By Letitia Masaea The Second Pacific Women in ICT Virtual (PICwICT) Meetup saw an introduction to IGF with a panel of regional women IGF experts. A total of 18 Pacific Women in ICT attended to listen, learn and collaborate online. Sylvia Cadena, IGF MAG member and Head of Programs at the APNIC Foundation; spoke on…
Pacific Women in ICT (PICwICT) held its first virtual meetup in September. This meetup was initiated after a series of Pacific Women features by PICISOC where women in ICT were invited to share their stories. What started off as an idea for a virtual wine catch up resulted in the creation of a mailing list to capture…
The Kingdom of Tonga, along with neighbouring Pacific Island countries, are dealing with the impacts caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Every sector has been affected including IT. The Government of Tonga is struggling to protect the health and well-being of citizens while providing a stable and safe environment for its citizens as the pandemic…
From our humble beginnings gathered around a table in a café three years ago, the Tonga Women in ICT (TWICT) group, also known as CocoNECT, has grown to over 40 members, some joining us from abroad. With such a large and dispersed group, we have been looking at ways to develop more virtual participation; a task that has been…
Young Pasifika businesswomen say the rise of social media means now is their time to shine. There are about 310,000 Pacific people in the country, living mostly in Auckland, with an average income of $40,300 a year, compared with $53,500 for non-Pacific, according to 2018 Treasury report The New Zealand Pacific Economy. Factors weighing on the…
World Summit Award recently welcomed a new WSA National Expert in PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Priscilla Kevin.Priscilla has more than 15 years ICT industry experience and is running her own #ICT consultancy firm In4net, specializing in #enterprise resource planning, ICT advisory consulting and project management.Priscilla is Founder of PNG Women in STEM and a volunteer…