The Kingdom of Tonga, along with neighbouring Pacific Island countries, are dealing with the impacts caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Every sector has been affected including IT. The Government of Tonga is struggling to protect the health and well-being of citizens while providing a stable and safe environment for its citizens as the pandemic…
A pdf booklet which explains what is happening policy wise for each of the ICANN sections that will be covered during ICANN69 Click to view this document
Yesterday, October 11 was the international day of the girl and so let’s celebrate one of our own, Ms. Georgina Hilei’i Kiele who hails from Manus and New Ireland province in Papua New Guinea. She is working to bring up her younger sister and be a role model for her and teach her how to…
The University of Fiji, in collaboration with Missions Publiques, hosted the Global Citizen Dialogue on the Future of the Internet with the theme “We, The Internet”. Speaking at the workshop, the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shaista Shameem, said that the dialogue could not have come at a more opportune time. “Covid-19 has forced us all to…
Having an open, secure, stable, accessible and peaceful cyberspace is vital for development. This message was conveyed at the opening of the Global Citizens Dialogue at the University of Fiji yesterday by the Acting Permanent Secretary for Communications and Director-General Digital Government Transformation, Cybersecurity and Communications Ms Tupou’tuah Baravilala to the 125 participants. Today, 95%…
Anne Dunn-Baleilevuka Commissioner for the Online Safety Commission or OSC, Anne is an executive leader of Fiji’s recently established Online Safety Commission or OSC. The OSC Fijians a space to resolve concerns and complaints with respect to online abuse such as cyberbullying and promote online safety for all Fijians. With a passion for collaboration Mrs…
Last year PICISOC ran a series featuring Pacific Women in ICT; who they were, the work the great work that they did in their communities and their stories. Pacific Women in ICT will be holding its first virtual meetup on Tuesday 22nd September at 6pm Fiji Time. The event is expected to be a virtual…
A current member and one of the founders of Women in IT Solomon Islands (WITSI). With the arrival of the undersea cable to Solomon Islands, Letitia has been instrumental in promoting Cyber Awareness to the younger generation during school visits, careers day and Girls in ICT Day events that occurs annually. Letitia is also heavily…
CANDIDATES FOR THE PICISOC BOARD ELECTIONS SEPTEMBER 2020 The Board of the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) wishes to inform members of the upcoming Board election to be opened on the 21st September. As you are all aware 4 members of the PICISOC board are vacating their roles and therefore the election…
CERT Tonga held a workshop last week to discuss and share information on Emotet malware and how to mitigate its impact. Participants were ICT practitioners from Government ministries and agencies, public enterprises and boards, private businesses and NGOs. Included in the program was an awareness session on other cyber incidents observed in Tonga and an…
A website raising awareness on cybersecurity was launched in Tonga today by the Minister for MEIDECC Hon Poasi Tei. GetSafeOnline Tonga aims to raise awareness about online risks and to educate businesses and individuals on how to protect themselves from online threats such as phishing scams, identity theft, ransomware, malware, and viruses. Publisher notes: The website was launched…
Nominations are now invited for candidates to join the PICSOC Board. Here is the schedule. Monday, 31 August 2020 Nomination period opens Friday 11 September 2020 Nomination period closes Monday 14 September 2020 Announcement of Candidates Monday 21 September 2020 Opening date of voting period Friday 25 September 2020 Closing date of voting period Monday…
View this as originally published on TechInPacific Vanuatu Government is looking to a bird-eye level solution in tackling the cybersecurity and cybercrime issues occurring in the country. What constitutes of cybercrime is that of hacking, identity theft, hate speech, cracking, social engineering, data tampering, programming attacks, and spamming, which disturb the online security of any individual…
View this as originally published by TechInPacific Vodafone Fiji has recently launch VitiKart, an online marketplace for users in Fiji and Fijians who stay overseas. According to Vodafone on its website, the platform is ‘Fiji’s best fully-fletched end-to-end online marketplace’ that integrates both local and international payment platforms such as M-Paisa, MasterCard, and VISA credit…
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….