2018 Pacific Update Conference

5-6 July 2018

 Japan-Pacific ICT Centre, USP Laucala Campus, Suva, Fiji

Online registration is now closed, however the conference is free and open to the general public and attendees can register at the venue during the conference. 

The 2018 Pacific Update, hosted by The Australian National University’s Development Policy Centre and the University of the South Pacific’s School of Economics will be held on July 5-6, 2018 at the University of the South Pacific Laucala Campus, Suva, Fiji.

The Pacific Update is the premier forum for the discussion of important public policy issues in the region. This annual multidisciplinary conference gathers policymakers, academics and researchers, business people, and development practitioners to discuss economic, social, political, and environmental developments in the Pacific.

This year, conference sessions will examine a number of important themes, including:

• Economic development and poverty alleviation

• Climate change, resilience, and the blue economy

• Gender equality

• Regionalism

• Labour mobility, migration and international trade

• Tourism

• Resource management, fisheries, and agriculture

• Social policy, health and education

• Financial inclusion

• Economic management and public sector reform

• Infrastructure management and development

• Foreign aid and climate financing

• Political economy of development

For more information regarding the Program, please contact: Sachini Muller,  Research Officer, Development Policy Centre, sachini.muller(at)anu.edu.au 

For Administrative enquires, please contact: Josephine Singh, Secretary, School of Economics, The University of the South Pacific, josephine.singh(at)usp.ac.fj 

The Pacific Update is supported by Australian aid through the Pacific Research Program.