National Information and Communication Technology Authority

The man in charge of National Information and Communication Technology Authority said more work is needed to make the Cybercrime Act easy to be implemented.   

 Parliament in 2016 passed the legislation.

Punaha said, NICTA has been working with relevant law enforcement agencies, courts and also the Australia Federal Police to understand the role each agencies will play to implement the Act.   

He also appealed to Internet Service Providers to be part of the working committee.

National Information and Communication Technology Authority (NICTA) CEO, Charles Punaha today presented the individual operating licenses to Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS).

ABS has offices in the United States, UAE, South Africa, Germany, Philippines, Indonesia and Hong Kong.

According to company’s website, ABS operates a fleet of satellites serving 93 per cent of the world. 

NICTA CEO, Charles Punaha, said: “The issue we have is some of these social media website are hosted locally and overseas.

“Those that are hosted locally are much easy to manage, like in the case of PNG Loop, from responses that we have from them, they have their own internal code of ethics for reporters when reporting on certain issues. 

“Some of the blogs that are hosted overseas are a challenge for us,” said Punaha.

They can only identify them once the cybercrime legislation is certified.

The Act was passed by Parliament this year after consultation work by the National Information and Communication Technology Authority (NICTA) to stop social media abuse.

“NICTA does not have the powers to investigate and prosecute any criminal offences, however NICTA will assist law enforcement agencies in general and providing technical advices to enable a successful investigation and prosecution of cybercrimes,” said Kila Gulo-Vui, Director Economic and International Affairs.

National Information and Communication Technology Authority (NICTA) CEO, Charles Punaha, told a media conference today in Port Moresby that they are already in talks with Internet Service Providers (ISPs).

He said an ‘Industry Code of Practice’ will help to eliminate and prosecute people using Facebook and other social media to defame other persons.    

National Information and Communication Technology Authority (NICTA) CEO, Charles Punaha, made this clarification in a media conference today in Port Moresby.

His comments followed complains from elected leaders, senior public servants, prominent and ordinary citizens on the improper use of ICT services relating to the allegations of abuse, misuse and posting of highly defamatory, malicious, slanderous, and general misinformation through social media and online discussion forums and blogs.