PRIVATE VIEW
The Strength of a Nation: Where Leadership Meets Service
Leadership creates direction; workers create transformation.... Parliament creates policy; public servants create impact. The strength of government is measured not only by those who govern, but by those who serve.
National Priorities Must Guide Salary Decisions: Frontline Workers and Nation Builders Deserve Greater Recognition A nation is not built by decisions alone; it is built by the people who give those decisions life.
Leadership provides vision, establishes priorities and creates the framework for progress. However, the true measure of leadership is revealed through the dedication of those who carry that vision into the daily realities of the people.
Parliament may debate, deliberate and enact laws, but the success of those laws depends upon the people who implement them.
Teachers educate the next generation. Nurses and health workers preserve life. Police officers protect communities.
Public servants transform government policies into practical services that reach the people.
The strength of government rests not only upon the authority of those who hold office, but also upon the commitment and professionalism of those who serve within its institutions. Government is strongest when leadership and service work together — when those who provide direction recognise, respect and empower those who deliver transformation.
The question facing our nation is not whether leaders and public officers should receive fair and reasonable remuneration.
Every person who dedicates their life to serving Solomon Islands deserves fair consideration for their responsibilities and contribution.
The deeper question is one of national priority: Who carries the greatest responsibility for the daily wellbeing and future development of our nation, and should our salary system reflect that responsibility?
Members of Parliament hold an important constitutional responsibility. They represent the people, make laws and provide national leadership. Their role in shaping the direction of the nation must be respected.
However, national leadership is not carried by elected representatives alone.
Every day, thousands of Solomon Islanders deliver the essential services upon which our people depend.
Nurses and health workers stand at the frontline of protecting lives.
They care for mothers, children, elderly citizens and communities, often under challenging conditions and with limited resources.
Teachers carry the responsibility of preparing the next generation.
The doctors, engineers, leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals of tomorrow are shaped within today’s classrooms.
Investment in education is therefore an investment in the future of Solomon Islands.
Police officers and security personnel protect law and order, maintain stability and respond to situations that affect the safety and security of our communities.
Public servants, including technical officers, administrators, planners, engineers and other professionals, are the machinery through which government decisions become reality.
Without a capable and committed public service, national plans remain only ideas on paper.
For this reason, salary decisions must reflect the true foundations of national progress. A fair national remuneration policy should give priority to: 1.Health workers — because the life and wellbeing of our people depend upon their service. 2.Teachers and education workers — because they build the human capacity that determines our future. 3.Police and security services — because peace, safety and stability are essential foundations for development. 4.Technical and professional public officers — because their expertise enables government programmes and national projects to succeed. 5.General public servants — because they sustain the daily operations and delivery of government services. 6.Political leadership — recognising its constitutional importance and responsibilities, while ensuring remuneration decisions remain balanced with national economic realities and the needs of the wider population.
The concern expressed by many citizens is not that Members of Parliament should be denied fair remuneration. Public leadership carries important responsibilities and must be properly recognised.
The concern is that national priorities must also strengthen those who directly provide essential services to the people.
A nation’s budget is a reflection of its values. When resources are limited, priority should be given to the sectors that protect lives, educate children, maintain communities and build the foundation for long-term national development.
Solomon Islands must therefore continue towards a comprehensive and independent remuneration framework that considers all sectors together — measuring responsibility, workload, qualifications, hardship, cost of living and contribution to national progress.
The future of Solomon Islands depends upon supporting those who carry significant responsibility for the wellbeing, stability and progress of our people.
However, recognition cannot be measured by salary alone. A nation must also consider whether its resources are being directed towards creating the conditions that allow its people to serve effectively.
A government does not serve its people merely by increasing the cost of administration; it serves by strengthening the systems, institutions and infrastructure that improve the lives of its citizens.
A nurse cannot deliver quality healthcare without a functioning clinic.
A teacher cannot provide quality education without a proper learning environment.
A police officer cannot effectively protect communities without the necessary resources to perform their duties.
Where salary increases are constrained by national financial realities, investment should also be directed towards strengthening the foundations of public service delivery.
