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NZ provides $10 million to help Pacific countries lift cybersecurity capability
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Source: CIO from IDG click the link to read as originally published. New Zealand will provide $10 million over five years to support Pacific countries as they develop national cybersecurity strategies, secure infrastructure and data, enhance online safety, and implement robust cyber-crime laws across the Pacific. “Building cybercapability in the Pacific is one of the…
Report to ISOC – WSIS+10 meeting
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Pattaya Key Messages – Voices from the Asia Pacific – Comment on WSIS+10 Review Non-paper September 2015 PICISOC REPORT ON THE WSIS+10 MEETING PATTAYA, THAILAND 3-5 SEPT, 2015 It was a privilege to be invited to participate in this event as the sole representative from the Pacific Islands region within the 38 member…
Fair treatment of new phone and internet companies
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Extracted from Cook Island News Vodafone will be allowed to continue owning and operating the local cable network, as well as selling internet and phone services in a newly-competitive market. A new report by independent economist John de Ridder makes it clear that Avaroa Cable Ltd should not be licensed to operate as a phone…
Former Chairman of ICANN to attend PacINET
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Peter Dengate Thrush is globally recognized as a leader of Internet infrastructure and governance organisations. He has ardently defended the Internet from singular points of control and capture. A free Internet, he believes, is instrumental for encouraging self-expression,innovation and fundamental economic growth. This passion has defined his career since 1995 when he agreed to help…
Cybersecurity: state of play in the region and current priorities
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