Cybersecurity and Digital Change in PNG: Two Case Studies, One Strategic Reality
By Bernard Yegiora This week’s student-led seminar marked a transition in the course. Having moved from conceptual discussions of security and the China threat, the focus now shifts to cybersecurity as a second major case study. What emerged from the discussion is a clear analytical distinction: two different but interconnected cases—PNG and China—operating within the same strategic digital environment . The seven questions guiding the seminar were not random. They were systematically derived from two core readings: Natanegara et al. on ICT infrastructure and governance in PNG Lindsay et al. on China’s cyber strategy and global cybersecurity politics Taken together, these questions reveal a broader argument: cyberspace is now a domain where development, security, and geopolitics intersect . Case One: PNG – Cybersecurity as a Development-Security Nexus The first, third, fifth, and sixth questions draw directly from and focus on PNG. The central issue is straight...