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SIIP SKILLS SERIES ROLLS OUT SECOND WORKSHOP Over 80 local building and supply contractors attended the Australian funded Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program’s (SIIP) second Workforce Skills Series workshop, held in partnership with Solomon Water, designed to lift the quality and competitiveness of the local private sector.
The Australian and Solomon Islands Governments have approved a 2030 roadmap for the Australian-funded Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program (SIIP) which outlines a pathway to boost connectivity in the country by building robust and high-quality economic infrastructure. Local content will play a vital role in realising the Roadmap.
AUSTRALIA-SOLOMON ISLANDS TO BUILD CLIMATE RESILIENT BUALA WHARF The Australian funded Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program will build a new wharf and barge landing area for Buala, the primary freight point for Isabel Province. The project is valued at a SBD45 million (AUD8.6 million).
SIIP has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Solomon Ports to support the upgrade of the country’s second largest port in Noro, Western Province. SIIP will deliver a detailed design to increase the capacity and efficiency of the processing of both domestic and international shipping, including passenger, freight and fishing fleets.