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DICT Calls on University Students to Build Solutions for PNG
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has called on university students to take their technology projects beyond the classroom and build solutions that respond to the needs of Papua New Guineans. The call came from DICT Acting Manager for...
DICT Reports 95 Per Cent Drop in Wholesale Internet Costs
The cost of wholesale internet in Papua New Guinea has dropped by up to 95 per cent over the past five years, with the Government now working to bring it down further. Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Steven Matainaho said the...
DICT Moves to Link SIM Cards to Digital IDs
Papua New Guineans will be required to link their mobile phone numbers to a government-issued digital identity as part of new measures to curb fraudulent SIM card use. The requirement is part of the Government’s wider rollout of SevisPass, which is also being used to...
SevisPass Agent Mode Now Available for Wider Access, Bougainville Team Briefed on Expansion
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has demonstrated the SevisPass self‑registration and Delegated Agent Mode features to staff from Bougainville as part of ongoing discussions to expand digital service access in the region. The session...
NICTA backs DWU students to drive PNG’s digital futureÂ
THE National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) has challenged students at Divine Word University (DWU) to use their skills to develop solutions to problems facing Papua New Guineans. NICTA chief executive officer Lume Polume made the...
DICT sets social media standards for governmentÂ
THE Department of Information and Communications Technology is putting standards in place for how government agencies use social media to communicate with the public. DICT Deputy Secretary Flierl Shongol told the Permanent Parliamentary Committee on...