To ensure the effective utilisation of natural resources there needs to be more awareness driven towards transparency, accountability and integrity, says President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere.
He highlighted this at the Pacific Seminar on Youth Vision for a Corrupt Resilient 2050 Blue Pacific earlier this month.
Ratu Wiliame said raising awareness was essential for a broader good government’s efforts and an instrumental part of the 2050 standards for the blue Pacific continent.
He said it sets out the region’s approach working collaboratively to achieve a long-term development.
Fiji remains committed to a free Pacific and it has adopted the Pacific unity against corruption with 17 countries across the region.
Ratu Wiliame said he was reliably informed that this vision demonstrates a clear demand for passive use for effective dialogue, good governance and any corruption which should further anchor our ambitions.
USP Vice-Chancellor Prof Pal Ahluwalia said the university has recognised that within its mission, vision, and values, it has expressed the desire to the entire region students the values of transparency, ethics, accountability.
“It has also empowered Pacific youth to engage positively areas beyond simply the right to information and anti-corruption,” he said.
“This clearly has benefits for future political engagement, particularly relating to sustainable development, gender equality and of course, the climate crisis that we face.”
