Health Tech in the Pacific: Vanuatu has launched the HeartCare mobile app, letting trained community health workers and partners screen for heart risk in villages and flag people for earlier care, tackling high rates of undiagnosed blood pressure and heart disease. Governance & Gender Reform: Fiji’s Constitutional Review Commission hears calls to cut Cabinet size and add temporary constitutional measures to boost women’s representation in Parliament, arguing it would save money and improve transparency. Accountability in Fiji: RFMF Commander Major-General Ro Jone Kalouniwai backs ending constitutional immunity, saying Fiji needs a UN-guided truth and reconciliation process to confront the military’s role in coups and restore lasting peace. Skills & Investment: Fiji is moving to streamline its Investment Act 2020 framework to attract more investment and create knowledge- and technology-intensive jobs, while a PNG-focused report urges procurement reforms that promote local skills formation. Tech Education Link: A Fiji student argues digital literacy must become a core school curriculum, not just everyday device use. Climate & Media Capacity: PCBL and SPREP invite Pacific journalists to free climate training ahead of pre-COP31 and COP31, aiming to strengthen Pacific-led coverage. Regional Tech Partnership: Fiji explores a long-term partnership with China’s Wuhan Technical University to expand TVET, AI, engineering and workforce development.