Innovation PNG: Four questions for Ted Garner, Chief Strategy Officer, Konica Minolta Australia

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Global copier giant Konica Minolta is also at the forefront of innovation in the digital workplace, robotics and 3D printing. We caught up with the Chief Strategy Officer of its Australian operation, Ted Garner, who will visit Papua New Guinea soon for the Innovation PNG 2023 conference.

Six reasons to take your business into the cloud, according to Amazon

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Improved internet services in Papua New Guinea present businesses with opportunities to transform the way they work. Amazon Web Service’s Craig Lawton offers some timely on what ‘the cloud’ can offer.

Papua New Guinea’s Digital Government Bill to herald in major e-government reforms

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With the Digital Government Bill scheduled to be presented to Papua New Guinea’s Parliament this month, Steven Matainaho, Secretary of Department of Information and Communication Technology, provides a glimpse of what eGovernment in PNG could look like.

Not there yet, but Papua New Guinea’s ‘big shift’ to cloud technology is coming

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There will be a ‘big shift’ for PNG businesses when they start using cloud technology. Steven Hillyard, General Manager of Pronto Software explains some of the benefits to Business Advantage PNG.

PNG Flying Labs: reaching Papua New Guinea’s unreached

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How do you reach Papua New Guineans in remote areas? With drones – and a new company, PNG Flying Labs, is trying to ensure the next generation is qualified to fly them

Three reforms needed for the ‘digitalisation’ of Papua New Guinea [opinion]

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PwC’s Mohammad Chowdhury and Jonathan Seeto argue PNG needs three critical market reforms if it wants to make the most of its new telecommunications infrastructure.

Hack-proofing Papua New Guinea: the new cybersecurity challenge

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As Papua New Guinea catches up in its adoption of digital technologies, there is an urgent need to improve cybersecurity. According to Alberto Cimas, Senior Manager in Deloitte’s Risk and Consulting Practice in PNG, the first step is to understand how easy it is to hack a computer system

Opinion: Managing IT risk in Papua New Guinea

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Brendan Merry, Manager Pacific Islands at IT service company Data#3, explains why learning to manage IT risk is one of the most important things businesses can do to be able to fully embrace the technological change coming to Papua New Guinea. 

Boardroom briefing: Dumb Things, nostalgia bad for business, and lateral phishing

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The dumb things we do, thinking that the past is always better could be terrible for your business, and the dangers of lateral phishing. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.

Boardroom briefing: a lesson from Dyson, the importance of hobbies and world’s most competitive countries

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How to end a project gracefully, getting a hobby to increase productivity, and a quick look at the Global Competitiveness Report 2019. Readings from around the world on business, leadership and management.