AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoDigital Connectivity: PNG and Australia signed a 50-year ICT partnership covering telecommunications, cybersecurity, online safety and digital government, with goals including cheaper internet and stronger nationwide services. Digital Skills: Digicel PNG Foundation and Cisco launched free training in areas including cybersecurity, networking, programming, AI and data science for students and teachers at selected schools. Digital Services: Customs is advancing a National Single Window to let businesses submit trade documents once, while tourism plans include digital identity, online bookings and payments. Climate and Fires: El Niño-driven fires have scorched parts of New Guinea; satellite-based monitoring recorded nearly 32 million tonnes of carbon emissions from fires in PNG by October 19, a record for this point in the year. Lou Island residents say fires have destroyed large areas of forest and urgently need firefighting support. PNG Science: A rock from Papua New Guinea that sank more than 90 kilometres underground is offering researchers new clues about heat and tectonic plate movement.
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