AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoDigital Skills Push: UPNG relaunched its Centre of Excellence in Information Technology, with new IT, database management and cybersecurity certificates starting July 20, aiming to build a “workforce ready” pipeline for PNG’s digital economy. Scholarships & Training: Steamships Ship Management and Australia Awards PNG revived the Women in Maritime scholarship, funding tuition plus sea-time placements for up to 10 women a year. Digital Government Partnerships: PNG signed a digital transformation MoU with Queensland University of Technology (QUT), including research and workforce support tied to SevisPass digital identity. Maritime & Health Systems: A call for requiring overseas doctors to complete local training highlights PNG-specific disease and healthcare realities. Pacific Tech & Payments: UNDP is scaling blockchain-based humanitarian payments via Stellar, moving from pilots to a standing capability for country offices, including work already done in PNG. Science & Environment: Satellites and AI produced the first high-resolution global seagrass map, showing most seagrass is concentrated near a few countries and much loss happens outside marine protected areas. Security Signals: China tested a nuclear-capable SLBM in the Pacific, drawing regional concern and attention to strategic signaling.
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