Public administration · BlockchainProposed · Sep 2026
Blockchain-verified public records and traceable government payments
An 18-month feasibility study and district pilot: tamper-evident certificates issued to citizens' SevisWallet, and a district grant tracked end to end on a permissioned ledger with SevisPass-verified recipients. Korea's public-sector blockchain and digital-ID programmes are the reference; Korean experts join through NIA.
- Programme
- APT EBC-K Project 2026 (Republic of Korea extra-budgetary contribution), endorsed through NICTA
- Partners
- Department of ICT (SevisPass / SevisDEx), a pilot district administration, Blockchain Melanesia as implementing partner
- Proposed period
- January 2027 – June 2028
Health · Drone logisticsProposed · Sep 2026
Medical drone logistics for the outer atolls of Bougainville
Scheduled and on-demand drone flights on the Buka–Nissan–Carterets corridor carrying medicines, vaccines and cold-chain payloads, and returning diagnostic samples, with an ordering and tracking app linked to the health facilities. Modelled on Korea's K-Drone island-delivery programme; a three-month live pilot measures reliability, cold-chain compliance and cost per delivery.
- Programme
- APT EBC-K Project 2026, endorsed through NICTA
- Partners
- Niubalus Logistics (implementing), Autonomous Bougainville Government Department of Health, Buka General Hospital; supported by the National Department of Health; CASA PNG engaged on approvals
- Proposed period
- January 2027 – June 2028
Education · Connectivity & solarSubmitted · May 2026
Connect Our Schools, LOT 9 — New Ireland
Fixed satellite broadband and 5 kW off-grid solar power for three secondary schools in Kavieng District — Mongop, Manggai and Utu — with campus Wi-Fi, a WPA3 community hotspot on the Konekt voucher model, 24-month monitoring and support, and commissioning to the National Energy Act by a licensed electrician.
- Programme
- NICTA Universal Access and Service — Connect Our Schools Project (RFP UAS24-RFP-CSPL9)
- Partners
- Blockchain Melanesia with WISP Limited (NICTA-licensed network operator)
- Status
- Proposal submitted; awaiting NICTA's decision
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