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July 2018 Vol. 44 No.07

CONTENTS

Cover picture by
Lisa Williams

“ I want to

make a real

difference to

my country.” 16-17 Cover Story

Ronney Kenitahana

Master of Health Informatics 6-7 We Say 26-27 BSP Life pays F$21m bonuses
While working for the World Health Organization (WHO) in his (First-class honours) alumnus
native Solomon Islands, Ronney Kenitahana saw a disconnect 8-9 Whispers 27 PNG gives solar the green light
between collected healthcare data and the information used to
support decision-making in government. 10 Political Brief - FIJI 28 Fiji to ride on PNG’s impending
“There is a real need to utilise technology to capture and analyse that data 11 boom
accurately and efficiently, so that it can support healthcare workers, research, public Political Brief - PNG
health programmes, as well as policy makers. 13 Political Brief - PACIFIC 30 New library building for PNG
“At AUT, I worked on an applied research project to explore viable Electronic Health 31 Boss hill of Elite Aviation
Records (EHR) systems options for countries with small economies like the 14-15 Dr Tupou-Roosen is new FFA boss
Solomon Islands.” 15 32 Business Intelligence - FIJI
Having graduated with his master’s degree in 2017, Ronney is now working in Uproar over education reforms
Honiara as the national consultant for the United Nations Conference on Trade and 16-17 State of exile 33 Business Intelligence - PNG
Development (UNCTAD) eCommerce/eTrade Readiness Assessment for the Solomon
Islands. He says he is looking to make a real impact in the healthcare sector. 18 Out in the cold 34-35 Business Intelligence - PACIFIC
Ronney’s hard work was recognised with a Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade 36-37 Tonga’s Taufa in anti-cancer
New Zealand Pacific Scholarship Achievement Award in 2016. 22-23 Climate “an existential security risk”
compound discovery
24-25 Nauru’s legal wrangle
aut.ac.nz/pacific • #greatgraduates

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