Technology, Education & News in Papua New Guinea
Events / News / Promotions
by Bernard Sinai · Published November 10, 2014 · Last modified March 20, 2017
The Papua New Guinea Computer Society (PNGCS) has announced the 2014 annual seminar; final event for the year. In an invitational email, the society’s executive officer Alice stated that the event would take place...
A couple of suburbs in the Boroko area will soon have access to high speed broadband internet thanks to Telikom. In a public notice, the Telco Company said it will be carrying out upgrades...
You can now literally print yourself a car these days. Well, you can if you have the right tools, but for the normal shmuck, you’ll have to buy one. Mashable ‘s Lance Ulunoff had...
The Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG) has set up a task force to develop legislation against cyber-crime and K1.3 million has been appropriated to conduct public awareness, The National reports. The inter-agency task...
Two Papua New Guinean (PNG) women have been nominated for the Pacific Islands Chapter of the Internet Society (PICIOS) board and represent a milestone in the progress of women and girls in the ICT...
Mobile Apps / News / Promotions
by Bernard Sinai · Published August 22, 2014 · Last modified March 20, 2017
Bank South Pacific (BSP) has just launched a mobile banking app for Android and Apple users in Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Monday (18 August, 2014). The app is an upgrade of BSP’s mobile...
The National Information and Communication Technology Authority (NICTA) is giving stern warning to business houses after illegal radio transmitters were found and confiscated. According to PNG Today, NICTA’s manager for Enforcement and Compliance, Gabriel...
Sexting or sending sexually explicit messages or pictures electronically through a mobile phone to another person will become illegal and may fetch up a fine of up to K5000 or a 5 year jail...
Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) minister, Jimmy Mirintoro, has called on the public to take information from sources that are not credible with a grain of salt. The minister, in...
Updated 15 July, 2014 – We attempted to contact Vodafone regarding the kind of services that Papua New Guineans could expect but their response did not give us anything. Instead, Group Head of Media –...
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