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…
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…
The Digital Assessment Readiness Tool and the Information Communication Technology (I.C.T) Policy Development Workshop opened on Monday at the Taumeasina Island Resort. The Digital Readiness Assessment Tool is a platform that looks at what are developments in the country in terms of communications, infrastructure, human power, and systems and regulations in terms of doing business….
A Tongan member of parliament hopes the country can copy El Salvador in adopting bitcoin as legal tender and pave the way for other Pacific islands to follow its revolutionary path, as enthusiasm for the potential of cryptocurrencies engulfs emerging economies. Bitcoin advocate, Tongan MP, barrister and hereditary Tongan landowner Lord Fusitu’a says he will table…
The US$30m Digital RMI Project will increase access to the digital economy, promote investment WASHINGTON DC, August 31, 2021 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$30 million project in Marshall Islands, where access to high-speed internet remains extremely limited and costly, that will secure faster, more reliable, and more affordable internet…
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…