As part of the #COVID19 recovery efforts, #WEBC and its supportive partner @ausgov through @fijiwomensfund provides Entrepreneurs a platform to discuss protocols and requirements in readiness to re-open their business.
#WomenEntrepreneurs#WomenEconomicEmpowerment
Y'day twas our 4th webinar on COVID19 private sector perspectives series; this 1 on strengthening local industry. Thx 2 the smashing panel that spoke, from Australia, Cook Is, Tonga & our Caribbean friends
@tcinetwork@ILOPasifika@RDABrisbane@TongaChamber@dfat@CaribXport
Amazing 1/2 day w'shop, org. by @CIPEglobal with PNG women in business in starting 2 dev. their Business Agenda. We at PIPSO doing the same - dev a few business agendas as the strategic way 4rd. Tmrw PIPSO & CIPE bilaterals to explore areas 4 potential collaboration.
Great to be with Pacific whanau and @commonwealthsec during the Connectivity Agenda meeting. @MFATgovtNZ pleased to support Pacific attendance. Important discussions on trade facilitation and business connectivity, digital trade, regulatory issues and SMART agri and fisheries
#pacificrepresent At the #connectivityagenda mtg, London hosted by @commonwealthsec PIPSO CEO w. Pacific Is reps frm Tonga (P.Mau), Samoa (I. Lautasi) & Vanuatu (H.E Amb. Licht) & ComSec staff Radika. 3 days to look at digital transfmn in trade & investmt, & private sector dev.
We are fortunate 2 have Phil O'Reilly, Consultant/current Chair of OECD Board of Business, assisting our strategic planning process. He brings a wealth of private sector experience having worked with employer/business assoc across the world. Vinaka @ILOAsiaPacific 4 the support.
PIPSO with @FriendFiji Sashi Karan and @PoetCom1 Stephen Hazleman at the Organic Leadership Training workshop in Suva on global state of #Organics and the potential of the #Pacific. Learnings from here will be used to promote the Nutritious Food Systems project within PIPSO.
Meeting up with partner agency @PIDF01 Sec General Amb. Mara & Team Leader Prog. Mark Borg earlier 2day. Id'ing how 2 support private sector better & esp in areas of sust. transpt, energy, bldg resilience & conservation. Acknow importance 2 work with & thru NPSOs/industry assoc.
Touching base with @ForumSEC Teea Tira abt support/working with private sector. Specifically abt id'ing some early wins, potential projects & partnerships to incl. the Pacific business community. Using the FRDP & PRRP Taskforce platforms to try & progress this work. #PPPiskey
Started thr year with a courtsey call & mtg with our Fiji mmbr, @fcef_fiji & its new CEO, Kameli Batiweti who started last month. Collaboration is key going 4rd & few initiatives id'd to work 2gether on, for both FCEF as well as the broader PIPSO membership. Watch this space !
Connecting with other private sector agencies is so important. @COLEACP Denis Felicitezulma meets up with Tongan businessman & @TongaChamber Sam Vea and seeing how agribusinesses could be supported. Here at the ACP private sector meeting in Fiji #ACPPSD19
PIPSO Board Members Howard Politini and Steve Lyon (PIPSO Chair) catch up with @POMCCI President Rio Fiocco, here at the #ACPPSD19 meeting in Nadi, Fiji.
@fcef_fiji