Fiji’s National E-Commerce Strategy Lays Foundation for AI-Enabled Trade
Fiji’s National E-Commerce Strategy 2025–2029 outlines a roadmap for expanding digital commerce across the country. The strategy includes initiatives to strengthen digital payment systems, improve logistics networks and encourage businesses…
Papua New Guinea Seeks Larger Role in Regional Technology Economy
Papua New Guinea is positioning itself to play a larger role in the Pacific region’s emerging digital economy. Government officials say investments in digital infrastructure, data systems and technology policy…
Australian Artists Warn of AI Copyright Risks
Australian artists and creative professionals are raising concerns about how generative artificial-intelligence systems use copyrighted material to train machine-learning models. Creative industry groups argue that AI companies are building powerful…
PNG Publishes Government Artificial Intelligence Adoption Framework
Papua New Guinea’s draft Government Artificial Intelligence Adoption Framework provides the most detailed blueprint yet for how the country intends to introduce AI into public administration. The document outlines policy…
Australia Considers Regulation of AI Platforms and App Stores
Australian regulators are examining whether new rules are needed to oversee digital platforms and app stores in the emerging era of artificial intelligence. Policymakers are exploring whether companies that distribute…
Honolulu Summit Links Pacific Islands with U.S. Technology Firms
A regional summit in Honolulu has brought together Pacific island governments and American technology companies to discuss digital infrastructure partnerships and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. The event highlights…
Appen Sees Rising Demand for Human AI Testing
Australian artificial-intelligence data services company Appen says global demand for human testing and evaluation of AI systems is increasing as technology firms race to deploy advanced machine-learning models. Despite rapid…
AI Research Concepts Selected for National Funding in New Zealand
Several artificial-intelligence research concepts have been selected for early-stage funding under New Zealand’s national AI innovation initiatives. The projects explore a range of applications including machine learning, predictive analytics and…
Papua New Guinea Releases Draft AI Adoption Framework
Papua New Guinea’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technology has launched public consultation on a national Artificial Intelligence Adoption Framework designed to guide how AI technologies will be introduced across…
WiseTech Global Plans Workforce Cuts Amid AI Restructuring
Australian logistics software company WiseTech Global is planning significant job reductions as part of a corporate restructuring designed to accelerate artificial-intelligence adoption within its operations. The company is investing heavily…
