Connectivity, Resilience and AI Governance: Vanuatu's Message to Pacific ICT Ministers

PORT VILA . Vanuatu has called for Pacific cultural and traditional knowledge to be protected from use in artificial intelligence systems without free, prior and informed consent, and has urged that this safeguard be made an enforceable requirement rather than a voluntary principle. The call came as Vanuatu delivered its country statement to the Forum ICT Ministers Meeting in Port Moresby, reporting progress across all six priorities of the Pacific ICT and Digital Transformation Action Plan (PIDTAP) 2024 to 2030. Vanuatu was represented by Special Envoy on ICT, Hon Fred Samuel, Member of Parliament for Efate Rural Constituency, speaking on behalf of the Prime Minister in his capacity as Minister responsible for Communications and Digital Transformation . Reflecting on the earthquake that struck Vanuatu in late 2024, Hon. MP Samuel told Ministers the event had permanently changed how Vanuatu country views connectivity. "When digital connectivity is disrupted, the impacts of a crisis are magnified," he said. "Digital infrastructure is no longer simply a development priority. It is critical national infrastructure and an essential component of resilience." Vanuatu urged that digital i

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