Public Notice
NICTA hereby informs all stakeholders of the commencement of the Public Consultations for Universal Access and Service Projects for 2020 and invites all stakeholders to submit project proposals.
All stakeholders including the general public, ICT licensees, businesses, community groups and educational institutions are invited to submit project proposals for consideration and evaluation by the Universal Access Secretariat of NICTA. The proposals should seek to promote and contribute to the attainment of socio-economic development goals of government through ICT infrastructure, services and improve the availability of ICT services within the country particularly in unserved and under-served communities and areas. Interested stakeholders are advised to complete the Project Proposal Form “Form UAS 002” and submit the same to NICTA.
NICTA will also be conducting a series of regional consultation meetings with all interested parties. The consultation meetings are scheduled as follows:
| Region | Date | Venue | Time |
| Southern | Monday, 6th May | Lamana Hotel, Port Moresby | 9 am – 4 pm |
| New Guinea Islands | Wednesday, 8th May | Gazelle International, Kokopo | 9 am – 4 pm |
| Momase | Wednesday, 8th May | Lae International Hotel, Lae | 9 am – 4 pm |
| Highlands | Friday 10th May | Highlander Hotel, Mt Hagen | 9 am – 4 pm |
All proposals should be emailed to: consultation.submission@nicta.gov.pg by close of business Monday, 27th May 2019. Alternative forms of submission may be accepted by prior arrangements with our point of contact below. Any respondent that wishes to claim confidentiality over information submitted should follow the procedures set out in the current guidelines on the submission of written comments to public consultations and public inquiries, which are also available from NICTA’s Public Register at www.nicta.gov.pg
NICTA further advises that following receipt of submissions, NICTA may issue a draft 2020 Projects Report for public consultation before it can submit its Final Report to the Universal Access Board for consideration.
Enquiries in relation to this matter including interest to attend the consultation meetings should be directed to Mr. Veari Iru at NICTA, who can be contacted on 3033233 during office hours or by email: viru@nicta.gov.pg
| UAS 2020 Projects Extension Notice.pdf | Published 30 May 2019 |
| Universal Access and Service (UAS) Projects for 2020 – Public Notice.pdf | Published 30 Apr 2019 |
Forms – UAS 002
| UAS 2020 Project Proposals Form.pdf | Published 2 May 2019 |
| UAS 2020 Project Proposals Form.docx | Published 30 Apr 2019 |
Presentation
| 2020 UAS Projects – Presentation 2.pdf | Published 3 Jul 2019 |
| 2020 UAS Projects – Presentation 1.pdf | Published 3 Jul 2019 |
Reports
| NICTA’s Response to Proposals Report | Published 15 Jul 2019 |
Proposals
| Siusoft Technologies Limited.zip | Published 29 Jul 2019 |
| Barai Co-operation Society Ltd Proposal.pdf | Published 18 Jul 2019 |
| Telikom PNG Kokopo Proposal.zip | Published 15 Jul 2019 |
| Rosary Secondary School – Kondiu Proposal.zip | Published 15 Jul 2019 |
| HighComs Engineering Limited Proposals.zip | Published 15 Jul 2019 |
| Gabaspot Wi-Fi Proposal.zip | Published 15 Jul 2019 |
| Western Highlands Lutheran Students Graduates Union Proposal.pdf | Published 15 Jul 2019 |
| Rebiamul Primary School Proposal.pdf | Published 15 Jul 2019 |
| Pius Nolih Proposal.pdf | Published 15 Jul 2019 |
| Kopun Minto Rura Development Association Proposal.pdf | Published 15 Jul 2019 |
| Kingku HiTech Training Institute Proposal.pdf | Published 15 Jul 2019 |
| Holy Trinity Teachers College Proposal.pdf | Published 15 Jul 2019 |
| Gulf Provincial Government Proposal.pdf | Published 17 Jul 2019 |
| DataCo PNG Limited Proposal.pdf | Published 15 Jul 2019 |