Selected publications

Refereed papers

Watson, A H A (2022), The limited communication cables for Pacific Island countries. Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy, 7(151-155). https://brill.com/view/journals/apoc/7/1/article-p151_012.xml?ebody=pdf-…

Watson, A H A and Fox, R (2021), Digital divide: Mobile internet speeds in the Pacific. Pacific Journalism Review: Te Koakoa, 27(1 & 2), 215-231. https://doi.org/10.24135/pjr.v27i1and2.1168

Fox, R and Watson, A H A (2021), University of Papua New Guinea Students’ Internet Access during the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020–21, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, In Brief series, In Brief 2021/ 27. Available at https://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/8184…

Watson, A H A (2021), Undersea Internet Cables in the Pacific Part 1: Recent and Planned Expansion, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, In Brief series, In Brief 2021/19. Available at http://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/8145/…

Watson, A H A (2021), Undersea Internet Cables in the Pacific Part 2: Cybersecurity, Geopolitics and Reliability, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, In Brief series, In Brief 2021/ 20. Available at http://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/8146/…

Watson, A H A (2021), Telecommunication security in the Pacific region, Development Bulletin, 82, pp. 131-135. Available from https://crawford.anu.edu.au/rmap/devnet/dev-bulletin.php

Zhang, D and Watson, A H A (2020), China’s Media Strategy in the Pacific, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, In Brief series, In Brief 2020/29. Available at http://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/7865/…

Watson, A H A, Miller, J and Schmidt, A (2020), Preparing for the Referendum: Research into the Bougainville Peace Agreement Telephone Information Hotline, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, Discussion Paper series, Discussion Paper 2020/2. Available at http://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/7716/…

Watson, A H A (2020), Mobile phone registration in Papua New Guinea: Will the benefits outweigh the drawbacks? Pacific Journalism Review, 26(1), July, pp. 114-122. Available from https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/1094

Watson, A H A and Putt, J (2020), Emergency Toll-Free Telephone Services Part 1: Challenging Contexts, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, In Brief series, In Brief 2020/8. Available at http://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/7532/…

Putt, J, Mararang, D and Watson, A H A (2020), Emergency Toll-Free Telephone Services Part 2: A Police Line in Papua New Guinea, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, In Brief series, In Brief 2020/9. Available at http://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/7533/…

Watson, A H A, Crowdy, D, Jackson, C and Horst, H (2020), Local Music Sharing via Mobile Phones in Melanesia, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, In Brief series, In Brief 2020/7. Available at http://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/7525/…

Watson, A H A and Ng Shiu, R (2019), Can Telephone Counselling Services Help in the Pacific?, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, In Brief series, In Brief 2019/17. Available at http://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/7199/…

Watson, A H A and Wiltshire, C (2016), Reporting Corruption from within Papua New Guinea’s Public Financial Management System, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, Discussion Paper series, Discussion Paper 2016/5. Available at http://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/4461/…

Watson, A H A and Duffield, L (2016), From garamut to mobile phone: Communication change in rural Papua New Guinea, Mobile Media and Communication, 4(2), May, pp. 270-287. Available from http://mmc.sagepub.com/content/4/2/270.abstract

Watson, A H A and Poima, R (2015), Healthy phoning: Papua New Guinea’s first ever health call centre, Australasian Psychiatry, special supplement edited by Ernest Hunter, Volume 23 Number 6 Supplement December, pp. 48-51. Available from http://apy.sagepub.com/content/23/6_suppl.toc

Watson, A H A, Sabumei, G, Mola, G and Iedema, R (2015), Maternal Health Phone Line: Saving Women in Papua New Guinea, Journal of Personalized Medicine, 5, pp. 120-139. Available from http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/5/2/120

van der Vlies, M and Watson, A H A (2014), Can mobile phones help reduce teacher absenteeism in Papua New Guinea?, refereed collection of conference proceedings, Australia New Zealand Communication Association (ANZCA) Conference, 9-11 July, Swinburne University, Melbourne. Available at https://www.anzca.net/conferences/past-conferences/2014-conf/p2.html

