Source: PNG Time
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Date:
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Friday 5th and Saturday 6th August 2011
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Time:
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10 am to 4 pm daily
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Venue:
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Sir John Guise Indoor Stadium
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Contact PNGTIME:
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Website:
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Participating Organisations
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1.
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Able Computing
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13.
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IEA College of TAFE
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2.
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Bank of PNG (BPNG)
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14.
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International Training Institute (ITI)
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3.
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Bank South Pacific (BSP)
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15.
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IT Job Training Center (IJTC)
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4.
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BeMobile
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16.
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MCR (Australia)
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5.
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Star Office Works
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17.
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Nambawan Super
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6.
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ConXions Ltd
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18.
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NASFUND
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7.
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Daltron
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19.
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NASFUND Contributors Savings & Loans
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8.
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Digicel, Data Nets & NEC
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20.
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PNG Power
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9.
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Datec
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21.
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Remington Technologies
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10
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Eda Ranu
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22.
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Sun Engineering (PNG) Ltd
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11.
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Enterprise Center
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23.
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Telikom PNG
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12.
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Express Infotech
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24.
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Westpac Bank
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National ICT Authority and Bank of PNG to Participate at the 2011 ICT & INNOVATION EXPO
The National ICT Authority (NICTA) and Bank of PNG (BPNG) will be exhibiting at the 2011 ICT and INNOVATION EXPO from Friday 5th and Saturday 6th AUGUST at the Sir John Guise Indoor Stadium.
The intention of the ICT and INNOVATION EXPO is to provide a middle of the road opportunity for the ICT ecosystem to collaborate in profiling the industry and showcase the importance and impact it has on the development aspirations of Papua New Guinea. Whether one is a vendor of ICT products and services, mobile phone operators, ICT professionals, the ICT infrastructure and national assets such as radio wave spectrum, the customers and consumers of ICT including households, businesses, educational institutions and government all form part of ICT ecosystem of any nation.
Papua New Guinea is on the verge of greater things to come with two successful national reforms that are game changers in their own industries for the benefit of the masses; firstly the reforms in the finance industry under the watchful eye of Sir Mekere’s Government and currently the prevailing reforms in the ICT sector under the National Alliance Government.
NICTA and BPNG’s participation as regulators beside other roles they play in their respective industries is a welcome sign of the solidarity for the ICT ecosystem coming together to showcase the importance and impact of ICT in our country.
(i) finance sector
(ii) the minerals sector and now,
(iii) the ICT sector.Transformating Papua New Guinea one sector at a time – wouldn’t it be master stroke to have universal education with computers for all schools in Papua New Guinea!The growth in number of Papua New Guineans going onto the internet enmass, in particular social networking sites makes advertising on these sites and Google a promoters dream. See below some statistics about the growth in Papua New Guineans taking the plunge to the internet and greater uptake of mobile communication devices making that a possibility.
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YEAR
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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Telephones – main lines in use
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62,000
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62,000
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62,000
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63,700
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63,700
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60,000
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60,000
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60,000
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Telephones – mobile cellular
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15,000
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15,000
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15,000
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75,000
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75,000
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300,000
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600,000
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900,000
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Internet Hosts
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517
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389
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909
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2,436
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2,436
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3,422
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3,432
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4,285
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Internet Users
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75,000
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75,000
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170,000
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110,000
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110,000
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110,000
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120,000
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125,000
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Note: Internet Hosts are computers that have direct access to the internet via some of the following mediums:
corporate internet links, ADSL, dial up internet or broadband internet dongles
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Facebook Tracking – PNG Residents Opening Accounts in Facebook’s Online Social Networking:
To get 1,500 to 2,000 Papua New Guineans going to Facebook every two weeks is truly an astounding phenomenon. At this rate one can extrapolate that by 2015, we will have 100,000 Papua New Guineans on online social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Google+.Truly exciting times for PNG and lets keep the momentum going playing our part in developing the ICT ecosystem in our country. |
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http://www.nationmaster.com/country/pp-papua-new-guinea/med-media
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/CIA_World_Fact_Book,_2004/Papua_New_Guinea
Note: This data is outdated but provides a general indication on the growth of ICT in Papua New Guinea
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