Fiji, July 23 -- Senior ICT officials from across the Pacific met in Port Moresby Wednesday to finalise recommendations for ICT ministers, with discussions focusing on artificial intelligence, social media and implementation of the Pacific's digital transformation agenda.

Opening the Forum ICT Senior Officials Meeting, Chair Lume Polume acknowledged the leadership of Solomon Islands in preparing the work leading to the meeting.

"Colleagues, before we proceed to the substance of today's discussions, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the leadership of Solomon Islands as the Chair of the Forum ICT Sub-Committee and the Informal Working Group.

Under Solomon Islands' stewardship, we have done important preparatory work to bring u...