internet filtering policy

The first workshop took place in May this year.

The workshop gauged views from various stakeholders including government agencies and the private sector to come up with a better way to formulate the policy.

Chief censor Steven Mala said that the upcoming consultative workshops will gauge other views before they start drafting the policy.

He said they are yet to decide on the next meeting and a notice will be sent out when they’re ready.

The workshop will highlight the importance of the internet filtering policy and the IGIS in Papua New Guinea.

The one-day workshop is organised by the Department of Communication and Information in collaboration with the Office of Censorship.

The theme of the workshop is ‘Empowering PNG through clean and efficient use of ICT’ and it will cover the concept paper on internet filtering system in PNG and internet and email policing.

There’ll be discussions on the political, legal, economic and social implication of internet filtering and the role of filtering system.