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 – at Fiji

Gr8t 2c familiar faces at 2nights @UNDRR_AsiaPac "Business resilience in the face of COVID-19" webinar. Sharing by @vinodpatelfiji Atin Patel on Pacific business challenges; & Wade Bromley @ILOAsiaPacific on lessons learnt & pathways 2 recovery. @fcef_fiji @FBDRC @Connecting_biz

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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.

Vinaka vakalevu New Zealand @MFATgovtNZ for supporting the Pacific delegation to the @commonwealthsec #connectivityagenda meeting this week. – at Lambeth, London

#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. – at Fiji

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 !

What's a private sector meet without some awesome locally made products on show and offer. #supportlocalbusiness here at Fiji ACP private sector mtg. @vanuachocolate #ACPPSD19 – at Fiji

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

Talking shop. Private sector reps from @fcef_fiji @samoachamber @SolomonChamber take time out to chat with @BusinessACP Oumar Seck on Pacific private sector needs. Both re: business support as well as strengthening private sector groups. #ACPPSD19

Day 2 of the ACP private sector mtg wrapped up today & we took the opportunity 2 chat & update our members, incl. what's coming. Thx to all 4 ur contributions & we look forward to 2020 & working together 4 the #pacificprivatesector #ACPPSD19 – at Fiji

Connectivity/ICTs is part of the agenda at our ACP private sector mtg here in Fiji. Joining us are these 2 amazing young women techpreneurs Wini and Priscilla, from PNG, who are also part of the #pngictcluster which PIPSO help set up in 2014. #ACPPSD19 – at Fiji

Oumar Seck of @BusinessACP shared abt the ACP private sector platforms. As Pacific private sector we also need to ensure we have access to updated info & know where to go to access such facilities. Reach out to @ForumSEC & @PIPSOpacific for this. #ACPPSD19

Ambassador @sujiseam, @BusinessACP Oumar Seck, & @PIPSOpacific Alisi Tuqa, at #ACPPSD19 ACP Private Sector Mtg in Fiji. Knowledge sharing platform 4 business community in: climate change & resilience bldg, agribusiness, ICTs/ecommerce, financing, & trade. @ForumSEC