Building the creative economy

A panel discussion covered in the sidelines of the Festival of Pacific Arts to discuss how investment in the arts and culture can contribute to economic growth in the region. The event, hosted in Honiara, Solomon Islands was televised by One News for subsequent distribution through media outlets.

Included in the esteemed panel of experts included Ruth Choulai, Pacific Islands Trade and Investment, Alasdair Foster, Cultural Development Consulting, Elise Huffer, SPC, Doreen Kuper, Pacific Arts festival.

This article was written by

PiPP Staff

http://www.pacificpolicy.org/

MELANESIAN SPEARHEAD GROUP

DP02- The Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) is the strongest sub-regional political and economic alliance in the Pacific. How is it impacting Pacific regionalism?
THE ART OF NEGOTIATION

DP08 – Negotiating a Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) between the Pacific island countries, Australia and New Zealand. Who benefits?
FOOD FOR THOUGHT

DP19 – It has often been said that nobody goes hungry in the Pacific, but is this true? Agricultural production has declined in recent decades and it’s not just natural disasters which can impact on food security.

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ROCKET CITY

Ben Bohane moves with Guam Battalion down to Kandahar, whose large airfield is the jump-off point to various bases in the south and, it seems, often comes under attack.
URUZGAN WANTOKS

Leaving the Guam Battalion behind for a few days, Ben Bohane finds Melanesian soldiers operating with the Australians in Uruzgan province.