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PNG to Discuss Pacific Cybersecurity Cooperation in Fiji
Wednesday 28th October, 2026 Minister for Information and Communications Technology, Hon. Robert Naguri, has been invited to take part in a cybersecurity discussion in Fiji, where he will focus on regional cooperation and how Pacific countries can work together to...
NICTA Supports Teleco Infrastructure Sharing to Improve Network Coverage
Telecommunications operators in Papua New Guinea have started voluntarily sharing mobile towers to reduce network costs and make better use of existing infrastructure, a move welcomed by the National Information and Communications Technology Authority (NICTA). In a...
PNG, Australia Sign New ICT Agreement to Advance Digital Services, Telecommunications and Cybersecurity
Wednesday, 21 October, 2026 From left to right: PNG Department of ICT Deputy Secretary for Policy and Emerging Technologies, Mr Flierl Shongol; ICT Minister Hon. Robert Naguri; PNG Foreign Minister Hon. Justin Tkatchenko; Australian Foreign Minister and Senator The...
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...