Senior officials from Solomon Islands and New Zealand successfully concluded their two-day negotiations to renew the Air Service Agreement (ASA) between the two countries.

Read more: Solomon Islands and New Zealand conclude negotiations on a new Air Service Agreement to enhance...

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The Honourable Minister, Peter Shanel Agovaka the Permanent Secretary Mr. Moses Virivolomo and All staff of the Ministry of Communication and Aviation.

Read more: 45TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE FROM MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND AVIATION

The National Government has set a practical roadmap for improving business, policy and regulatory environment for the development of e-commerce and the broader digital economy by launching the country’s first-ever Solomon Islands National E-Commerce Strategy 2022-2027

Read more: GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES FIRST-EVER NATIONAL E-COMMERCE STRATEGY 2022-2027

The Solomon Islands will see a new State-Owned Enterprise (‘SOE’) emerge.

 As part of a Government reform program in the aviation sector, 10 Government operated Airfields including Honiara and Munda International Airports currently managed under the Ministry of Communication and Aviation (‘MCA’) will be transferred across to Solomon Islands Airports Corporation Limited (‘SIACL’).

Read more: Commercial Opportunities at Honiara and Munda Airports

The government yesterday (15^th March) took delivery of the new international terminal thanks to the government and people of Japan.

Read more: PM THANKED JAPAN AS SIG TOOK DELIVERY OF NEW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

A delay to the project planning due to the COVID 19 outbreak in 2020 and the subsequent travel restrictions that pushed back the actual construction work to early 2021 did not deter the Government and People of Japan in delivering the Honiara International Airport Project on time especially before Solomon Islands hosts the Pacific Games in November.

Read more: Airport International Departures Delivered on time as Government prepares for Pacific Games.

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Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea: Pacific ICT Ministers have been called upon to work towards a Smart Pacific, One Voice. Heads of information and communication technologies (ICT) government agencies from eleven Pacific Island countries and two observers made the call at the inaugural Pacific ICT Dialogue held in Kokopo, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea under the theme "Smart Pacific One Voice" where a proposal by Papua New Guinea to host a meeting of the Pacific ICT Ministers in Papua New Guinea later in the year was also endorsed.

Read more: PACIFIC ICT HEADS CALL FOR SMART PACIFIC, ONE VOICE

The Ministry of Communication and Aviation is establishing a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT). The project is receiving a USD 120,000 grant from the APNIC Foundation.

Read more: Foundation Grant to help establish CERT in Solomon Islands