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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...
DICT STAFF BEGIN APEC TRAINING AHEAD OF 2033
Tuesday 11 August, 2026 Staff of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) have begun a three-day Certificate I Training on APEC as the department starts preparing officers for PNG’s future regional commitments. The Certificate...
Public Consultation Opens on Priority Digital Legislation
Thursday 6th August, 2026 Minister for Information and Communications Technology, Hon. Robert Naguri, has announced the start of nationwide public consultation on three priority Bills under the Government’s digital legislative reform agenda. The Bills include the Data...
Pacific cybersecurity professionals meet in Port Moresby
Cybersecurity professionals and partners from across the Pacific have gathered in Port Moresby for the 2026 Pacific Cyber Security Operational Network (PaCSON) Annual General Meeting. The meeting, held at the AP brings together the PaCSON Secretariat, heads of...