FIJI aims to attract more than $US100 million (approx $FJ225m) in investment and create more than 40,000 jobs as part of an ambitious push to transform its information and communications technology sector into a major economic driver.
Opening the Fiji Tech Summit 2026 at the InterContinental Fiji Golf Resort and Spa at Natadola yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Industry, Commerce and Business Development Manoa Kamikamica outlined how the National Digital Strategy 2025–2030 will prepare ICT to contribute 10 per cent of real gross domestic product.
The blueprint also allocates $US10m for research and development in artificial intelligence.
Mr Kamikamica said the Government viewed AI primarily as a practical business tool for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which generated more than 18 per cent of GDP and employed roughly 60 per cent of the workforce.
To help small operators in towns like Labasa, Savusavu and Sigatoka reach new markets, he said the strategy provided targeted grants, low-interest loans, e-commerce training and dedicated zones for business process outsourcing.
“To our global technology partners, Fiji is open for business, come not only to sell, but to partner,” Mr Kamikamica said.
“Transfer skills, co-develop solutions that fit island realities, and invest in our people.”
While more than 85 per cent of Fijians have internet access, Mr Kamikamica said Fiji ranked 112th out of 193 countries in United Nations e-participation, warning that connectivity must now translate into meaningful economic adoption.
