Countdown to our PACIFIC HACKATHON happening on the 12th & 13th of April 2022. We have 2 more days before this amazing event. Awesome work by our organisers and Hub Coordinators getting everything ready.To our amazing Sponsors & partners, thank you for bringing Pacific Hackathon to us. #EU #UNDP #PICISOC #PIANGO #USP #TWICT #ZYBERWISE #NZCERT…
It is with great pleasure that we announce the new Board members for the 2021-2023 term. They are: Flare Namaliu (Papua New Guinea)Kenneth Katafono (Fiji)Sarai Faleupolu Tevita (Samoa) Congratulations to these three successful candidates. The PICISOC board would also like to congratulate all candidates that put their bid in during this round of elections. We would…
The Pacific DC-SIDS IGF 2021 session on ‘The Pandemic Internet: Ensuring SIDS Do Not Fall Behind’ report is now available. Click to access the report.
CANDIDATES FOR THE PICISOC BOARD ELECTIONS DECEMBER 2021 The Board of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) wishes to inform members of the election period for the PICISOC Board to be opened on the 23 January 2022 23:59 UTC through to 6 February 2022. 23:59UTC. As announced to members, there are 3…
Dear PICISOC Members, The Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society would like to announce the 2021 PICISOC Board elections. On this election, three positions are up for grabs. The Election committee members are: Aisyah Shakirah Suhaidi (Community Engagement Manager, Asia Pacific, ISOC) Letitia Masaea (Board member, PICISOC and Andrew Molivurae (Board member, PICISOC). As such the election…
The roles and responsibilities of PICISOC Members and the Election Process To build legitimacy and credibility for the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC). The Election Committee is responsible for the election process in collaboration with the Internet Society who will manage the actual voting. Every registered PICISOC member is entitled to take…
By Tina Mata’afa-Tufele, 28/08/2021 The Centre for Excellence for Information Technology (C.E.I.T.) – an Indian training college for local I.T. students – was officially transferred from the Indian to the Samoan Government in a ceremony on Friday. The Indian I.T. training institute has recorded a 100 per cent pass rate since it began operations in…
30 August 2021 Following the Call for Applications for APTLD-ISOC Grants for the Pilot APTLD DNS Server Sharing Project, APTLD and the Asia Pacific Bureau of Internet Society are pleased to announce the awarding of a grant to the Computer Services Limited (CSL), administrator of the .WS ccTLD.The USD3,000 grant is envisaged to enable the .WS team to…
18th August, 2021 Tonga Women in ICT Inc. (TWICT) started in May 2018 as CocoNECT, a group of Tongan girls, chatting over coffee and sharing the same passion about Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Today, the group has officially registered as a Non-Government Organisation (NGO), aiming to create a platform for women with interest in ICT,…
Meet the lovely ladies, Mele Manitisa and Florida Tumulango who are currently putting together the Pacific IGF’s first hybrid virtual meeting: Pacific IGF 2021 and APTLD which is taking place from 6 – 9th September, 2021. Mele Manitisa is from Tonga, her experience as a Pacific Islander studying and working in New Zealand has helped her…
The PICISOC Board will be hosting several sessions of the first hybrid virtual Pacific IGF conference which is being run in collaboration with APTLD which is also holding its AGM during this event and very gratefully supported by our sponsors: The Internet Society, APTLD, UN IGF, USP, APNIC, ICANN and InternetNZ. We are expecting participants from…
SINGAPORE / AUCKLAND – 27 July 2021 – Hawaiki Submarine Cable Limited Partnership and International Connectivity Services Limited (“Hawaiki”) has today announced the sale of 100 per cent of the shares of the company to BW Digital Pte. Ltd., an affiliate of BW Group Limited, for an undisclosed price. Rémi Galasso, executive chairman of Hawaiki, said: “We are…
Fiji Women’s Fund is seeking Consultants for the following roles: Proposal Design Consultant to develop a compelling, evidence-based three-year proposal outlining the key activities and approaches for an external audience. Capacity Development Consultant to strengthen our capacity development approaches particularly as the pandemic environment is affecting face-to-face meetings. Download the Terms of Reference here: https://fijiwomensfund.org/opportunities/…
APTLD in partnership with PICISOC will hold the APTLD80 and the Pacific IGF, a joint forum from September 6-9, 2021. Click here to register. The Agenda can also be found here. For more information please contact picisocboard@gmail.com. Source: https://aptld80.com.fj
COVID-19 is not only a pandemic and public health crisis; it has also severely affected the global economy and financial markets. In Vanuatu, COVID-19 severely affected tourism, large and small enterprises, and changed the broader landscape of Vanuatu’s economy. There is significant reduction of physical trade between Vanuatu and other countries, substantial loss of income…