Watson, A H A (2014), Mobile phones and development in Papua New Guinea: Guiding principles, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, In Brief series, In Brief 2014/42. Available at http://bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/1321/mobi…

Watson, A H A (2013), Mobile phones and media use in Madang Province of Papua New Guinea, Pacific Journalism Review, 19(2), October, pp. 156-175. Available from https://pjreview.aut.ac.nz/articles/mobile-phones-and-media-use-madang-p…

Watson, A H A (2011), Early experience of mobile telephony: a comparison of two villages in Papua New Guinea, Media Asia, 38(3), pp. 170-180.

Watson, A H A (2010), ‘We would have saved her life’: mobile telephony in an island village in Papua New Guinea, eJournalist, 10(2).

Duffield, L, Papoutsaki, E and Watson, A H A (2008), Australian Broadcast Media Coverage of PNG: Not Nasty, But Not Enough…, Australian Journalism Review, 30(2), December, pp. 111-124.

Duffield, L, Watson, A H A and Hayes, M (2008), Media and communication capacities in the Pacific region, eJournalist, 8(1).

Book chapters

Watson, A H A (2022), Communication, information and the media, in Howes, S & Pillai, L (eds.) Papua New Guinea: Government, Economy and Society. ANU Press, pp. 223-259. ISBN (online) 9781760465032

Watson, A H A, Suwamaru, J K, Mow, I C, and Logan, S (2017), Mobile technology in Pacific Island Countries: the Potential for M-Government, in Cullen, R and Hassall, G (eds.) Achieving Sustainable E-government in Pacific Island States. Springer, Switzerland, pp. 117-137. ISBN 978-3-319-50970-9

Kaleebu, N, Gee, A, Watson, A H A, Jones, R, and Jauk, M (2017), SMS Story: a case study of a controlled trial in Papua New Guinea, in Murphy, A, Farley, H, Dyson, L & Jones, H (eds.) Mobile Learning in Higher Education in the Asia Pacific: Harnessing Trends and Challenging Orthodoxies. Springer, Singapore, pp. 623-645. ISBN 978-981-10-4943-9

Watson, A H A and Duffield, L (2016), Private mobile phones and public communication drums in rural Papua New Guinea, in Dyson, L E, Grant, S & Hendriks, M (eds.) Indigenous People and Mobile Technologies. Routledge Studies in New Media and Cyberculture, pp. 92-106.

Watson, A H A and Morgan, E (2015), M-government for courts systems: A data collection trial in Papua New Guinea, in Robertson, A. (ed.) Commonwealth Governance Handbook 2014/15. Cambridge: Nexus/Commonwealth Secretariat, pp. 34-36.

Ginau, M, Papoutsaki, E, Duffield, L and Watson, A H A (2012), Our neighbour’s view: Australian media coverage of Papua New Guinea, in Papoutsaki, E, McManus, M & Matbob, P (eds.) Communication, Culture and Society in Papua New Guinea: Yu tok wanem? DWU Press, Madang, pp. 62-72.

Watson, A H A (2012), Early experience of mobile telephony: a comparison of two villages in Papua New Guinea, in Papoutsaki, E, McManus, M & Matbob, P (eds.) Communication, Culture and Society in Papua New Guinea: Yu tok wanem? DWU Press, Madang, pp. 157-169.

Watson, A H A (2012), Putting Development into Communication: a Curriculum Approach, in Papoutsaki, E, McManus, M & Matbob, P (eds.) Communication, Culture and Society in Papua New Guinea: Yu tok wanem? DWU Press, Madang, pp. 171-180.

