Promoting the Cyber Wellness of Internet Users in Papua New Guinea
Olugbenga Adedayo Ige 
Issue: Vol.4 No.3 March 2023 Article 8 pp.276-286
DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.2023438 | Published online 17th March, 2023
© 2023 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
In Papua New Guinea, there are concerns that the increase in internet accessibility has led to a rise in criminal activities in cyberspace. This paper identifies activities that constitute crimes in the cyberspace of Papua New Guinea. The main prongs of facilitating cyber wellness of Internet users are discussed to inform policy-making in Papua New Guinea. This paper provides guidance to policymakers, public health specialists, education and counselling psychologists, school teachers, educational researchers, and non-governmental organisations on cosmopolitan strategies for promoting cyber wellness in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands in general.
Keywords: Cyber wellness, Cyber health, Mental health, Papua New Guinea, Cybersecurity, Cybercrimes, Cyberspace.
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Dr. Olugbenga Adedayo Ige is a Senior Research Fellow and Program Leader of National Security and International Relations Research Program [NSIRRP] at the Papua New Guinea National Research Institute [PNGNRI], Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
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