Georgetown, November 06, 2023 – Keeping with our mandate of promoting safe internet use, National Data Management Authority (NDMA), during the month of October, hosted a ‘Cybersecurity Awareness Road Show for Secondary School’ providing training sessions for 1,100 students from across the country. This initiative, which tackled twelve (12) schools across six administrative regions, was […]
On Wednesday, over 20 students of Tucville Secondary School, Georgetown benefitted from the National Data Management Authority’s (NDMA) cybersecurity training session. The students received basic online security content including cyberbullying, phishing, online grooming, oversharing, creating strong passwords, and software updates. The training sessions are being conducted for employees within the public sector and students in […]
Georgetown, Guyana: The General Manager of the National Data Management Authority (NDMA), Mr. Christopher Deen, noting the urgency of dealing with cyber security threats, is advising all Heads of Government Ministries and Agencies to report all cybersecurity threats as soon as they are detected. He gave this advice on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at the […]
In commemoration of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) is hosting a cybersecurity awareness training session for heads of public sector agencies at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. The session aims to empower the agencies with the knowledge necessary to secure their digital data. Global Cybersecurity Month is being celebrated under the […]
The 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 & 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼-𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 was established by the Region 10 Tourism Development Association and was opened during Linden’s Town Week in April 2006. It is located on Co-op Cresent, Mackenzie, Linden. The museum is housed in one of Linden’s historic buildings. This single-storey masonry building was built in 1925 and was […]
–NDMA official urges, so as to increase efficiency to fight pandemics, assist vulnerable THE COVID-19 pandemic has re-opened the eyes of the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) to the importance of the use of data, already accessible by the government, to improve the lives of citizens. Speaking on the subject on Monday on the programme, […]
The month of October is set aside to recognise and promote Cybersecurity Awareness across the world. This year’s theme is ‘Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.’ Own IT – Everyone is encouraged to take responsibility for his/her own digital or online privacy. Secure IT – Everyone is encouraged to take good care of his/her mobile […]
— President says at commissioning of Centre for Excellence in IT at Turkeyen campus [GUYANA CHRONICLE] PRESIDENT David Granger said progress made by Guyana in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector should be allowed to continue as the country seeks to equip citizens with requisite skills for a technologically-advancing world. The President made […]
-GY$7 million investment sees the connection of ICT Hub, tele-medicine facility and four other key locations The indigenous community of Orealla, located in the East Berbice/Corentyne Region, yesterday became the first indigenous community in Guyana to be connected via fibre optic cables and residents can now access free internet from six key locations that have […]
The village of Orealla is now online following the commissioning of six internet hotspots across the community by Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes. These hubs will allow residents to have free, uninterrupted access to the internet while being in a public space. For the first time in history, via the Telemedicine initiative, doctors and […]