Online Safety in the Pacific

A report on a Living Lab in Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands

Online safety is a particular concern in the Pacific which has seen a rapid expansion of mobile phone technology over the last decade, particularly with the new Coral Sea Cable System linking Australia, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

Plan International Australia in partnership with ChildFund Australia and the Young and Resilient Research Centre at Western Sydney University conducted research into the challenges and opportunities children’s technology use presents in the Solomon Islands, Kiribati and PNG (to be launched on 15 October).