The Ministry of Communication and Aviation (MCA) launched the National Digital Transformation Policy at the Heritage Park Hotel in Honiara on Friday 6 November 2026. The policy was launched by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Communication and Aviation, Hon Fredrick Kologeto.
The ministry said the policy provides a framework to guide the country's move towards a digital economy. Its priorities, the ministry said, include better government services online, wider connectivity, stronger digital infrastructure, digital skills and innovation across sectors.
According to the ministry, the policy is a roadmap for using digital technologies to improve public service delivery and government efficiency, support economic growth and allow Solomon Islanders to take part in the digital age. Meeting its aims will take government, business, development partners and communities working together, the ministry said.
The policy's focus areas are Infrastructure for Digital, Open Digital Government, Health and Wellbeing, Future Ready Citizen, CyberSafe Solomon Islands, Digital Economy and Innovation, Social Equity And Digital Inclusion, and Towards a Greener Future.
The ministry said the policy was developed with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and has been approved and endorsed by the National Cabinet as an official National Government Policy Document, with MCA as its custodian. It added that it will work with other ministries, agencies and stakeholders so that digital transformation reaches every province and community.
At the launch, Hon Kologeto was joined by the ministry's Permanent Secretary, Mr Alwyn Danitofea, and a representative of the Australia Solomon Islands Partnership for Justice (ASIPJ), which funded the launching ceremony.
Source: Statement issued by the Ministry of Communication & Aviation and published on the Solomon Islands Government portal (solomons.gov.sb) on 9 November 2026. https://solomons.gov.sb/ministry-of-communication-and-aviation-launches-national-digital-transformation-policy/