A young IT graduate has built a mobile app that is saving Kokopo Secondary School teachers hours of manual admin work – and he has ambitions to roll it out in schools across Papua New Guinea. His e-Skul PNG platform was one of the standout winners at this year’s Innovation PNG Awards.
M-PAiSA has been such a success that it was recently carved out of parent company Vodafone Fiji into its own regulated entity. Shailendra Prasad, General Manager of operator Digital Financial Services, tells Business Advantage Fiji about the innovations that have driven the mobile wallet’s rapid growth – and what to expect when the M-PAiSA model is rolled out in Papua New Guinea.
Port Moresby firm NiuPay has found a way to turn Papua New Guinea’s new strata title law into a working, digital reality. Its Digital Strata Title Platform was one of the winners at this year’s Innovation PNG Awards, with founder James Inglis sharing how it works – and the problems it solves – in his acceptance speech.
A small poultry farm in Papua New Guinea’s Central Province has found a sustainable way of reducing its dependence on expensive stock feed. Its solution, which harnesses the power of a humble insect, was one of the big winners in this year’s Innovation PNG Awards.
In an exclusive video interview for the forthcoming Business Advantage Fiji annual, Reserve Bank of Fiji Governor Ariff Ali considers which sectors will drive Fiji’s growth in coming years, and what investments will be required to support them.
Kina Bank has been leading the way in bringing digital banking products to Papua New Guineans, most recently with the launch of the Pei Beta digital wallet earlier this year. Its CEO Ivan Vidovich shared his bank’s vision on digital payments and innovation in an on-stage interview at the Innovation PNG 2026 Awards in Port Moresby.
The winners of Papua New Guinea’s major awards for innovation were announced at a special breakfast on 3 June at the Hilton Hotel in Port Moresby. While two of the awards were built on PNG’s growing digital backbone, the third award involved a decidedly offline solution.
A record number of corporations entered the 2026 Innovation PNG Awards this year, with the shortlists announced earlier this month in Port Moresby. From a digital platform for strata titles to a system to streamline coffee exports, we consider the five projects shortlisted for this year’s corporate category.
A record number of small businesses entered the 2026 Innovation PNG Awards this year, with the shortlists announced last week in Port Moresby. From the use of artificial intelligence to monitor media reporting to using fly larvae to create poultry feed, we consider the six ingenious projects shortlisted in this year’s small business category.
Papua New Guinea’s long-awaited entry into the National Rugby League is slowly taking shape. At the centre of the journey is the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of the PNG Chiefs. She spoke with Michael Philip.