The month of October in every year, Tonga’s National Computer Emergency Response Team – CERT Tonga marked it as the Cyber Awareness Month – this year we called it Cybertober. After lockdowns and many months of work from home, 2022 was rightfully the year to go big and make awareness and noise in Tonga with…
In August, the GFCE Pacific Hub team made a courtesy call to the Prime Minister of Tonga, Hon. Hu’akavameiliku as the Minister responsible for Digital Transformation and a champion of many cyber initiatives in the wider Pacific region. The GFCE Pacific Hub was represented by the Director, Mr. Siosaia Vaipuna who will be based In Tonga…
Source: Tonga Women in ICT (TWICT) TWICT has signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) with CERT TONGA, under MEIDECC which will enable the group to carry out public awareness on Cybercrime in Tonga. The MOU will enable TWICT to act hand in hand with CERT TONGA in delivering awareness in the Kingdom of Tonga. This will…
Capacity Magazine, a London based media publication focused on the latest in telecommunications has recognised our very own Shally Jannif. The Digicel Group – Regional Chief Executive Officer – Pacific Group was featured in the magazine’s February/March edition in its 20 Women to Watch segment. Capacity Magazine, a London based media publication focused on the…
Trust and the changes in ICT Pacific Women in ICT feature This story first appeared on IT Society Solomon Islands Since Chung Wah Primary School and even throughout my high school years at the King George VI National Secondary School, the aim was to get into medicine. Then in my last year, the 7th Form,…
A Pacific Women in ICT (PICwICT) Feature “What do you want to be when you grow up?” As a child, I was persistently asked this question. It was one of my least favourite questions. Dreaded too, because I felt it placed an uncomfortable pressure on me to respond with the correct answer. The truth being,…
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…