AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoSovereign AI push: PNG has officially launched Kumul Cloud Infinity, its first AI data centre, with Datec PNG and Telikom PNG aiming to keep data onshore and support government, SOEs and private AI workloads. Education digitisation: Port Moresby Business College unveiled a new website as part of its 2026–2029 push for digital transformation and better course access. Biosecurity infrastructure: A young PNG engineer is gaining hands-on experience building the Biosecurity Authority’s new PCR suite in Port Moresby to speed pest and disease identification. Telecom coverage boost: Telikom PNG and Vodafone PNG signed a network-sharing pact, including tower and fibre sharing, plus a “bill and keep” model to cut cross-network call costs. Health milestone: PMGH received PNG’s first Halcyon Linear Accelerator for advanced cancer radiation treatment, supporting the Comprehensive Cancer Centre rollout. Biodiversity finds: Researchers rediscovered the spinach pipefish in the Sepik River after nearly 40 years, guided by local communities. Science meets pop culture: A newly described New Guinea snake was named Lielaphis slashi after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash.
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