The Pacific nation needs a new social contract on data for any meaningful change to occur in at-risk communities.
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Mere Nailatikau is a development professional based in Fiji with experience in public diplomacy, research and strategic communication. She currently consults for a variety of organisations and is working on a Pacific podcast launching later this year. With an MA in Development Studies from The University of the South Pacific, she has worked in development programs with a presence in Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Tuvalu and Nauru.