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NEC Approves USD $120 Million Pukpuk Connectivity Initiative
Friday 30 January 2026 Acting Minister for Information and Communications Technology and Minister for Works and Highways Hon. Peter Tsiamalili Jr announced the National Executive Council’s approval of the Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific...
How Other Countries Improved Service Delivery through Digital ID
Friday 30 January, 2026 Around the world, many governments have introduced digital ID systems to make it easier, faster, and safer for people to access services. Countries such as Estonia, India, Sweden, Singapore, and Rwanda show how digital identity can...
NICTA’s Girls in ICT Scholarship Reaches 10 Years of Supporting Women in iCT, Welcomes 10 Recipients for 2026
Port Moresby, Monday 26 January 2026 The National ICT Authority (NICTA) marks 10 years of its Girls in ICT Tertiary Scholarship Program with the announcement of two new scholarships, bringing the total to 10 active recipients in 2026, an initiative that continues to...
NICTA Clarifies Regulatory Status of Starlink Services in PNG
Thursday 18 December 2025 The National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) has clarified that the regulatory position regarding Starlink satellite internet services in PNG, and to address misinformation currently circulating in the public...
PNG Announces USD $120 Million Pukpuk Connectivity Initiative
Thursday 11 December 2025 The Acting Minister for Information and Communications Technology, Hon. Peter Tsiamalili Jr., has officially announced the USD $120 million Pukpuk Connectivity Initiative, a landmark bilateral infrastructure program under the Pukpuk Treaty....
SIM Card Registration to Link With Digital ID
Wednesday 3 December 2025 Acting Minister for Information and Communications Technology Hon. Peter Tsiamalili Jr has announced that SIM card registration rules for Papua New Guinea will be updated to align with the new National Digital ID Policy 2025. "I wish to...