The Government of Papua New Guinea allocated over $1 million in its 2020 national budget to the University of Papua New Guinea, expanding the impact of the training facility to a wide group of professionals and to other parts of the Pacific Region and to Timor-Leste.
The project supported Papua New Guinea in implementing its SDG targets, specifically quality education and reducing inequalities. It provided a venue for skills development and a model learning environment including education software, curricula to support teaching staff and teaching facilities so as to help to ensure increased ICT capacity in the country for years to come. Such facilities in Papua New Guinea have increased interest among senior policymakers in how technology can be better used not only for learning outcomes but to stimulate economic activity.
For more information please contact Ms. Ines Tofalo, Trust Fund and Project Management Specialist at UNOSSC: ines.tofalo@unoscc.org
