Papua New Guinea Rural Communications Project
A US$7.3M World Bank-financed subsidy paid operator Digicel to build 59 solar-powered base stations in unserved areas (2014-2015), giving an estimated 500,000 …
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Most practices in: Papua New Guinea (15)
A US$7.3M World Bank-financed subsidy paid operator Digicel to build 59 solar-powered base stations in unserved areas (2014-2015), giving an estimated 500,000 …
In Wewak and Maprik, East Sepik Province, a tablet-based biometric ID pilot let village chiefs vouch for undocumented residents, enrolling 2,548 people …
A truck-mounted digital X-ray unit using Delft Imaging's CAD4TB AI software screened 43% of Daru Island's population for tuberculosis, finding 69 confirmed …
PNG's REDD+ programme verified 17M tCO₂e of avoided deforestation (2014–2016), earning USD 63.4M in GCF results-based payments (July 2025). Covers 1.4M ha …
Since 2007, PNG's police-based Family and Sexual Violence Units and province-wide Family Support Centres have processed thousands of domestic-violence cases yearly, but …
Papua New Guinea's DICT unveiled SevisPass on 27 November 2025: a TECH5-built biometric digital identity and SevisWallet, Oceania's first decentralised digital-public-infrastructure ID …
A World Bank facility guaranteed $32.6m in PNG SME loans (46% of target) via the country's largest bank, 2012-2017 — a sum …
Papua New Guinea's Department of Personnel Management piloted an AI system that reads CVs, checks qualifications and drafts shortlists, cutting selection from …
Papua New Guinea's immigration authority, working with AWS, built a generative-AI engine that cuts short-term visa processing from up to two weeks …
Divine Word University in Madang, Papua New Guinea partnered with the University of Melbourne to run a three-day AI-in-higher-education workshop for academic …
A 949-student UPNG survey (±5% margin, >99.9% confidence) found 33% had used AI to write assignments and 96% wanted clear guidelines, prompting …
Papua New Guinea combines satellite imagery, radar and FAO's Open Foris GIS tools in a national forest monitoring system spanning about 1,000 …
Western Pacific University in Ialibu, Southern Highlands Province, launched LearnX, an AI-enabled digital knowledge hub combining an LMS, digital library and student-management …
PNG's first UNFCCC REDD+ pilot: 164 clans (~15,000 people) hold Hunstein Range forest under Verified Carbon Standard credits — 4.09M credits issued …
On 30 July 2026, PNG's Education Ministry launched EduNEX, a national learning platform built around NEXA AI (built by PNG developers), aiming …
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