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DICT joins agencies to build connected government systems
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is working with key government agencies to connect their digital systems and improve the way information is shared across government. The issue was discussed at a stakeholder meeting held at the...
DICT Engages Datec PNG and Check Point on Cybersecurity
Thursday 3rd September, 2026 DICT Engages Datec PNG and Check Point on Cybersecurity The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) met with Datec PNG Limited and its cybersecurity partner, Check Point Software Technologies, on September 1 for a...
DICT, Censorship Office Work on New Legal Framework for Social Media to Protect Children Online
Tuesday 1st September, 2026 The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Office of Censorship have started work on the laws needed to put the Social Media Policy 2025 into practice. The policy was endorsed by Cabinet and is aimed at...
Digital ID for All Public Servants by Year-End 2026
Tuesday 1st September, 2026 The Government is moving ahead with plans to give every public servant a Digital ID by the end of 2026, bringing the country another step closer to having a trusted digital identity system for accessing government services. The...
PNG Customs Advances Trade Transformation with Electronic Single Window
The Papua New Guinea Customs Service, as part of the National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC), has successfully completed Phase Two of the Electronic Single Window Project, marking a major step in modernizing the country’s trade and border management systems....
DICT Calls for Effective Stakeholder Collaboration on SEVISPASS at the PNG Customs Workshop
Friday 28th August, 2026 The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is calling out to Stakeholders for collaboration to build use cases for Sevis Pass (Digital ID). At the PNG Customs consultative workshop held at APEC Haus, Acting Manager for...