Blog posts

Various blog posts available at http://www.devpolicy.org/author/amanda-watson/

Watson, A H A and Malungahu, G M (2022), Island Kingdom’s Communication Cable Repaired, Australian Outlook, Australian Institute of International Affairs, posted 16 March, accessible at https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/island-kingdom…

Watson, A H A and Malungahu, G M (2022), Volcano Cuts Communication With Island Kingdom, Australian Outlook, Australian Institute of International Affairs, posted 21 January, accessible at https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/volcano-cuts-c…

Watson, A H A (2021), Undersea internet cables connect Pacific islands to the world. But geopolitical tension is tugging at the wires, The Conversation, posted 20 September, accessible at https://theconversation.com/undersea-internet-cables-connect-pacific-isl…

Watson, A H A and Garrett, J (2021), Facebook’s monopoly danger in the Pacific, The Interpreter, The Lowy Institute, posted 26 March, accessible at https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/facebook-s-monopoly-danger…

Watson, A H A (2021), Are telecommunications in the Pacific at risk?, Policy Forum, Australian National University, posted 12 March, accessible at https://www.policyforum.net/are-telecommunications-in-the-pacific-at-risk/

Watson, A H A and Wall, J (2021), Australia should step up ahead of Pacific telco’s possible sale, The Strategist, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, posted 27 January, accessible at https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/australia-should-step-up-ahead-of-paci…

Zhang, D and Watson, A H A (2020), China’s media strategy in the Pacific, Policy Forum, Australian National University, posted 11 December, accessible at https://www.policyforum.net/chinas-media-strategy-in-the-pacific/

Watson, A H A, Miller, J and Schmidt, A (2020), Can mobile technology address the information challenges of the Pacific?, Policy Forum, Australian National University, posted 21 October, accessible at https://www.policyforum.net/can-mobile-technology-address-the-informatio…

Watson, A H A and Jorgensen, D (2015), Ringing in change: How mobile phones could aid drought response in PNG, The Interpreter, Lowy Institute for International Policy, posted 21 October, accessible at: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/ringing-change-how-mobile-…

Watson, A H A (2015), Are Smartphones Making SMS Projects Obsolete? ICTWorks, posted 21 September, accessible at: http://www.ictworks.org/2015/09/21/are-smartphones-making-sms-projects-o…

Watson, A H A (2015), Not Appy in Melanesia, The Interpreter, Lowy Institute for International Policy, posted 16 June, as part of a series called Digital Disruption, accessible at: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/not-appy-melanesia

Watson, A H A (2012), Mobile phones for development: Just a love affair?, The Interpreter, Lowy Institute for International Policy, posted 30 November, as part of a debate on the Digital Pacific, accessible at: https://archive.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/mobile-phones-developm…

ANU seminar presentations

Geopolitics, cybersecurity and sustainability: The case of undersea internet cables in the Pacific region, June 3, 2021: http://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/news-events/podcasts/video/8044/geopoli…

Mobile telephones for public messaging: Did the referendum information hotline make a difference? With Jeremy Miller and Adriana Schmidt, October 27 2020: http://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/news-events/podcasts/video/7846/mobile-…

Reporting corruption in Papua New Guinea’s public financial management system, with Colin Wiltshire, May 9 2016: https://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/news-events/podcasts/audio/3808/report…

Health phone services in Papua New Guinea: saving lives or just wasting money?, April 13 2015: https://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/2338/health-phone-s…

PhD thesis

Watson, A H A (2011), The mobile phone : the new communication drum of Papua New Guinea. Accessible from https://eprints.qut.edu.au/47170/

Book reviews

Watson, A H A (2022), Review of Hobbis, G. 2020. The digitizing family. Small States & Territories Journal, 5(1), pp. 235-236. Available at: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/94144

Watson, A H A (2019), Mobile phones in the Pacific: a book review, Devpolicy blog, Australian National University, posted 10 September, accessible at: https://www.devpolicy.org/mobile-phones-in-the-pacific-a-book-review-201…

Watson, A H A (2019), ‘A village goes mobile’: mobile phones and social change, Devpolicy blog, Australian National University, posted 29 January, accessible at: http://www.devpolicy.org/mobile-phones-and-social-change-20190129/

