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Quick ITP update and upcoming events
The Steering Group for the skills component of the Industry Transformation Plan has kicked off, with a very awesome group of people helping steer the future plan for skills in Digital Tech.
Plus, all eligible members should now have received an invitation to get a mentor, be a mentor, or both! This is a really core part of professional development and we hope you're considering taking it up.
And check out the next ITP Thursday Live Webinar, featuring Chorus' head of network strategy talking through the future of connectivity in NZ.
The abortive attempt to make Silicon Valley work from home
California's Bay Area tech workers may be working from home during Covid-19, but a plan to make that permanent hasn't gone down so well.
Apple buckles on App Store commission... but only for the little fish
Apple will cut in half the commission it takes from software developers selling apps in its App Store, but only for developers with revenue of up to US$1 million a year.
A battle with bigger developers over commission rate and payment policies continues, with no end in sight.
Brislen on Tech: TIN200 - what a year
The year has been rightly labelled a shocker, with economic downturn, societal upheaval and the health sector stretched to breaking point.
But for the tech industry, 2020 will be remembered for som…
From strength to strength: ICT sector booms in 2020
The New Zealand tech sector is growing in leaps and bounds, creating high-paying jobs and bringing in more export revenue than ever before, says the TIN Tech Pulse 2020 report.
Github builds war chest to fight copyright claims, reverses takedown decision
A move by Github to support software developers fight copyright-infringement claims has been welcomed by the open-source software community.
Quick ITP update and upcoming events
[From Monday] It's been a couple of very busy weeks at ITP. One activity last week included heading along to the Whitireia and Weltec Final Project Showcase for IT students, and as always, I came away…
Tech Media Panel - 13 November 2020
Here’s this week’s Tech Media Panel, with ITP CEO Paul Matthews hosting Paul Brislen and Peter Griffin from techblog.nz.
This week: China’s biggest online sale, Single’s Day, coincides with…
Alibaba rakes in 'Singles Day' billions as Chinese tech regulation looms
Alibaba set a record for Singles Day sales of US$56 billion but it and other major Chinese e-tailers have seen their share prices published as Beijing outlines regulations designed to curtail the powe…
Zoom settles with regulator over dodgy encryption claims
Videoconferencing platform has settled with the US Federal Trade Commission for deceiving users about the security of its platform and for installing software on Mac users' computers that made them vu…
Quick ITP update and upcoming events
(From Monday) This week we're opening nominations for the role of President and Deputy President of ITP. These are highly critical volunteer roles that help set the direction and strategy of the organ…
