Technology – Cook Islands News https://www.cookislandsnews.com Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:49:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Cook Islands launches new international business registry https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/technology/economy/cook-islands-launches-new-international-business-registry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cook-islands-launches-new-international-business-registry https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/technology/economy/cook-islands-launches-new-international-business-registry/#respond Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:49:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273175 The Cook Islands Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has launched a new international entities registry to improve anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism compliance.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/technology/economy/cook-islands-launches-new-international-business-registry/feed/ 0 Resilience and teamwork pave way to gold for Cook Islands https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/technology/resilience-and-teamwork-pave-way-to-gold-for-cook-islands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=resilience-and-teamwork-pave-way-to-gold-for-cook-islands https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/technology/resilience-and-teamwork-pave-way-to-gold-for-cook-islands/#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2024 10:18:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273089 The Cook Islands’ all-girls robotics team overcame challenges to win a gold medal at the 2024 FIRST Global Challenge, showcasing their resilience, teamwork and dedication to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/technology/resilience-and-teamwork-pave-way-to-gold-for-cook-islands/feed/ 0 ‘We have achieved a lot with the little we’ve’ https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/technology/we-have-achieved-a-lot-with-the-little-weve/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-have-achieved-a-lot-with-the-little-weve Sat, 05 Oct 2024 10:31:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272867 The Cook Islands’ FIRST Global Robotics team, the Cocobots, achieved a historic gold medal in the 2024 Alliance category, despite facing limited resources and competing against teams with years of experience.

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]]> Cook Islands makes history with FIRST Global gold https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/technology/cook-islands-makes-history-with-first-global-gold/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cook-islands-makes-history-with-first-global-gold Mon, 30 Sep 2024 18:53:51 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272657 The extraordinary Cook Islands Robotics all-girls team made history after winning gold medal alongside the People’s Republic of China, Republic of Moldova and Madagascar in the FIRST Global Winning Alliance category of the 2024 FIRST Global Challenge in Athens, Greece, over the weekend.

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]]> Parliament Select Committee recommends withdrawal of controversial Cryptocurrency Bill https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/local/technology/parliament/select-committee-recommends-withdrawal-of-crypto-bill-2023/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=select-committee-recommends-withdrawal-of-crypto-bill-2023 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:37:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272287 The special select committee looking into the Tainted Cryptocurrency Recovery Bill 2023 has recommended that the controversial Bill be withdrawn from Parliament.

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]]> Report on Crypto Bill not Parliament ready: Ama https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/technology/parliament/report-on-crypto-bill-not-parliament-ready-ama/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=report-on-crypto-bill-not-parliament-ready-ama Mon, 16 Sep 2024 19:08:53 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272213 The chair of the select committee consulting about the Tainted Cryptocurrency Recovery Bill 2023 has revealed that the final report is on hold and needs to be reviewed again.

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]]> Cook Islands bolsters cyber defences https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/technology/cook-islands-bolsters-cyber-defences/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cook-islands-bolsters-cyber-defences Sat, 14 Sep 2024 19:21:34 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272182 Minister Vaine “Mac” Mokoroa, Stephanie Crowe from the Australia Cyber Security Centre, and local stakeholders at the Pacific Cyber Security Operational Network (PaCSON) Annual General Meeting. MELINA ETCHES/24090912

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]]> Starlink launches in Cook Islands https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/technology/starlink-launches-in-cook-islands/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=starlink-launches-in-cook-islands Thu, 12 Sep 2024 18:44:57 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272086 Starlink officially launched its services in the Cook Islands yesterday, offering the most expensive residential plan in the South Pacific region but still competitive compared to other local providers.

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]]> Pacific nations unite to combat cyber threats at regional meeting https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/regional/technology/pacific-islands/pacific-nations-unite-to-combat-cyber-threats-at-regional-meeting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pacific-nations-unite-to-combat-cyber-threats-at-regional-meeting Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:02:19 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=271881 The Pacific Cyber Security Operational Network (PaCSON) is an operational cyber security network that plays a vital role in enhancing cyber security in the Pacific region.

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]]> All-girls robotics team heads to global competition https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/technology/education/all-girls-robotics-team-heads-to-global-competition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-girls-robotics-team-heads-to-global-competition Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:15:16 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=271757 The “girl power” Cook Islands Robotics team, along with teams from 190-plus countries, is heading to Athens, Greece, for the FIRST Global Robotics Tournament in the home of the Olympics.

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