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Datec looking to establish innovative culture says CEO
Papua New Guinea technology services company Datec is developing a ‘winning’ culture, according to Chief Executive Stanley Ng Plyler. He tells Business Advantage PNG that the company is looking to...
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Papua New Guinea business can greatly benefit from improving online capacity...
Software entrepreneur Samson Korawali has helped establish five start-ups and a digital consultancy located in Australia and Papua New Guinea. He tells Business Advantage PNG that the country can...
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Digicel Chairman says Papua New Guinea ‘fantastic’ location for investment
The Chairman and founder of telecommunications company Digicel, Denis O’Brien, describes Papua New Guinea as a vibrant country that is a ‘fantastic location’ for investors. But he says the physical...
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Undersea cable linking Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Australia to be...
An K331 million undersea cable linking Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Australia is expected to be up and running by the end of 2019. It follows concerns by Australian officials that if China’s...
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Women entrepreneurs say ICT infrastructure and expertise delivering economic...
As Papua New Guinea moves into an era driven by technology, both business and the role of women in business are being transformed, Mollina Kapal tells Business Advantage PNG. Westpac’s awards (left to...
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Big business upgrading computer systems during slow economic times
Many businesses in Papua New Guinea are using the slow economic conditions to upgrade their computer systems, notes Steve Hillyard, General Manager in PNG for Pronto Software. However, he tells...
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‘Big leap forward’ in Papua New Guinea mobile broadband usage, reports telco...
Improvements in Papua New Guinea’s mobile infrastructure have seen rapid recent growth in subscribers to mobile broadband, according to telecommunications researchers BuddeComm. But low incomes,...
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APEC partnership on bilums to boost Papua New Guinea technology sector
The co-founder of Port Moresby-based software company Crysan Technology, Crystal Krewe, said a partnership with Google, the APEC Secretariats in PNG and Singapore, and the San Francisco-based Asia...
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How Supreme Industries has expanded in Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby-based retailer/wholesaler Supreme Industries found itself needing facilities and services it couldn’t source in Papua New Guinea, so it created them. Group Managing Director Sanjay Shah,...
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Digicel executive outlines ‘aggressive’ plans to take advantage of new cable...
The Regional Director of Digicel Pacific, Paul Statham, says the company has ‘aggressive’ plans to expand its offerings when the submarine fibre cable from Australia to Papua New Guinea is built. He...
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Boosting digital economy key to developing Papua New Guinea’s MSMEs,...
The development of micro and small and medium sized businesses (MSMEs) in Papua New Guinea requires cheaper internet access, embracing digitisation and creating hubs for sharing ideas, entrepreneurs...
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Ten questions answered about the Coral Sea Cable System
The Coral Seas Cable System—the undersea fibreoptic cable to be laid between Sydney and Port Moresby, and then to the Solomon Islands—will transform telecommunications in the two Pacific countries....
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Identifying digital opportunities Papua New Guinea’s focus during APEC, says...
The Executive Director of APEC, Alan Bollard, tells Business Advantage PNG that finding digital solutions that suit Papua New Guinea has been a focus of APEC discussions. Trust and integrity will be...
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Robots, drones and profits: how digital technology is revolutionising mining
Digital technology is transforming mining, although there can be financial pitfalls. One company taking an aggressive approach is Newcrest Mining, which is looking to be a ‘leader’ in its application...
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‘Fundamental change’ needed with Papua New Guinea state-owned enterprises
Kumul Consolidated Holdings, the holding company for Papua New Guinea’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs), has released its Year in Review. It says that 2018 has been ‘particularly difficult and...
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Digital entrepreneurs push Papua New Guinea forward
They’re creative, they’re tech-savvy and they’re keen to share their stories. In the first of a three part series, Lisa Smyth speaks to six Papua New Guineans who are at the forefront of the digital...
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Papua New Guinea digital entrepreneurs make strides in new and old media
Young Papua New Guinea digital entrepreneurs are developing followings in film and podcasts. They are bringing something relatively new to the country. In the second part of the series, Business...
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Papua New Guinea digital entrepreneurs are blogging to bring about change
In the last part of her three-part series about digital entrepreneurs, Lisa Smyth speaks with two inspiring Papua New Guineans who use blogging to empower their communities. Credit: Carole Cholai...
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Faster and cheaper internet will open up opportunities for Papua New Guinea’s...
The high speed Coral Sea Cable System, expected to be completed by the end of this year, will open up development possibilities for several Papua New Guinea industries. Laine Kidner, Chief Executive of...
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Data costs are likely to fall by 80 per cent because of the Coral Sea Cable System, which is scheduled to be connected to Port Moresby later this year, according to Peter Williams, Chief Executive of...
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