What works in Solomon Islands
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands has experienced significant infrastructure and economic development gains in recent years. Telecom market opening to competition cut call prices by ~60% and lifted telecom access from 11% to 54% of the population by 2013, while internet penetration rose from 11–12% (2017) to 42.5% by January 2025 following the December 2019 launch of the Coral Sea Cable System. In marketplace development, women comprise 75–90% of vendors in major markets such as Honiara and Auki, with programmes supporting their leadership and safety infrastructure. The evidence does not quantify broader economic or social impacts beyond these specific sectors.
Drawn from: Solomon Islands Telecommunications and ICT Development Project · Markets for Change (M4C) — Women's Leadership & Safety in Solomon Islands' Marketplaces · Coral Sea Cable System & Solomon Islands Domestic Network · Babatana Rainforest Conservation Project — Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands · YECSI Incubate Better — UNCDF-Backed Capacity Building for a Youth-Led Incubator in Solomon Islands · OER for STEM Education — Generative-AI Teacher Training Reaches 90 Educators in Honiara, Solomon Islands · EDiSON — UNESCO and SAP's AI-Assisted Disaster Early-Warning Platform for the Solomon Islands · Girls in ICT Day 2026 — WITSI's 'AI for Development' Programme in Honiara
Generated from this place's cited practices only. Always check the linked sources.
Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced +69 pts 100 here · 31 average
Evaluation evidence +55 pts 100 here · 45 average
Curator validation +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Inclusiveness / equity +25 pts 67 here · 42 average
Demonstrated reach +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Effectiveness +23 pts 100 here · 77 average
Impact on gender equality +20 pts 100 here · 80 average
Transferability / replicability +18 pts 78 here · 60 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced +16 pts 67 here · 50 average
Achievement / evidence +9 pts 100 here · 91 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +9 pts 100 here · 91 average
Weaknesses
Multi-stakeholder collaboration -9 pts 67 here · 76 average
Evidence of learning impact -11 pts 17 here · 28 average
Innovation level -12 pts 51 here · 63 average
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control -17 pts 33 here · 50 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability -20 pts 33 here · 54 average
Scalability & sustainability -22 pts 42 here · 64 average
Documented learning -24 pts 50 here · 74 average
Transparency, ethics & data protection -31 pts 17 here · 48 average
Evidence of impact / measured public value -42 pts 17 here · 59 average
Efficiency -44 pts 0 here · 44 average
Evaluated outcomes -85 pts 0 here · 85 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Solomon Islands. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Solomon Islands Telecommunications and ICT Development Project · 92
Markets for Change (M4C) — Women's Leadership & Safety in Solomon Islands' Marketplaces · 78
Coral Sea Cable System & Solomon Islands Domestic Network · 72
Babatana Rainforest Conservation Project — Choiseul Province, Solomon Islands · 60
YECSI Incubate Better — UNCDF-Backed Capacity Building for a Youth-Led Incubator in Solomon Islands · 48
EDiSON — UNESCO and SAP's AI-Assisted Disaster Early-Warning Platform for the Solomon Islands · 33
Girls in ICT Day 2026 — WITSI's 'AI for Development' Programme in Honiara · 20
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in Solomon Islands concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 3 other places
SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 4 other places
Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
Copenhagen Business Hub (Erhvervshus Hovedstaden) · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Stadtidee Aarau — Switzerland's First City-Wide Participatory Budget Using the Method of Equal Shares · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more