It was a historic day in Vanuatu as Prime Minister Sato Kilman and Opposition leader Serge Vohor each sat down with a national audience to conduct question and answer sessions with voters across the country in Vanuatu’s first truly national dialogue since Independence.
Features
Face to Face Feature
What We’re Reading
PiPP Research Associate Toby Ley reviews Peter Larmour’s latest book; a work as topical as it is approachable. Drawing on a variety of sources, the book is brimming with both entertaining anecdotes and in-depth examples of corruption throughout the region. Larmour’s examination of corruption, culture and politics is a must read especially for development partners hoping to gain a more nuanced understanding of the unique circumstances in the Pacific islands.
Learning from the past
LEARNING FROM THE PAST
Great efforts are, as usual, reportedly going into making national economic management in the Pacific island countries (PICs) more effective.
A prime source of accessible and usable information, insights and know-how based on practical experience of planning and managing economic development in the PICs remains largely untapped due to a chronic reluctance to frankly examine one’s own past experience and learn from it. An attempt is afoot to remedy this. Read more…
FOUR GLOBAL STORIES
FOUR GLOBAL STORIES
by Alasdair Foster
Stories are central to the human imagination. Pacific Voices explores the way in which stories have been reshaped and retold to build the cultural economies of Greece, Bhutan, the Canadian province of Quebec and Mexico. While none of these stories has a neat fairy-tale ending, each demonstrates imaginative, practical and sustainable strategies from which something useful can be synthesised. READ MORE…
Creative Economy Forum Announcement
PiPP Creative Economy Forum
Presented by the Pacific Institute of Public Policy in association with the Festival of Pacific Arts and Solo One TV on Saturday 7 July 2012, 11.30am-1.30pm at the Auditorium, National Museum, Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Moderated by Tania Nugent (Australia Network TV) and featuring Alasdair Foster, Dr Elise Huffer, Doreen Kuper and Ruth Choulai.
The Pacific Debate
The 2012 Pacific Debate took place on the sidelines of the ACP/EU meeting in Port Vila, Vanuatu. Leading strategic thinkers from across the Pacific considered whether neutrality was a suitable response for Pacific nations in light of the global shift in geopolitical focus into the Pacific.
This year’s panel consisted of Congressman Eni Faleomavaega (American Samoa), Senator Peter Christian (FSM), Major General (ret’d) Jerry Singirok (PNG) and Mr Kaliopate Tavola (Fiji).
The debate was recorded and will soon be available as a one-hour television event. Watch this space for updates concerning broadcast times and online viewing options.
