Bahamas sovereign wealth fund to accrue benefits from natural resources
The Bahamas Petroleum Company, which began drilling an exploratory oil well in Bahamian waters have praised a recent government announcement…
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Antigua and Barbuda to establish centre of excellence for blue economy
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda, which co-chairs the Commonwealth Blue Charter Action Group on Sustainable Blue Economy, the University of…
Tanzania taps into open data and satellite imagery
Focusing on SDG 12, the UNDP Tanzania Accelerator Lab have used uncommon ways of understanding problems, seeking solutions and finally…
Trinidad and Tobago joins the Madrid System
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol making Trinidad and Tobago the…
Papua New Guinea’s government services using satellite technology
Internet connectivity challenges are not unique to just Papua New Guinea. ADB and Kacific’s satellite project aims to improve internet connectivity across…
Vanuatu leaves behind least developed country status
Vanuatu, one of the small island developing states (SIDS) in the western Pacific and home to 293,000 people, has graduated…
‘My Constituency’ SDG app launched for Bangladeshi MPs
The Bangladeshi Parliament with the United Nations Development Programme in Bangladesh have launched the ‘My Constituency’ data platform, a web…
Digital platforms throw lifeline to Kenya’s creatives amid COVID-19
With live shows on pause due to the pandemic, creative industries in Kenya are tapping into new revenue streams on…
Mauritius oil spill shines spotlight on marine pollution
The MV Wakashio, a Japanese-owned and Panamanian-flagged bulk-carrier, was sailing without cargo when it grounded on a coral reef on…
How the Seychelles is protecting its national waters
Lying 1,000 miles off the coast of East Africa, the Seychelles is an ecological paradise. The extensive archipelago of 115…
India’s innovation landscape
Professor Anil Gupta, a prolific figure in the space of ‘grassroots’ innovation and founder of the Honey Bee Network, Society…
Wave and storm modelling in the Pacific
Misaeli Funaki is the Director of the Fiji Meteorological Service and he is always looking for innovative ways to predict…