Foundation Projects
Technical Cyber Security and Incident and Network Management Training
APNIC
The project delivered technical skills training to local professionals responsible for the essential task of keeping Papua New Guinea’s networks operating. The project also enhanced emergency response capabilities through support for PNGCERT and technical interventions that improve strategic local infrastructure such as Papua New Guinea’s new IXP (PNG IX).
This project built upon the Enhancing National Cyber Security and Network Quality of Service in Advance of Papua New Guinea’s Hosting of APEC project. Details of both projects are included in a final report at the bottom of this page.
A combination of new submarine cables and satellites will provide Papua New Guinea – Oceania’s second most populous economy – with a 1,000-fold increase in national connectivity over a two to three-year period.
Previously Papua New Guinea had only one submarine cable connecting it to the global Internet.
The Foundation’s project strengthened and prepared the technical community in Papua New Guinea for this change by providing a large-scale training program, aimed at reducing network inefficiencies and enhancing local cybersecurity capabilities.
The project delivered technical skills training to local professionals responsible for the essential task of keeping Papua New Guinea’s networks operating. The project also enhanced emergency response capabilities through support for PNGCERT and technical interventions that improve strategic local infrastructure such as Papua New Guinea’s new IXP (PNG IX).
A third, additional project (Developing the capability of the Papua New Guinea Computer Emergency Response Team) strengthened PNGCERT further by funding the purchase of office hardware, software and other cybersecurity tools, and by providing training and mentorship for the officers of PNGCERT and other members of Papua New Guinea’s cybersecurity community. The project helped review the technical specifications for equipment procurement; ensured the equipment was delivered with service and support agreements from the vendor; and, that the hardware and software was aligned with the operational priorities of PNGCERT.
For funding information, see the relevant annual reports.
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