Welcome to Daltron

Daltron is a unique technology provider within PNG as, together with our partners; we offer a large range of products and services for the business customer and the personal user.

We have strategic alliances with global companies Hewlett Packard and Fuji Xerox.  Through our partnerships with these companies and other service delivery partners, we can deliver you the IT solution that you require.

Our corporate business delivery team take a consulting-led approach to ensure that you obtain the best IT solution.  We help you leverage latest technologies to gain competitive advantage by integrating applications; designing, deploying and managing networks and implementing advanced ICT infrastructure.  Refer our business solutions page for more information.

In addition to our corporate business arm, Daltron has a retail showroom in Port Moresby that is the best in the country.  Stocking brands including HP, Fuji Xerox, Acer, Microsoft, DLink and much more. We have the IT products and accessories to assist your home and office.  Visit our retail home page to find out more about the quality products we stock.

Daltron training is one of the leading training providers in the country.  Whether it’s a single staff member or the whole company we can assist you with your training needs.  We provide international and local trainers, providing IT specialist courses, application courses and professional development courses.  Refer our training page for more details.

Daltron is your technology specialist and we look forward to working with you to give you the IT solution that you require.

source: http://www.daltron.com.pg/daltron_training/courses.aspx

The media in PNG has in many cases chosen to be timid when it should be confrontational, according to Scott Waide, an experienced journalist now working for Madang-based NGO Bismark Ramu Group.

He was speaking at Divine Word University’s annual UNESCO Media Freedom Day celebrations held at its Madang campus on Friday April 30.

The media ensures there is transparency in a democracy, he said, so that decisions affecting millions of people are not made without public scrutiny.

“In theory, that is how it is supposed to be,” he said.

But in practice the media must guard itself against potential lawsuits by engaging in a form of self-censorship that waters down the truth so that leaders are not offended, said Mr Waide.

“If media organizations pay more attention to what I call the government excuse of ‘investor confidence protection,’ then they will pay less attention to the people who will suffer because of their investment,” he said.

“Can we still say that we are championing the rights of the downtrodden? Are we the voice of the voiceless?” he asked.

Mainstream media has its limitations, Mr Waide conceded, as it follows strict rules, and it must be encouraged and strengthened, so that it produces balanced stories.

“But I think that corrupt leaders take advantage of the ethical guidelines used in mainstream media organizations,” he said.

“What about the ordinary PNG citizen who is beaten up by police in a remote logging camp?” he asked, adding that the mainstream media would struggle to find co-operative and authoritative sources to turn this into a ‘balanced’ and well-edited story.

But the mainstream media is not the only source of news for the people anymore, he said, as the internet is here to stay, and this citizen can now tell his story of being beaten up to an audience of millions.

“And he will tell his story unscripted, unedited and right from his heart – the real story,” said Mr Waide.

He encouraged students to write down their thoughts and put them on blogs.

“If you express your thoughts about domestic violence and help the abused mother of five tell her story, then you will nurture a movement of like-minded people who will push for change,” he said.

“What’s stopping you from causing change?” he challenged the students.

“Today we acknowledge UNESCO’s efforts to promote the two freedoms – freedom of media and freedom of expression, and we want everyone to use these freedoms in PNG,” he concluded. 

source: http://www.dwu.ac.pg/news/2010/PNG_media_timid_not_confrontational.html

Seniorl Anzu (right) and Maria Linibi (centre), the joint winners of the 2010 DWU/UNESCO Communication and Development Award receiving the award from DWU academic vice president, Br Andrew Simpson (right) last Friday. Looking on is head of Communication Arts, Br Michael McManus.

A farmer and an agricultural communication officer have jointly won the annual Divine Word University/UNESCO Communication and Development Award during the World Media Freedom Day celebrations at the University in Madang last Friday, 28 April.

The winners are outspoken Morobe farmer, Maria Linibi from the PNG Women in Agriculture Development Foundation and Seniorl Anzu, communication officer from the National Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) based near Lae, Morobe Province.

The two people were awarded for their complementary efforts to promoting development through sharing information on agriculture via the mass media.

“This year, we have decided to make this ward jointly to two people who have worked together in the field of communication and development,” said Br Michael McManus, the head of communication arts department at DWU.

“At first glance it may seem that Seniorl has won the communication part of this award and Maria the development part.

“But in fact both people have helped each other to win this award.

“We have recognized Seniorl and Maria because together they have been a great example of how communication and development go together hand in hand for real and ongoing development of PNG,” said Br McManus.

He said Mr Anzu wrote may articles about Mrs Linibi’s organization which promoted her great work among the agricultural community in PNG and overseas.

“Maria herself has become more involved in communication too with literacy programs and agricultural education for other women farmers,” Br McManus said.

“Maria’s work has also contributed greatly to NARI’s mission as a research organistion that develops agriculture amongst the PNG farming communities.

“I congratulate Seniorl and Maria as joint winners of this year’s UNESCO/DWU Communication and Development Award,” said Br McManus.

The award ceremony was part of World Media Freedom Day commemoration activities hosted by the Faculty of Arts at the Madang campus.

source: http://www.dwu.ac.pg/news/2010/farmer_and_agriculture_journo_win_media_award.html

PROVINCIAL and district business development officers (BDOs) in selected provinces are undergoing intensive week  long training in Port Moresby to build business and management capacities at their respective levels.
The training is aimed at equipping BDOs and potential small business entrepreneurs to improve management skills and providing guide to newly- started small businesses.
The capacity-building training programme was officiated yesterday at Granville Motel by Small Business Development Corp (SBDC) managing director Diri Kobla.
Kobla, in his welcome remarks, said: “SBDC as the Government-led implementing agency in the promotion and growth of indigenous small and medium enterprises (SME) in PNG is determined to strengthen and enhance and effectively provide assistance to small businesswomen and men to start and improve small-scale businesses.”
He said SBDC is trying to enhance SMEs to participate actively in economic development projects and businesses and spin-off activities created by the large resource development projects.
Kobla told participants the workshop aimed to provide services for the development and growth of the SME sector in the provinces.
The move was prompted by findings by the 2009 provincial commerce advisers’ conference in Alotau on the many impediments that disabled BDOs in various provinces.
Acting programme manager Peter Piawu told The National the participants were selected to attend the workshops so they could  be introduced to the new concepts like “start your business” (SYB) and (“improve your business”) as a tool for SMEs.
Piawu said SYB and IYB would help SMEs to develop skills, experiences and technical expertise on how to effectively provide assistance to small businessmen and women in effectively starting and improving business for employment-creation and to improve the standard of living in the country.
The 18 BDOs that are undergoing training came from East and West Sepiks, Morobe, Chimbu, Central, Gulf Manus, East and West New Britain and the Autonomous Regional of Bougainville.
Second segment of the training will continue next week for trainers’ programme.

source: http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/8940