Watson, A H A (2010), Review of de Bruijn, M., F. Nyamnjoh and I. Brinkman (eds.). 2009. Mobile phones : the new talking drums of everyday Africa. Australian Journal of Communication, 37(2), pp. 123-126. Available at: https://eprints.qut.edu.au/40891/

Reports

Wiltshire, C, Watson, A H A, Lokinap, D and Currie, C (2020). Papua New Guinea’s Primary Health Care System: Views from the Front Line. Canberra and Port Moresby: ANU and UPNG. Available at http://dpa.bellschool.anu.edu.au/experts-publications/publications/7919/…

Highet, C, Nique, M, Watson, A H A and Wilson, A (2019). Digital Transformation: The Role of Mobile Technology in Papua New Guinea. London, United Kingdom: GSMA. Available at https://www.gsma.com/mobilefordevelopment/resources/digital-transformati…

Watson, A H A (2014), Utilising Mobile Phones for Development in PNG: Lessons Learnt, PNG Economic and Public Sector Program, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Available at https://www.ahawatson.com/gp-resources

Kaleebu, N, Gee, A, Jones, R, Jauk, M and Watson, A H A (2013), SMS Story Impact Assessment Report, VSO, Papua New Guinea. Available at https://www.ahawatson.com/sms-story-resources

Watson, A H A and Morgan, E (2013), Mobile Phone Trial Project: Data from District Courts on Village Courts matters, PNG Economic and Public Sector Program, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Available at https://www.ahawatson.com/sms-data-resources

Watson, A H A and Sabumei, G (2013), Phase Two report: Childbirth Emergency Phone project in Milne Bay Province, PNG Economic and Public Sector Program, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Available at https://www.ahawatson.com/mh-resources

Watson, A H A and Sabumei, G (2013), Phase One report: Childbirth Emergency Phone project in Milne Bay Province, PNG Economic and Public Sector Program, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Available at https://www.ahawatson.com/mh-resources

Non-refereed journal articles

Watson, A H A and Highet, C (2020), Mobile phones in development: Reflections on a workshop series. Contemporary PNG Studies: DWU Research Journal, 32, pp. 1-19.

Watson, A H A (2015), Facilitating development through the use of mobile phones, Contemporary PNG Studies DWU Research Journal, Volume 22, May, pp. 141-151.

Yamo, H and Watson, A H A (2014), How to maximise value when utilising a Closed User Group mobile phone service in the Papua New Guinea context, IBS Journal of Business and Research, Volume 10, December, pp. 9-24.

Watson, A H A and Morgan, E (2014), Can mobile phones really be used for data collection? Results from a trial in Papua New Guinea, Contemporary PNG Studies DWU Research Journal, Volume 21, November, pp. 127-138.

van der Vlies, M and Watson, A H A (2014), Can mobile phones help reduce teacher absenteeism in Papua New Guinea?, IBS Journal of Business and Research, Volume 9, June, pp. 38-46.

Watson, A H A and Sabumei, G (2013), Maternal health phone line: Analysis of first phase results, Contemporary PNG Studies DWU Research Journal, Volume 19, November, pp. 23-35.

Kaleebu, N, Gee, A, Maybanks, N, Jones, R, Jauk M and Watson, A H A (2013), SMS Story: early results of an innovative education trial, Contemporary PNG Studies DWU Research Journal, Volume 19, November, pp. 50-62.

Watson, A H A (2012), Tsunami alert: the mobile phone difference, The Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 27(4), October, pp. 42-46.

Watson, A H A (2012), Could mobile telephony be harnessed for development in Papua New Guinea?, Contemporary PNG Studies DWU Research Journal, Volume 17, November, pp. 46-52.

Watson, A H A (2008), How educated PNG youth perceive Western power, Contemporary PNG Studies DWU Research Journal, Volume 8, May, pp. 104-118.

Watson, A H A (2006), Facilitating Training in Communication and Development in Papua New Guinea, Contemporary PNG Studies DWU Research Journal, Volume 4, May, pp. 31-46.