A national scam reporting and analytics platform, set to be launched in early 2026, has been highlighted during the National Scams Awareness Week at the Grand Pacific Hotel.
During the workshop, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Cooperatives, MSMEs, and Communications, Manoa Kamikamica highlighted that due to the increase in scams, the Consumer Council of Fiji and the Ministry will develop a national scam reporting and analytics platform.
He emphasizes that this will provide the public with a single point of reporting and give the government a unified line of sight.
He adds that he will also be tasking the Ministry and the Telecommunications Authority of Fiji, together with telecom providers, to establish a code of practice for scam mitigation.
This will include verified sender protocols, number lifecycle controls, and real-time scam content take-downs.
Kamikamica further highlights that Fiji currently does not have a standalone Data Privacy and Personal Data Protection Act.
He says they will be introducing a legislation to ensure that personal data held by telecommunications companies, financial institutions, government agencies, or private firms is stored securely and lawfully used.
Meanwhile, Kamikamica also says that he will be leading a delegation to Vietnam to sign the UN Convention Against Cybercrime. He noted that this is the first landmark treaty in over 20 years in which Fiji actively participated in negotiations, and it was adopted in December last year.
He explains that in June, Fiji signed the second additional protocol to the Budapest Convention, making it the first country in the Pacific and the 50th globally to do so.
The second session of the workshop will include round-table discussion on staying ahead of scammers, emerging threats, and possible solutions.
