace and Online services, met on 15 – 16 July 2019 in Port Vila, Vanuatu at the invitation of the International Centre for Democratic Partnerships (ICDP) with the support of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
Pacific Connect returns to Sydney next month for the 2019 Ideas Exchange, co-hosted by Global Access Partners.
On 16-19 June 2019, ICDP hosted its second Brisbane Dialogue, titled Pacific Women Entrepreneurs – Technology Influencers. The Dialogue report has been released.
The final Dialogue before the Pacific Connect Ideas Exchange begins today in Suva, Fiji. Twenty-two Australian and Fijian emerging leaders will come together to explore how assistive technology and improved digital connectivity can contribute to social inclusion in the Pacific.
Cyber Safety Pasifika (CSP) is an Australian Federal Police (AFP) led cyber safety awareness and education program which is being delivered in 18 Pacific island countries through local Pacific police officers.
