Small Island Digital States: How Digital Can Catalyse SIDS Development
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are increasingly becoming Small Island Digital States. Digital is positively impacting lives and livelihoods across SIDS – improving the reach and effectiveness of government and public service delivery, providing exciting new opportunities for citizen engagement and empowerment. This major publication serves as a roadmap for SIDS’ policymakers, decision-makers, and innovators.
Seychelles’ President highlights country’s work to join collective efforts to resolve world’s ocean challenges
President Wavel Ramkalawan highlighted Seychelles’ efforts to join the world in a collective action to resolve the world’s most pressing ocean challenges in his opening remarks at the Ocean Decade Alliance meeting (State House). Ramkalawan, one of the Patrons of the Ocean Decade Alliance, was in Barcelona, Spain to participate in the United Nations Ocean Decade Conference 2024.
Tonga’s prime minister resigns as defense minister
Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni told Parliament he had resigned as defense minister and that Fekita ‘Utoikamanu had resigned as foreign minister and tourism minister, according to a statement on the Tongan Parliament’s website.The statement gave no explanation and said no successors had been named.
James Ellsmoor, CEO of Island Innovation, wrote an article for the Jamaica Gleaner on how SIDS4 offers opportunity to set ambitious tone for global development, attempting to break down what we can expect next month.
The United Nations holds a major gathering every 10 years to shape the development agenda for Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The next one, SIDS4, will be held in Antigua-Barbuda from May 27th to May 30th, focusing on achieving long-term prosperity and resilience for island nations.
By the end of the SIDS4 week, all efforts will culminate in creating a new development plan (the Antigua & Barbuda Accord) for 2024-2034, reflecting the growing influence of island nations in shaping global solutions for sustainability challenges. Our team will be in Antigua and Barbuda to participate in the conference as we are hosting several side events on-site in collaboration with our partner organisations.
It’s official! We sold out EVERY ticket for the Global Sustainable Islands Summit (GSIS) that will take place next month in Prince Edward Island, Canada! Thank you to everyone who has been supporting our summit.
The conference promises to be a catalyst for innovative solutions to the unique challenges faced by island communities.
Although we don’t have any more tickets available for sale, you can stay engaged and learn from our summit by following our social media platforms and hashtags #IslandInnovation & #GSIS2024. We’ll share updates, key takeaways, and speaker insights throughout the summit.
