by Selu Kauvaka The evening of Saturday 15th January 2022 will live in the memories of Tongans for a lifetime. A powerful and explosive eruption from the volcano Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai occurred and affected the whole of Tonga. The disaster was catastrophic as the tsunami waves and shockwaves was evident all the way to…
Source: Microsoft Stories (APAC) Vulnerable Pacific Islands look to data to cope with disasters and help heal the environment Mention the tropical islands of the Pacific and thoughts of soft sand, blue lagoons and swaying palm trees come readily to mind. But there is an ominous flip side to this picture-postcard image: These are among…
Source: SCOOP Singapore, 9 March 2022 — Kacific’s contributions to telecommunications throughout the Asia Pacific region have been recognised by the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) with two awards presented at PTC’22. Outstanding Support for PTC’s Vision and Mission This award was granted to Kacific for creating, developing, and implementing ICT solutions benefiting the Pacific region –…
A PARTICIPANT in Papua New Guinea’s national cyber security analyst course says training is enhancing for those in the information and communication technology (ICT) field. Digital Services and Cyber Safe Security executive manager Georgina Kiele said it was refreshing for all Government information and technology (IT) officers to learn about cyber defence. “The tier one…
By Maureen Hilyard DYNAMIC COALITION ON SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES IN THE INTERNET ECONOMYDC-SIDS IGF 2021 SESSION: THE PANDEMIC INTERNET: ENSURING SIDS DO NOT FALL BEHIND (Thursday 9 December 2021) Maureen Hilyard (Cook Islands) – DC-SIDS Pacific Co-Chair, ALAC Chair, DotAsia Board Chair, DNS Abuse Institute Advisory Council member, former PICISOC Board Chair PACIFIC SPEAKERS…
Digicel has implemented BSP’s Internet Payment Gateway (IPG) solution allowing customers to top up their MyCash mobile wallet directly from their BSP bank accounts using the Digicel Selfcare portal. This enhancement enables MyCash customers to fund their mobile wallet instantaneously by transferring funds from their BSP bank account using their BSP EasyCard or any VISA Debit…
Media Release – 11th August 2021 Minister for ICT Timothy Masiu today announced that the Marape Government has endorsed to commence using cloud services through a whole-of-government approach as part of the rollout of cost-effective and efficient computing services. “I wish to inform our citizens of further progress made with the government’s digital transformation efforts….
Source: NZ Herald A Tinder for the tech sector to match young Māori and Pasifika with future employers. A data analytics bootcamp that leads to “life-changing” tech jobs in Government. A five-year journey from a South Auckland high school to be first in line for work at IBM and the Warehouse. These are some of…
New Caledonia has elected its first pro-independence Kanak president Louis Mapou was elected this morning in Noumea after months of negotiations between the two main pro-independence Kanak political groupings UNI and UC FLNKS. Journalist Nic Maclellan a longtime writer on New Caledonian politics says it is a significant victory for the Kanak people. “For the…
Frank Lui, passes away (extracted from RNZ) Former Niue Premier Frank Fakaotimanava Lui died yesterday. He was 85 years old. Mr Lui was a member of the Niue parliament at its inception in 1974, when the island was granted self government by New Zealand. He held a number of cabinet posts before being elected the…