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Ramping up NZ's response to serious cyber threat

Significant New Zealand organisations are being subjected to serious cyber-attacks on a daily basis - our national response is about to be ramped up.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016

Data Protection

Is Apple creating an unhackable smartphone?

Various sources attest to the fact that Apple is working on creating a phone that is unhackable by government bodies or even Apple itself.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016

Robotics

Governments need to recognise the disruptive power of robots, IDC finds

The potential for machines to heighten safety, precision and efficiency within government services is huge, according to a new IDC report.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016

Hyperscale

CenturyLink govt offering promises fresh approach to infrastructure

CenturyLink has launched CenturyLink Government Cloud, an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering for US federal government agencies.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Feb 2016

Unified Communications

NZers 'chomping at the bit' for faster broadband

Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) connections are up 135% around the country, according to latest figures regarding the Government's UFB programme.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Feb 2016

Software-as-a-Service

Cloud spending to account for half of federal govt IT budget by 2018

Lower price points for cloud services and the changing nature of cloud computing is helping to drive federal government cloud consumption.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 11th Feb 2016

Data Analytics

IoT, proactive security and big data: Top trends impacting government

Government agencies face pressure to keep up with digital technology trends, according to a new report by DMI.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Feb 2016

EduTech

Spending needed on education infrastructure, says ACT Party

ACT Party calls on Govt to prioritize education infrastructure alongside funding for City Rail Link. Schools already bursting at seams, says Epsom MP.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Thu, 28th Jan 2016

Data Analytics

More Kiwi business accessing Govt data

More New Zealanders are accessing free government data, according to new figures from Land Information New Zealand Data Service.

By Shannon Williams • 1 min read • Wed, 27th Jan 2016

Government

Thai govt selects NZ security to tackle corruption

Wynyard Group partners with Thailand's anti-corruption commission to tackle internal corruption in government.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 26th Jan 2016

Unified Communications

Verint and Squiz partner up, target government bodies

Verint teams with Squiz to bolster digital overhaul in public sector, aiming for elevated citizen engagement and streamlined services.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Jan 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Government stories

Open source

Treasury looks to improve the lives of NZers with open source data

New Zealand Treasury partners with Catalyst to deliver data to the public through Catalyst's Social Investment Insights platform.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016

Cartech

Driverless car testing in NZ 'would be a major breakthrough'

New Zealand is poised for a major breakthrough in autonomous vehicle tech as Intelligent Transport Systems NZ endorses new Ministry of Transport guidelines.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 24th Feb 2016

Digital Transformation

Govt digital initiatives missing the personal touch, survey finds

New Zealanders prefer dealing with government agencies by phone or in person rather than online, according to new research from Unisys.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Tue, 23rd Feb 2016

Government

Forward thinking tech summit kicks off in Wellington

A major government and tech industry summit will be held in the Te Papa museum, with the aim of seeing how these two sectors can can work together.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Feb 2016

Government

Commvault and Revera bring new cloud data protection offering to NZ

Commvault partners with Revera to offer New Zealand organisations a local cloud storage target for backup and archiving.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Feb 2016

Unified Communications

Are Kiwi businesses facing challenging times?

Kiwi businesses grapple with uncertainty as rising risks cloud prospects for 2016, warns RiskNZ chairman Geraint Bermingham.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 11th Feb 2016

Unified Communications

English: Govt. infrastructure programme creating jobs for Kiwis

New Zealand's government infrastructure programme is boosting employment, with projects like the UFB initiative and roading creating thousands of Kiwi jobs.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 28th Jan 2016