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Personal Blog – APrIGF 2020
Byemani
By Swaran Ravindra As an academic who teaches ICT academia and TVET programs to both school leavers and industry experts, you just cannot help looking at everyday things through a highly “technical”, yet feasible perspective. You tend to continuously look for ways in which ICT could improve the lives of your people. Coming from a…
ICT Professionals Meet to Talk About the Future of Technology in Solomon Islands
Byemani
As originally published on Solomon Times Over 100 ICT professionals from across Honiara took part in a forum and networking event on the future of technology in Solomon Islands. Jointly organised by the IT Society of Solomon Islands(ITSSI) and the Women in IT Solomon Islands(WITSI), the event was supported by Australia’s Cyber Cooperation Program as…
APrIGF 2019 Update
Byemani
A brief report by Maureen Hilyard Hi everyone, A brief report from me on the recently completed APRIGF at the Far Eastern Federal University on Russky Island in Vladivostok, Russia. There was just a small representation from the Pacific at the event, but I think we all did well in providing a Pacific perspective in…
Healthy competition within the ICT sector
Byemani
As appears on FBC news site The reduction of charges for the FINTEL cable from $40,000 to $640 has enabled healthy competition within the ICT sector. Information and communications technology in the Pacific is delivering better connectivity as data rates show a significant drop over the years. World Bank Digital Development Specialist Shivnesh Prasad says…
The careFIJI app
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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…
At-Large@ICANN67
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ICANN’s first virtual meeting, March 2020. by Maureen Hilyard, ALAC Chair The announcement by the ICANN Board Chair Maarten Botterman that his first ICANN meeting as Chair was going to be virtual due to the increased developments of the coronoavirus outbreak globally, would have been a great challenge for him in his new role. The…