For the health sector, this may include: • repairing and rebuilding deteriorating rural clinics; • ensuring reliable supplies of essential medicines and medical equipment; • improving accommodation for nurses and health workers serving in rural and remote areas; • providing the facilities required for healthcare workers to serve with dignity and effectiveness. For the education sector, priority may include: • improving classrooms and school infrastructure; • providing teaching resources and learning materials; • supporting teachers serving in isolated and disadvantaged communities. For police and other essential services, investment may include: • improving operational facilities; • providing necessary equipment and resources; • ensuring officers serving in difficult locations have appropriate support.
The principle is simple: a worker’s effectiveness depends not only on salary, but also on the environment, tools and resources available to them.
A salary increase alone cannot compensate for a damaged clinic without medicines, a classroom without learning resources, or an institution without the capacity to function effectively.
National development therefore requires a balanced approach. Fair remuneration must be accompanied by investment in the systems, infrastructure and resources that enable our people to serve effectively.
The prosperity of a nation begins with the prosperity of its people. When teachers are supported, children are empowered. When nurses are equipped, lives are protected. When public servants are strengthened, government becomes more effective. When people prosper, the nation prospers.
The measure of government success is not only how much it pays its officers, but how well it equips them to deliver meaningful outcomes for the people of Solomon Islands.
Public funds must always be directed towards the greatest national benefit — strengthening both the people who serve and the institutions through which they serve.
Leadership gives direction. Service gives that direction meaning. Investment gives that service strength. Together, they build the nation.
— By The Philosopher Above the Waves
PRIVATE VIEW
The Strength of a Nation: Where Leadership Meets Service
Leadership creates direction; workers create transformation.... Parliament creates policy; public servants create impact. The strength of government is measured not only by those who govern, but by those who serve.
国家优先事项必须指导薪资决策:前线工作者和国家建设者应获得更大的认可
一个国家不是仅靠决策建立的;而是由那些赋予这些决策生命的人所建立。
领导提供愿景,确立优先事项并创造进步的框架。然而,领导力的真正衡量标准在于那些将愿景带入人民日常现实的人的奉献。
议会可能会辩论、审议并制定法律,但这些法律的成功取决于实施它们的人。
教师教育下一代。护士和健康工作者维护生命。警察保护社区。
公共服务人员将政府政策转化为能够惠及人民的实际服务。
政府的力量不仅依赖于那些担任公职者的权威,也依赖于在其机构内服务的人的承诺和专业精神。当领导与服务共同合作时,政府最为强大——当提供方向的人认可、尊重并赋权于那些实现变革的人。
我们国家面临的问题不是领导者和公职人员是否应获得公平合理的报酬。
每一个致力于服务所罗门群岛的人都应获得对其责任和贡献的公平考虑。
更深层次的问题是国家优先事项:谁对我们国家的日常福祉和未来发展承担最大的责任,我们的薪资体系是否应反映这种责任?
议会成员肩负着重要的宪法责任。他们代表人民,制定法律并提供国家领导。他们在塑造国家方向中的角色必须得到尊重。
然而,国家领导并不仅仅由选举产生的代表承担。
每天,成千上万的所罗门群岛人提供着我们人民所依赖的基本服务。
护士和卫生工作者站在保护生命的前线。
他们照顾母亲、儿童、老年公民和社区,常常在艰难的条件下,资源有限。
教师肩负着培养下一代的责任。
明天的医生、工程师、领导者、企业家和专业人士在今天的课堂上成长。
因此,对教育的投资就是对所罗门群岛未来的投资。
警察和安全人员保护法律和秩序,维护稳定,并应对影响我们社区安全的情况。
公共服务人员,包括技术官员、行政人员、规划师、工程师和其他专业人士,是政府决策变为现实的机器。
没有一支有能力且有责任心的公共服务队伍,国家计划将仅停留在纸面上的想法。
因此,薪资决策必须反映国家进步的真实基础。一个公平的国家薪酬政策应优先考虑:1.卫生工作者——因为我们人民的生命和福祉依赖于他们的服务。2.教师和教育工作者——因为他们培养决定我们未来的人力资源。3.警察和安全服务——因为和平、安全和稳定是发展的基本基础。4.技术和专业公共官员——因为他们的专业知识使政府项目和国家计划得以成功。5.普通公共服务人员——因为他们维持政府服务的日常运作和交付。6.政治领导——承认其宪法重要性和责任,同时确保薪酬决策与国家经济现实和更广泛人口的需求保持平衡。
许多公民表达的担忧并不是希望国会议员被剥夺公平的薪酬。公共领导承担着重要责任,必须得到适当的认可。
担忧在于,国家优先事项也必须加强那些直接为人民提供基本服务的人。
一个国家的预算反映了其价值观。当资源有限时,应优先考虑保护生命、教育儿童、维护社区和为长期国家发展奠定基础的领域。
因此,所罗门群岛必须继续朝着一个全面和独立的薪酬框架迈进,该框架将所有领域结合在一起——衡量责任、工作量、资格、艰辛、生活成本和对国家进步的贡献。
