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Undersea cables: The official perspectives expressed in the Pacific region Open

Amanda H. A. Watson · 2025

"You Need to Keep It Going, Mind, Body, and Spirit": Older Adults' Perspectives on Aging in Place in Subsidized Housing Open

David Reyes‐Farias, Erin Finucane, Amanda H. A. Watson, Barbara Resnick, Carolina Reid , et al. · 2024

In the U.S., more than one million older adults with low incomes live in apartment buildings subsidized by the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. Although this population experiences disproportionate rates of nursing home admission, little is …

Pacific media freedom since the pandemic Open

Amanda H. A. Watson, Shailendra Singh · 2023

Commentary: This article discusses the status of media freedom in the Pacific region and the impact of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. It primarily draws on informed comments made by experienced Pacific journalists of an online discus…

Communication, information and the media Open

Amanda H. A. Watson · 2022

This chapter discusses the flows of communication and information in Papua New Guinea (PNG).It argues that communication and information are essential to all aspects of life.As such, the concepts are cross-cutting.The chapter considers whe…

The Limited Communication Cables for Pacific Island Countries Open

Amanda H. A. Watson · 2022

This paper provides up-to-date analysis of the status of the undersea communication cables for Pacific Island countries. It identifies those countries with vulnerability to outages because they have just one cable and those countries that …

Aging in Place for Older Subsidized Housing Residents: The Influence of Social Connection and Social Environment Open

Rebecca T. Brown, David Reyes‐Farias, Erin Finucane, Amanda H. A. Watson, Momana Jahan , et al. · 2021

Older adults living in subsidized housing experience health disparities including disproportionate rates of social isolation and nursing home admission. Little is known about how social relationships and social environment influence aging …

Digital divide: Mobile internet speeds in the Pacific Open

Amanda H. A. Watson, Rohan Fox · 2021

This article outlines mobile internet speeds experienced by 15 smartphone users in the Pacific region. It presents new quantitative data collected over a six-month-long period. The data were collected in order to provide a comparison of pl…

University of Papua New Guinea Students’ Internet Access during the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020–21 Open

Rohan Fox, Amanda H. A. Watson · 2021

Access to quality internet has become increasingly important since the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). During 2020 and 2021, people have needed to transition various services such as education and meetings to online platforms t…

Digital divide: Mobile internet speeds in the Pacific Open

Amanda H. A. Watson, Rohan Fox · 2021

This article outlines mobile internet speeds experienced by 15 smartphone users in the Pacific region. It presents new quantitative data collected over a six-month-long period. The data were collected in order to provide a comparison of pl…

Undersea Internet Cables in the Pacific Part 2: Cybersecurity, Geopolitics and Reliability Open

Amanda H. A. Watson · 2021

This is the second of two linked In Briefs looking at undersea internet cables in the Pacific region. Numerous Pacific Island countries are keen to improve their connectivity through this submarine infrastructure. There has been a substant…

Undersea Internet Cables in the Pacific Part 1: Recent and Planned Expansion Open

Amanda H. A. Watson · 2021

This is the first of two In Briefs looking at undersea internet cables in the Pacific region. Such cables allow the transfer of internet data through optical fibre and offer an alternative to satellite technology. This In Brief includes a …

Mobile phone registration in Papua New Guinea: Will the benefits outweigh the drawbacks? Open

Amanda H. A. Watson · 2020

Commentary: The government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has introduced a requirement for mobile phone registration. This commentary is a comprehensive analysis of the registration regulation, the process and key challenges. The paper is based…

Emergency Toll-Free Telephone Services Part 2: A Police Line in Papua New Guinea Open

Judy Putt, Doris Mararang, Amanda H. A. Watson · 2020

This In Brief presents a case study of a toll-free police telephone service that has been established in Papua New Guinea (PNG). A companion piece (Part 1) outlined some of the key challenges encountered when setting up and operating such …

Local Music Sharing via Mobile Phones in Melanesia Open

Amanda H. A. Watson, Denis Crowdy, Cameron Jackson, Heather A. Horst · 2020

Little is known about the use of mobile phones for sharing music content in Melanesia, particularly creative content produced within the region. This In Brief argues that this recent phenomenon is worthy of investigation. It begins by prov…

Emergency Toll-Free Telephone Services Part 1: Challenging Contexts Open

Amanda H. A. Watson, Judy Putt · 2020

In developed countries, emergency services such as the police can be telephoned during time-critical incidents. Response times are generally good, depending on competing simultaneous demands. By contrast, emergency services in many develop…

Preparing for the Referendum: Research into the Bougainville Peace Agreement Telephone Information Hotline Open

Amanda H. A. Watson, Jeremy A. Miller, Adriana Schmidt · 2020

In late 2019, the people of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea voted in a referendum that offered two choices: greater autonomy or independence. The referendum was required by the Bougainville Peace Agreement (BPA), …

Papua New Guinea's Primary Health Care System: Views from the Frontline Open

Colin Wiltshire, Amanda H. A. Watson, Denise Lokinap, Tatia Currie · 2020

This report aims to provide insights into how recent PNG government reform efforts are impacting on the primary health care system. These include the introduction of a free primary health care policy, national grants to provinces for recur…

Can Telephone Counselling Services Help in the Pacific? Open

Amanda H. A. Watson, Roannie Ng Shiu · 2019

This In Brief informs readers about the status of mental health services and telephone counselling services in the Pacific region and offers suggestions for further research on this topic. The paper identifies a problem — a deficit in ment…

Mobile Technology in Pacific Island Countries: the Potential for M-Government Open

Amanda H. A. Watson, Joseph Kim Suwamaru, Ioana Chan Mow, Sarah Logan · 2017

The chapter focuses on the use of mobile phonesMobile phones in Pacific Island countries for government service delivery. The chapter argues that mobile telephone technology is worthy of attention in its own right, as compared to other tec…

Reporting Corruption from within Papua New Guinea's Public Financial Management System Open

Amanda H. A. Watson, Colin Wiltshire · 2016

For Papua New Guinea (PNG) to achieve its development aspirations, effective utilisation of public expenditure is essential. However, significant weaknesses exist in its decentralised political, fiscal and administrative arrangements, whic…

Maternal Health Phone Line: Saving Women in Papua New Guinea Open

Amanda H. A. Watson, Gaius Sabumei, Glen Mola, Rick Iedema · 2015

This paper presents the findings of a research project which has involved the establishment of a maternal health phone line in Milne Bay Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG). Mobile phones and landline phones are key information and communic…

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