ICT & AI Skills: PNG’s DICT and the International Training Institute signed a five-year partnership to grow AI capability and digital skills through curriculum updates, internships, corporate training, and new AI use cases. Governance & Accountability: Prime Minister James Marape urged ministers, provinces and MPs to publicly share detailed seven-year performance reports on spending, achievements and challenges—pushing for clearer accountability as PNG heads toward 2027. Public Service Education: The Somare Institute of Leadership and Governance (SILAG) says it has completed major accreditation work to move toward university status by 2027, aiming to strengthen leadership and governance training. Bougainville Process: Bougainville MPs pressed Parliament to agree first on the sessional order framework for considering Bougainville’s political future, stressing procedure before any independence outcome. Culture & Sports: Coca-Cola PNG highlighted rugby league as part of PNG identity and “DNA,” backing Digicel ExxonMobil Cup and PNG Hunters collectibles. Digital Learning & Ethics: UPNG is positioning itself as an AI-powered university, piloting satellite internet access and studying how students already use AI tools—alongside calls to keep humans in control. Pacific Anti-Nuclear Reminder: Pacific leaders renewed calls that decolonisation and nuclear test legacies still leave unresolved harm and questions of self-determination.