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View as originally posted on Cook Island News With yesterday’s internet switch-over, Aitutaki becomes one of the smallest fibre-connected islands in the world.  Intermittent internet on Aitutaki had left some of the island’s residents frustrated this week. The Vodafone service was “very poor” and the Wi-Fi hotspot had been playing up, said resident Regina Potini….

Global Partners Digital (GPD) has launched a Toolkit to support the development and implementation of inclusive and value-based cybersecurity policymaking processes. The Toolkit’s central component is a comprehensive guide for policymakers on involving relevant stakeholders in the process of developing, implementing and reviewing an National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCSS). Other stakeholders may also find the guide useful when considering the…

InternetNZ is pleased to announce its security product, Defenz DNS Firewall, is now consuming CERT NZ’s local threat feed. Defenz DNS Firewall protects Internet users from phishing attacks, malware, ransomware and botnets helping to manage online security risks. Defenz already draws on an international cyberthreat feed curated by Akamai which analyses global DNS traffic. The…

MEDIA RELEASEAugust, 2020Immediate Release On the 24th of July, the first Hackathon Challenge for the PNG Digital ICT Cluster was launched by the Deputy Prime Minister, Hon Davis Steven and also Patron of the association at the Gateway Hotel. The challenge called Hack4Change Be the Problem Solver provides an opportunity to encourage and give direction…

Click to read as originally published on Wantok Website Port Vila, Vanuatu: WanTok Network has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire Telsat Broadband. Operating across Vanuatu, Telsat Broadband opened for business in 2009, building upon its expertise in wireless transmissions networks, with its Wireless ISP first providing connectivity via mesh network infrastructure and…

View this article as it first appeared on Loop News – Tonga Digicel, Tonga’s leading telecommunication and entertainment provider today announced the completion of a major TOP $1.8 million network upgrade. Now all sites are upgraded to LTE network and Digicel Tonga is the first operator to achieve this on the island.Digicel Tonga CEO, Anthony…

Nationwide connectivity, trunking, mobile backhaul, marine and back-up services Funafuti, Tuvalu, 22 July 2020 – Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) has signed a five-year agreement with the Government of Tuvalu to provide the Pacific Island nation with high-speed broadband internet connectivity via satellite. The bandwidth, supplied by Kacific’s high-throughput satellite Kacific1, will connect agencies, businesses, and communities across…

View as originally reported by FBC News The University of the South Pacific becomes a Member of the Pacific GIS Remote Sensing Council. This comes after the formalization of a long term working relationship with the signing a Memorandum of Agreement with the Pacific GIS RS Council. The Pacific GIS & Remote Sensing Council (PGRSC)…

The careFIJI app, based off Singapore’s #TraceTogether app uses Bluetooth signals to determine if your phone has come in close proximity with another #careFIJI user who has recently tested +ve for COVID-19. digitalFIJI is the Fijian Government’s DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME. This programme is also known as the Digital Government Transformation (DGT) Programme. Extracted from the…

PRESS RELEASE Fijians will now be able to lodge consumer complaints with just a few swipes. This has been made possible after the launch of the new Consumer Council of Fiji Mobile App and Complaints Management System (CMS) today by the Minister for Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport (Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport…

The Maua App at its heart, is to help grow the informal sector to be part of the formal sector. Its goal is to help facilitate greater market access and faster conclusion of sales through timely provision of information and geo-location of products, digital payment facilitation accessible by all and transportation service options to complete the…

One of the initiatives that has taken off globally is the establishment of national and regional Schools of Internet Governance to build more knowledge and capacity about Internet Governance. Glenn McKnight and Alfredo Calderon (both of ICANN-NARALO and ISOC chapters) have created a Virtual SIG to cater for countries or regions that do not have…

Bi-Annual ICT Hackathon Challenge PNG ICT Cluster is hosting its first Hackathon Innovation Challenge Hack4Change Be the Change Be the Problem Solver Be the Hacker Be the Coder Be the Hustler Date 24-27 July 2020 Venue: Gateway Contact: Priscilla Kevin

Design Thinking Approach Another milestone and huge success as ANEZ hosted its open day showcasing its first ANEZ Hackathon for Kids Event. Led by Elma Polum and Emily Kula Lee, the endeavour equips kids in lifelong skills in this digital age. The programme promotes early childhood learning and adjusting to the present COVID19 situation for…