所罗门群岛的未来取决于支持那些承担重大责任以确保我们人民的福祉、稳定和进步的人。
然而,认可不能仅仅通过薪水来衡量。一个国家还必须考虑其资源是否被用于创造条件,使其人民能够有效服务。
一个政府并不是仅仅通过增加行政成本来服务其人民;而是通过加强改善公民生活的系统、机构和基础设施来服务。
护士无法在没有正常运作的诊所的情况下提供优质医疗。
教师无法在没有适当学习环境的情况下提供优质教育。
警察在没有必要资源来履行职责的情况下无法有效保护社区。
在国家财政现实限制薪水增长的情况下,投资也应指向加强公共服务交付的基础。
对于卫生部门,这可能包括:• 修复和重建恶化的乡村诊所;• 确保基本药物和医疗设备的可靠供应;• 改善在乡村和偏远地区服务的护士和卫生工作者的住宿;• 提供医疗工作者以尊严和有效性服务所需的设施。对于教育部门,优先事项可能包括:• 改善教室和学校基础设施;• 提供教学资源和学习材料;• 支持在偏远和弱势社区服务的教师。对于警察和其他基本服务,投资可能包括:• 改善操作设施;• 提供必要的设备和资源;• 确保在困难地点服务的警员获得适当支持。
原则很简单:一个工人的工作效率不仅取决于薪水,还取决于他们所处的环境、可用的工具和资源。
单靠薪水的增加无法弥补没有药品的诊所、没有学习资源的教室或没有有效运作能力的机构。
因此,国家发展需要一种平衡的方法。公平的报酬必须伴随着对系统、基础设施和资源的投资,以使我们的人民能够有效地服务。
一个国家的繁荣始于其人民的繁荣。当教师得到支持时,孩子们就会得到赋能。当护士得到装备时,生命就会得到保护。当公务员得到加强时,政府就会变得更加有效。当人民繁荣时,国家也会繁荣。
政府成功的衡量标准不仅在于它支付给官员的薪水多少,还在于它如何有效地装备他们,以便为所罗门群岛的人民提供有意义的成果。
公共资金必须始终用于最大的国家利益——加强服务人员和他们所服务的机构。
领导提供方向。服务赋予方向意义。投资增强服务的力量。三者共同构建国家。
— By The Philosopher Above the Waves
VIEW-POINT: Temotu Provincial Ministers' Housing Allowance — A Call for Accountability, Resources, and Capacity
The Temotu Provincial Government through the Office of the Premier acknowledges the public concerns raised regarding the $18,000 quarterly housing allowance provided to Temotu Provincial Ministers for residence in Lata, the provincial seat and capital of Temotu Province. Recent social media posts raised that a number of Ministers continue to reside primarily in their home communities, attending provincial duties only during scheduled meetings. This situation raises serious questions about accountability, value for public money, and the effective functioning of the provincial government. The Electorates Position Effective governance in Temotu Province requires three interconnected elements: presence, resources and capacity. Disregarding or eakening any of the three undermines the entire system. 1. On Presence and Accountability The housing allowance was established on the clear condition that Ministers reside in Lata to ensure accessibility to constituents, public servants, and government partners. This also enables daily oversight of provincial projects; and maintain coordination with the Premier's Office. If Ministers are collecting this allowance while residing elsewhere, this constitutes a breach of the conditions under which public funds are disbursed. The Provincial Assembly, in collaboration with the Ministry of Provincial Government, must conduct an immediate audit of allowance claims and enforce compliance with residence requirements. Public funds come with public obligations. 2. On Resources and Working Conditions The public of Temotu recognize that Lata's administrative infrastructure — including office facilities, transport, equipment, and staffing — may be insufficient to support effective ministerial work. Thus simply demanding presence without enabling conditions risks creating frustrated, ineffective leaders. Therefore, the Provincial Government and National Government must jointly assess whether Ministers are being provided the tools necessary to govern once they are in Lata. Where gaps exist, they must be addressed as a matter of priority. Residence without resources is insufficient; resources without residence is wasteful. 