Cyber Safety Pasifika (CSP), part of the AFP’s Pacific Police Development Program – Regional (PPDP-R), has delivered its regional Cyber Awareness and Education (CAE) and Cybercrime Investigation Foundation (CIF) programs in Suva, Fiji.
From 20 to 28 May 2025, Pacific police officers from Fiji, Nauru, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu participated in the CSP program.
CSP facilitated the attendance of Pacific police officers from the Melanesian region to attend training in Suva, Fiji.
Police Chiefs nominated officers based on their experience and roles in either investigations or community engagement. Participants are provided with current and effective anti-cybercrime education through activity-based learning, such as through case studies and simulations.
As a Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) program, CSP provided the platform for highly skilled presenters from various law enforcement organisations to provide subject matter expertise to Pacific police officers.
CSP programs are greatly enhanced by the time and experience brought by presenters from Pacific police forces. On this occasion, PSO Mark SITAFINE from the America Samoa Department of Public Safety, Mr Christian TIVALU from the Samoa Police Service, and A/Supervisor Ana LANGI from Tonga Police brought their experience to the Cybercrime Awareness and Education program. This CSP program was sponsored and delivered by the AFP in conjunction with its valued strategic partners - the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), New Zealand Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC).
CSP facilitates a significant uplift in Pacific police officer skills to act to prevent and investigate cybercrime. Bringing officers from Pacific police services together in CSP programs builds people-to-people connections and creates a cyber workforce network.
CSP programs support knowledge sharing initiatives among Pacific countries and provide an opportunity for members to look within the region to support capacity building, which aligns with the stated aims of the Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police.
Participants of the program responded to the course survey with positive feedback, including that the course was “informative, interesting and relatable.” One attendee noted that “for me to be frank, from the Police Station I was serving I was brought to conduct scam investigation in which I know nothing about it. I was fortunate to attend the workshop, which helps me a lot in my day to day work.“
