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| Jezzeebel Silikoa Grade 11 from Port Moresby Gramah School handing the policy document to Minister for Communication and Information Technology Jimmy Miringtoro while Kimberly Kenatsi Grade 11 from Marienville Secondary looks on |
By FIDELIS SUKINA
The PNG cybercrime policy which will tackle the use of
internet technology and mobile related crime was launched on Thursday in Port
Moresby,
Minister for Communication and Information Technology Jimmy
Miringtoro was present to cut the ribbons and launch the policy.
He said Cybercrime had seen a steady but significant growth
and cases were reported over the past few years.
“Cybercrime is a borderless phenomenon and a global issue; therefore
it is incumbent upon every Government to take necessary steps in working
together with all sectors of soc
iety to safe guard and protect its citizens”.
Miringtoro said |
From left Secretary for Department of Communication and Information
Technology Paulias Korni holding on to the policy document, while
Minister for Communication and Information Technology Jimmy
Miringtoro cuts the ribbon on the policy document held by Chief
Executive Officer of (NICTA) Charles Punaha
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He said that the government had a mandate for its people to
protect them from offenders of cybercrime.
“The Government is obliged to ensure a safe and secure ICT
environment for its people, business communities and government systems to
operate”. Miringtoro said
The policy looks at cybercrime in four different concepts,
the offences against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of
electronic data, which is illegally using other people’s network
Content-related offences- this includes child phonography, SPAM
and harassment using means of electronic communication
Copyright- related offences and other offences including
computer-related fraud or forgery and misuse of devices
Chief Executive Officer of National Information and
Communications Technology Authority (NICTA) Charles Punaha said that in regards
to Social media provisions are already in place through the NICTA Act and
defamatory incidences can be persecuted by the courts using the Act.
“ In mainstream media any slanderous or defamatory accusations without
substance can be prosecuted, but social media is being abused and misused by
people with different names other than themselves making allegations against
other people, Government and leaders and their
comments are slanderous defamatory without substance and as stated in the advertisement in the papers
we already have provision in the existing legislation Section 266 of the NICTA
Act and people can be prosecuted either K20, 000 fine or 3 months in prison”.
Punaha said
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Front left: Secretary for the Department of Communication and Information
Technology Paulias Korni Minister for Communication and Information
Technology Jimmy Miringtoro and Chief Executive Officer
of (NICTA) Charles Punaha, Surrounded
by schhool students from Papua New Guinea during the policy launch.
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He clarified that NICTA was not the one to prosecute the
offenders but they can put in complaints and go to court where the courts can
use the Act to determine the penalties.
“ I want to clarify that
it is not NICTA’s role to prosecute offenders, who ever feels a person or an individual
is agreed when this has happened to them they can proceed with court
proceedings, it is not NICTA’s function to prosecute the courts can use the
provisions in the act to determine the penalties”. Punaha said
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