3. On Capacity and Long-Term Effectiveness The Provincial Government Act confers specific powers, responsibilities, and financial authorities on Members of the Provincial Assembly and Ministers. Too often, these powers are underutilized not because of bad faith, but because of limited exposure to legislative frameworks, budgeting processes, and project management. This calls for a structured capacity-building program — including induction training, refresher trainings, legal literacy on the Provincial Government Act, and ongoing mentorship — to ensure that Ministers can translate their presence and resources into tangible outcomes for the people of Temotu. What Electorates Are Calling For. In light of concerns raised by fellow Temotuans and explanations made the Hon Premier, it would be appropriate that actions are taken for an Immediate Audit: The Provincial Assembly with the Ministry must review all housing allowance disbursements and verify Ministerial residence in Lata. Where conditions are not met, appropriate recovery and disciplinary measures must follow. Secondly there is a real need for Infrastructure Assessment: A joint Provincial-National Government assessment of Lata's administrative readiness, with a clear plan to equip Ministers to work effectively from the provincial capital. Third is Capacity Investment: The Ministry should avail dedicated funding and institutional support for MPA induction, refresher roles training, financial management training, legal literacy training and governance mentorship. Fourth is meaningful actions on transparency: The Ministry and Provincial Assembly must require Public reporting on allowance compliance, resource allocation, and training outcomes to rebuild public trust in provincial institutions. Conclusion The $18,000 quarterly housing allowance is not an entitlement per se. It is a conditional investment in governance. The people of Temotu Province are entitled to leaders who are present, equipped, and capable. This is not a choice between holding Ministers accountable and supporting them with resources. It is a demand for all three: presence, resources, and capacity. Remove any one, and the stool falls. The Electorates must therefore urge all stakeholders — the Provincial Assembly, the Ministry of Provincial Government, the National Government, and the Ministers themselves — to act on this matter with the urgency it deserves. End. Chief Johnson Levela Reef Islands, Temotu Province. Former Temotu Premier and Former Speaker.
Last week, governments from across the world gathered in Geneva for the first session of the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, and a presentation of the inaugural report of the Independent International Scientific Panel on AI. It marked an important step towards building global rules for artificial intelligence.
While unpacking what AI can do for the Pacific, let us also consider what the Pacific can contribute to the future of AI. Both questions are relevant and connected, especially from a human development progress perspective.
The initial instinct, even anxiety, in small, remote economies could be to treat AI purely as a race from behind. And there is indeed need for that catch-up. So, the Kingdom of Tonga, for example, has moved through a national Digital Readiness Assessment, brought commercial 5G online, and is rebuilding its government services around a digital-first model, including AI tools designed to help citizens interact with the state in their own language.
Similar Digital Readiness Assessments have also been undertaken across Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu, helping lay the foundations for AI adoption and digital transformation for the Pacific. This reflects strong national leadership and commitment across the government, with a willingness from the very top to jump into the race and speed up.
Foundational groundwork like this gives countries like Tonga real standing to speak on this issue from experience rather than aspiration. That includes investing in the AI skills and digital capabilities of people, to make the best use of the new data and services AI can offer.
