My thanks to APNIC for re-publishing for the #tech community the findings of research I’ve done with Moses Sakai. Since 2020, we've been monitoring #mobile #internet prices in #PapuaNewGuinea . Prices are now falling. See: blog.apnic.net/2024/04/09/mob…
#PNG #Pacific
Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) devpolicy.org

After years of high prices for mobile data in Papua New Guinea, consumers are now able to access lower prices that represent better value. devpolicy.org's Dr Amanda H A Watson and Moses Sakai detail: blog.apnic.net/2024/04/09/mob…

Tomorrow is the final day to submit abstracts for a conference about the #media industry in the #Pacific region in #Fiji in July hosted by The University of the South Pacific.
usp.ac.fj/2024-pacific-m…
Dr Shailendra B Singh Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) Georgina Kekea Dan McGarry Sue Ahearn Kelvin Anthony Heather Horst PNG National Research Institute (PNGNRI) Evan Wasuka

I’m pleased to see analysis I did with Moses Sakai re-published for the benefit of the business community in #PapuaNewGuinea : businessadvantagepng.com/mobile-interne…
#Pacific #PNG #telco #ICT
Aus-PNG Network The Pacific Newsroom Kristi Govella Mark Man Brendon J. Cannon Jagannath Panda, 潘杰根 | Ph.D. simonflet

According to the head of Vodafone Papua New Guinea, the company will have 851 sites operational across #PapuaNewGuinea by mid-2024, including 81 towers with co-located equipment in Western Province.
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#Pacific #PNG #telco #ICT
Aus-PNG Network Moses Sakai The Pacific Newsroom

Did you know that the #Pacific nation #Samoa banned Starlink #satellite service in January this year? Last week, the ban was overturned, although only for a trial period. samoaobserver.ws/category/samoa…
#tech #Oceania #Pacific Islands
Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) Katerina Teaiwa🔥🚣🏿🌊 PICISOC The Pacific Newsroom Australia Asia Pacific Media Initiative

My thanks to RNZ Pacific for re-publishing the findings of research I’ve been conducting with Moses Sakai of PNG National Research Institute (PNGNRI). Since 2020, we've been monitoring #mobile #internet prices in #PapuaNewGuinea . Prices are now falling. See: rnz.co.nz/international/…
#PNG #Pacific #tech Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA)

There's just a fortnight left to submit abstracts for a conference about the #media industry in the #Pacific region in #Fiji in July hosted by The University of the South Pacific.
usp.ac.fj/2024-pacific-m…
Dr Shailendra B Singh Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) David Robie Jemima Garrett Pacific Security College The Pacific Newsroom Australia Asia Pacific Media Initiative The Economic Ninja

Does competition work to the advantage of internet users in PNG? Dr Amanda H A Watson Moses Sakai write on the difference, if any, Fiji's ATH Vodafone n the purchase of DigicelPacific by Australia's Telstra had on PNG’s internet pricing structures.devpolicy.org/mobile-interne… via devpolicy.org

“[A decrease in mobile internet prices] is welcome news for mobile phone users in PNG,” say Dr Amanda H A Watson from Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) and @mosessakai2 from @PNGNRI. “Nonetheless, it is worth acknowledging that some offerings remain unattainable for certain citizens.”

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In #PapuaNewGuinea , consumers are now able to access better value mobile data prices. devpolicy.org/mobile-interne…
#PNG #Pacific #tech
devpolicy.org Moses Sakai Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) ANU College of Asia and the Pacific ANUBellSchool Sonia Palmieri @APSC_ANU PICISOC The Pacific Newsroom Aus-PNG Network Australia Asia Pacific Media Initiative The Economic Ninja

“We have been monitoring mobile internet prices in PNG since the start of 2020,” say Dr Amanda H A Watson from Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) and @mosessakai2 from @PNGNRI. “Our research has shown that all three mobile network operators have decreased their prices.”

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Today’s devpolicy.org blog post reports on the findings of research I've been conducting with Moses Sakai of PNG National Research Institute (PNGNRI). Since 2020, we've been monitoring #mobile #internet prices in #PapuaNewGuinea . Prices are now falling. See: devpolicy.org/mobile-interne…
#PNG #Pacific #tech #ICT
Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA)

Many thanks to Dr Amanda H A Watson, Michito Tsuruoka / 鶴岡路人, Jennifer Parker and Frédéric Grare for an exciting conversation on #security and connectivity at the EU- #IndoPacific forum.

#Maritimesecurity #Digital #SeaCables

Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA)

Today, devpolicy.org has published a blog post by two authors from Oceania Cyber Security Centre (OCSC) about efforts to coordinate #cybersecurity capacity building in the #Pacific region.
#Pacific #tech #ICT Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) The Pacific Newsroom PICISOC Anju Gill Mangal Stephen Howes Jope Tarai
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'Greater donor collaboration, contextualisation of interventions, & adherence to Pacific perspectives are routinely presented as the answers to development challenges. [They are] easier said than done,' says James Boorman & Joe Fulwood @Oceania_Cyber.
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Likewise, we are happy with the collaboration to boost research in the Pacific media sector, and look forward to future engagements in 2024.

I am pleased about my collaborations in 2023 with #Pacific scholars. One paper was about #telecommunciations in the region & was written with Samoan academic Ioana Chan Mow.
nsc.crawford.anu.edu.au/publication/21…
#tech #Samoa #PNG
Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) ANU National Security College ANU College of Asia and the Pacific ANUBellSchool Sonia Palmieri

I am pleased about my collaborations in 2023 with #Pacific scholars. One was a journal article on #mediafreedom with Dr Shailendra B Singh in which we gave updates about #PNG , #SolomonIslands , #Tonga & #Fiji .
ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journa…
#FreePress #Solomons #Palau bernadette carreon Georgina Kekea

According to a new ABC News documentary, #Australia “is helping fund a second cable to the north of the main island” of #Tonga to reduce the likelihood of another communication outage. I’m guessing it would connect to #Niue , #Samoa or #AmericanSamoa .
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#tech