TechInPacific – Swoop Aero is a startup company based in Melbourne, Australia. The startup recently has gained recognition due to its drones that deliver vaccines to the remote areas of the South Pacific. It was founded and co-founded by Eric Peck and Josh Tepper, the mechatronic and robotics engineers. Eric Peck first met Josh Tepper when […] More
TechInPacific – Papua New Guinea is a country in the Pacific region with a total of 8.5 million population. With its booming population, PNG comes as one of the new technology hubs in the Pacific region with growing internet penetration and middle class. Furthermore, access to social media and mobile data are fairly large, leading […] More
TechInPacific – CryptoTech Ventures & Consultancy Limited is hosting a public event with the theme ‘Cryptotech Blockchain Meet’ on Saturday, 23rd February 2019 at Lamana Hotel in Port Moresby. They are running some courses for public in Papua New Guinea. Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are made possible by what’s known as blockchain technology. Blockchain is […] More
TechInPacific – GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund announced its 3rd cohort of GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund Program. Among the new 11 startups announced, two of them were from Pacific countries—Samoa and Papua New Guinea. The two startups are SkyEye and Pacific Ads Group. SkyEye is Samoa-based startups specializes in four major services; GIS, GPS, Remote Sensing, and Vehicle Tracking. It was founded […] More
TechInPacific – SkyEye Pacific is Pacific-based ICT private company that specializes in providing Geo-Spatial Technologies for Pacific Islanders, specifically in The Solomon Islands, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Its services divided into four main categories, including GIS, GPS, ICT, remote sensing, and vehicle tracking. Being founded in 2013, SkyEye Pacific is fully owned and operated by the Pacific Islanders. At each country, […] More
TechInPacific – MiBank, the Central Bank-licensed and regulated microfinance in Papua New Guinea, has been running the Fresh Produce Project in Namatanai District, Niu Ireland Province. The project is the pioneer project that already started in November. It aims at providing digital payments for farmers in the district, particularly female farmers. Empowering women through financial […] More
TechInPacific – The 2018 AgriHack Lab Competition has come to an end after announcing three winning startups from Fiji and Solomon Islands. Each team has been awarded €5,000 to grow their startups. The main purpose of the competition is to promote nutritious food systems that are aligned with Innov4AgPacific Project. The winning teams are Hika Gonne and […] More
TechInPacific – The Pacific Agrihack Lab 2018 was held in Tonga a few days ago. It currently has named its top winners, including My Kana from Fiji, MalaAgri app from the Solomon Islands, and TraSeable Farms from Fiji. They got selected after pitching their ideas and concepts to a panel of judges. The winning teams […] More
TechInPacific – ExxonMobil PNG Limited grants K166,000 to the Pacific Women Network (PWN) Centre as its support to the local business development and women empowerment. Through the funding, ExxonMobil PNG Limited helps local women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. PWN Centre is located in Port Moresby, precisely at the Waigini Steamships Compound. It currently facilitates 45 stalls […] More
TechInPacific – Pacific Connect Network Dialog set out in Honiara, the Solomon Islands from November 22 – 23, 2018. The dialog brought together 16 participants from the Solomon Islands and Australia from various background of industries, such as agriculture, business, education, finance, IT, and law. The dialog aimed at discussing how digital connectivity in the […] More
TechInPacific – Total is currently running a project called Total Challenge, encouraging applicants to share their projects on Social Media channels and get likes as many as possible to get selected. The entry process took five weeks and now all the applicants have been given two more weeks to promote their projects on Social Media. […] More
Buliminous platform is a solution to connect traditional art and craft-makers in rural areas of PNG to the international markets to help them grow their business. TechInPacific – A 20-year old Co-Founder of Biluminous platform, Crystal Kewe participated in APEC App Challenge with his father, Jonathan Kewe. She and his father were inspired to make a platform to connect traditional craft […] More
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