AGP Executive Report
Last update: 43 minutes agoSovereign Cloud & AI: PNG’s Kumul Consolidated Holdings is partnering with Datatec to build “Kumul Cloud Infinity,” aiming to keep national data and digital services under PNG control. Bougainville Referendum: Parliament debates the 2019 independence vote after results were tabled, with MPs urging careful legal scrutiny and broad consultations before any next step. Deep-sea mining risk: Cook Islands PM Mark Brown says the region should stick to science and caution as a new report warns stronger seabed mining rules could trigger costly investor-state disputes, naming PNG among exposed countries. Mining tech for PNG: Metso has been selected to supply process technology packages for the New Simberi Gold Project Expansion, targeting higher throughput and gold output. Health research upgrade: UH Cancer Center’s Body Composition Shared Resource Laboratory received IAEA Collaborating Centre status to standardize nuclear and radiological body composition assessments. Education & law: PNG Parliament unanimously passed the Pacific Adventist University Bill 2026 to modernize governance and autonomy. Biodiversity find: PNG’s Sepik River spinach pipefish was rediscovered after 40 years, with local communities helping locate the species.
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