A fantastic list this year, be sure to check it out!
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Thanks to everyone who attended the virtual CIO50 event, and congrats to all the IT leaders named this evening. #CIO50 bit.ly/3BcZlAY
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Telco and IT skillsets continue to merge, as Spark's latest 5G rollout in partnership with Samsung, shows. bit.ly/3qNKojv
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Local SaaS companies are growing in size and number, spurred on by a world dependent on digital innovation. This and more in Fry Up today. Check it out!
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A focus on sustainability and an appetite for AI start-ups are among the IDC predictions for the NZ IT community in the next 2-3 years. bit.ly/36ZJCcn
NZ digital skills found wanting, NZX’s IT set up found woeful…
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What tech are SMEs buying? What talent are CIOs hiring? And more…
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Emergency services go out to tender for major comms overhaul - bit.ly/3qmafiT
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In the final Fry Up for 2020 we review the year in IT. Happy holidays everyone.
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The IT services market is plateauing, smartphone sales are rising, and the contact tracer app is expanding – check out in this week’s Fry Up.
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A new virtual RSP, digital acceleration continues and what’s in the NZ Tech briefing to the new minister?
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What’s it like being in charge of the WiFi for more than 2450 separate organisations throughout NZ, where total average consumption is 176TB a day? We asked bit.ly/3mwGDh2
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Network deployment is the foundation on which every technology experience is delivered. So it made sense that in Manukau Institute of Technology’s transformation journey, it was the place to start. bit.ly/3q0FiRH
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The tech projects that received funding from the Marsden Fund this year, and more in the Fry Up today.
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IoT in the home and in space, and Hamilton connects with Sydney. Read all about it in our weekly summary of tech in NZ -
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Consumer adoption of internet of things (IoT) devices is at its infancy, but as usage grows, attitudes to privacy will help inform the technical roadmaps that CIOs will create and deploy.
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Wondering out loud about 5G, W-shaped recoveries and whether the dreaded “do more with less” will ever fade away.
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Stats NZ’s programme of work includes monitoring access to its Integrated Data Infrastructure dataset, co-designing a Māori data sovereignty framework and populating the Covid-19 data portal.
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A trademark for software developers and an upgrade for SamKnows – another week in NZ IT covered in the Fry Up today.
From light-handed regulation to a world class regime – NZ’s telco landscape has changed dramatically in 20 years, and there is plenty more work to do.
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An insight into managing IT in Antarctica in a week when the ‘winter team’ at Scott Base flies home to NZ after 13 months on the ice. bit.ly/3nPdAq4
The CIO team were thrilled to announce the CIO50 last night. Thanks to our judges and our partner DXC Technologies for all your support. #CIO50 bit.ly/3dpWNFa
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Congrats to Clearpoint for taking out the ICT-enabled Community Project Award in the CIO50. It was hotly contested – there is some great work being done out there. bit.ly/33WN1qZ #CIO50
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Thanks to everyone who attended the virtual CIO50 event this evening, and congrats to all the IT leaders named this evening. #CIO50
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Congratulations to Rebecca Chenery at Watercare for being placed at the top of the CIO50 for 2020. Check out the full list here www2.cio.co.nz/cio50/ #CIO50
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What is DEPA, how do continuous disclosure rules apply to cyberattacks and will RSPs rush to unbundle? Check out today’s Fry Up.
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With the borders closed, will the IT sector suffer from a lack of skills? The tech groups NZ Tech, NZ Rise and IT Professionals are surveying CIOs and IT managers to establish where the gaps are. bit.ly/2SzhsNJ
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Today we look at how much share of the NZ IaaS market local vendors have, take a tour of Spark’s new 5G zone, and note the latest signee to the Algorithm Charter.
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Les Mills International is using data insights to drive new subscriptions to its in-home subscription service during the pandemic.
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What counts as useful data, and exactly how proficient they are at capturing and acting on data-driven insights, may come as a surprise to some Kiwi businesses.
With just 23 days until the general election will we see political parties sign up to digital inclusion, & more, in our summary of the week in IT. bit.ly/2EuaSEz
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ICT tech groups welcome National’s policy to establish a Minister of Tech and the focus on tech skills
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What do IT professionals think is the biggest threat to the election, should mobile users get a consumer data right & more in today’s Fry Up
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Mark the 14 October at 5pm in your calendar – the CIO50 awards from our sister publication CIO New Zealand returns in 2020 as a virtual event – check it out and register - bit.ly/3iBAvCs
According to the latest Federated Farmers survey, over 50% of its members are on wireless broadband connections following the investment in the Rural Broadband Initiatives over the past 10 years.
This week we catch up on evolving stories – cyberattacks, Ministry of Education PCs for students rollout and the fate of SkyTV
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The effects of the pandemic lockdowns are showing up in hardware sales for the second quarter of 2020.
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Looking to shift the mix of Agritech companies in favour of more biotech solutions is LIC, which just announced its new AgCelerator Fund. bit.ly/2ER8RT9
If they haven’t already, IT managers should be going back over all the changes they made at speed during the first COVID-19 lockdown to ensure the correct security protocols are in place. That’s the advice from CERT NZ.
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A focus on the finance sector in our round-up this week as Chorus and Spark report annual earnings and the NZX struggles with DDoS attacks.
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