AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoClimate & resilience at UNGA: Fiji PM Matthew Wale urged faster adaptation and resilience finance as rising seas and disasters hit Pacific communities harder than global promises. Maritime tech & security: Fiji and Australia are ramping up defence collaboration with high-tech maritime surveillance aimed at tackling drugs and illegal fishing, while IMO stresses policies must translate into safer, cleaner shipping. Digital agriculture: Cabinet endorsed Fiji’s National E-Agriculture Strategy 2026–2031 to expand digital services for farmers, including apps, registries, remote sensing and online markets. Health workforce strain: Low staffing of medical imaging technologists is disrupting x-ray services at CWM Hospital, with the Ministry pointing to shortages and roster issues. FinTech & cyber supervision: Palau’s FIC joined Pacific regulators in Fiji to strengthen FinTech risk oversight, cyber resilience and consumer protection. Pacific media & AI: Research finds Pacific newsrooms are using AI without enough strategy or safeguards, while Fiji’s media summit pushes stronger, independent reporting. Sugar tech boost: India gifted 12 agricultural drones to Fiji Sugar Corporation to support more efficient sugarcane production. Ocean science: CSIRO’s RV Investigator voyage will return to Pacific study sites to track ocean change and El Niño impacts.
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