However, framing the Pacific's AI challenge only as a catch-up exercise misses what the region is better placed to see than almost anywhere else. In Tonga, as across the Pacific, AI systems run into something they were not designed to encounter. Much of what local communities know about maritime navigation, weather, land and the ocean is oral, relational, and held collectively, passed down through practice and inter-generational responsibility rather than stored in a database. Some of it is sacred, and deliberately never written down.
The Pasifika Futures Report argues that the real question is not whether Pacific countries adopt AI, but whether technology supports the futures Pacific people want for themselves, especially younger generations. Digital Tuvalu offers perhaps the clearest example: a nation on the frontline of climate change using digital technology to preserve its culture, heritage and identity for generations to come, while advancing Simon Kofe's vision of a future in which Tuvaluans can connect with one another, explore their ancestry and culture, and access new opportunities for business and commerce.
This is not a barrier to AI adoption. It is an opportunity to shape how these technologies are designed and governed. Tonga is therefore well placed to bring this Pacific perspective to the future of AI, contributing views on identity, stewardship, culture and knowledge systems that remain largely absent from today's models and debates.
This brings up a larger missing piece in the current AI sphere – experiential and non-written knowledge and decisions, as well as intergenerational accountability, should not be viewed as peripheral considerations. They are critical inputs that remain largely absent from global AI governance discussions today. Ask the AI frameworks and models how they would treat a body of knowledge whose custodians choose not to digitise it, and the answer is that they were not built with this in mind. Not yet.
Tonga's own digital transformation gives it credibility to make this case precisely because it has not rushed. The Lagatoi Declaration, signed by Pacific ICT ministers in Port Moresby in 2023, set out a shared regional approach to digital transformation, infrastructure and governance long before AI dominated the conversation. Tonga's participation reflected a broader regional commitment: that a digitally connected Pacific should also be a secure and collaboratively governed one, built on shared standards rather than each nation solving the same problems alone.
The architecture exists.
What is now urgently needed is to deploy it. The Great Divergence that AI risks creating is not a distant concept. In March this year, Tonga hosted the Pacific launch of the report of that name, examining how the rapid acceleration of AI and digital technology is widening the gap between economies that build these systems and economies and societies that will simply live with the consequences.
Yet AI is already delivering results across the Pacific, from satellite and AI-enabled fisheries monitoring in Kiribati, which has helped recover around US$2 million annually in illegal fishing fines, to AI-assisted health diagnostics in countries including Nauru and Vanuatu. Digital innovation is advancing in Palau too, alongside partnerships with the European Union and UNCDF that are expanding digital services and AI-enabled financial inclusion across the region.
These are real wins, but they are wins within a system the Pacific did not design. The region already knows what it means to be on the wrong side of a divergence, in climate, in trade, in debt vulnerability. AI follows the same logic at greater speed. The difference is that the rules of AI are still being written, which means the divergence is not yet locked in. That window will not stay open for long. The time for the Pacific to shape the outcome is now, not once the frameworks are agreed and the tools are already being deployed.
The Pacific has spent decades demonstrating what it means to decide collectively, account for future generations, and treat traditional knowledge as sacred rather than extractive. These are not liabilities in the age of AI.
This is where a Pacific contribution can be pitched, while also driving for fairness in AI access and a gain in capabilities to even the odds in the AI race. Pacific representation in the forums shaping AI's future can and must emphasise the distinction this region brings to shape AI models and applications of the future.
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Kanni Wignaraja is UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific and Munkhtuya Altangerel is the Resident Representative of UNDP’s Pacific Office in Fiji.
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作者:马丁·B·霍萨瑙(Martin B. Housanau)
马绍尔群岛
全球燃油价格的持续上涨不再仅仅是外部冲击——它已成为领导力的考验。不幸的是,政府迄今为止的反应缓慢、被动,且不足以保护所罗门群岛的经济和人民。尽管其他太平洋岛国已经采取行动......
By Richie Tepuke Pautangata Legal Commentator Solomon Islands faces repeated constitutional crises where opposition motions clash with executive power. From Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele’s national case to Renbel’s Premier Derek Pongi, these disputes reveal flaws in our Standing Orders and Provincial Government Act (Cap 107). Reform is urgent to protect democracy, avoid paralysis, and redirect...
