Click the link view the official announcement We are excited to announce that Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF) 2023 will be held on 29 -31 August in Brisbane, Australia. This year we are pleased to announce auDA (.au Domain Administration) as the official host of APrIGF 2023. The conference will be held in…
Story by: Websafe Service Media Websafe Samoa was founded by two Samoan cybersecurity specialists who were determined to make a difference in the fight against cyber threats in small island countries including Samoa. With their combined expertise and passion for building a safer Pacific, they have created a tailored training program to help private companies…
There was a glitch in the system that was doing the ballot counting for Fiji’s national election counting process this week, here’s my take. I’ll stay clear of comments on the election results and its credibility. It’s bad enough that this nation is divided to the core on who it feels should lead and will…
The GFCE Pacific Hub team presented at the PacSON Annual General Meeting which was held for the first time in person at Grand Pacific Hotel Suva, 26th-30th September, 2022. The Pacific Hub team briefly, presented on what the GFCE is, the history of the Pacific hub and its objectives of strengthening Pacific relationships and cyber…
Digicel has today established international calls connectivity in Tonga. Having made the announcement an hour ago, technical teams in Digicel’s Tonga and Fiji have been working around the clock to get Tonga connected back to the rest of the world via a satellite link after the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcanic eruption and tsunami brought down all communications…
GOVERNMENT OF TONGAMEDIA RELEASE (18th January, 2022) An unprecedented disaster hit Tonga caused by the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcanic eruption on Saturday evening 15th January, 2022 followed by a tsunami warning issued which triggered a mass evacuation. As a result of the eruption, a volcanic mushroom plume was released reaching the stratosphere and extending radially covering all Tonga…
Press Release Suva. 7 December 2021 The Pacific Island Chapter of the Internet Society (PICISOC) have been awarded a grant from the UNDP PFM project to host the first ever regional hackathon. The hackathon which is expected to take place in February 2022, will bring together techies, innovators, problem solvers from the region to explore…
On the heels of a successful Cyber Smart Pacific campaign last year, Pacific Online has the honour of partnering again with PaCSON and its members for Cyber Smart Pacific 2021. With the theme Cyber Up Pacific, the community is invited to join four friendly robots to learn to: UPSIZE passwords UPGRADE to two-factor authentication UPHOLD…
Meet the lovely ladies, Mele Manitisa and Florida Tumulango who are currently putting together the Pacific IGF’s first hybrid virtual meeting: Pacific IGF 2021 and APTLD which is taking place from 6 – 9th September, 2021. Mele Manitisa is from Tonga, her experience as a Pacific Islander studying and working in New Zealand has helped her…