Fiji, May 27 -- The digital transformation of the Pacific must be rooted in cooperation, inclusion, and local empowerment, says Papua New Guinea's Minister for ICT, Timothy Masiu, at the Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA) gathering in Singapore on Monday.

"It is both an honour and a privilege to join you again at this year's PITA gathering. Today again, I am happy to address you. You are the ones who will enable our vision for a digitally empowered Pacific to be realized."

Masiu laid out seven key pillars to drive this transformation-Connectivity, Infrastructure, Policy, Security, Skills, Services, and Local Capacity and connected these directly to the Lagatoi Declaration, endorsed by Pacific ICT Ministers.

"For our ...