Fiji, Oct. 19 -- Children across the Pacific need stronger online safety education and protection as expanding internet connectivity exposes them to risks they are not always equipped to manage, a regional study has found.

The study, conducted in Solomon Islands, Kiribati and Papua New Guinea, found that limited access to digital technology has restricted children's ability to develop the skills needed to identify and respond to online threats.

It warns that as affordable and faster internet becomes more widely available through new cable systems, governments, families, schools and communities must do more to protect children online.

The report, Online Safety in the Pacific, was produced by the Young and Resilient Research Centre at We...