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Brislen on Tech
On R&D tax breaks, the lack of a CTO and should we even bother, and what role for government as buyer of services?
Women in IT sector invited to apply for leadership scholarship
Women currently working in the IT sector currently have the opportunity to register their interest in a scholarship worth up to $8,000 to support participation in an accredited leadership development program.
What’s wrong with the gig economy?
We have all read headlines on the Gig Economy and this "labour market characterised by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work, as opposed to permanent jobs" but what does it mean for us in the tech sector, especially here in New Zealand?
Brislen on Tech
The rise and fall of Facebook... R&D spending is up but innovation is down... and Wither Wikipedia?
Breaking into conversations politely
A fabulous group of young(er) women and men at a FLINT meetup (Future Leaders IN Technology, Hamilton) challenged me during an "Importance of Networking" interactive talk - to teach them how to br…
Brislen on Tech
In which we discuss copyrights and copy wrongs... the applicability of laws and the modern age of vertically integrated citizens... and pssst, wanna buya dodgy tech stock?
Not all internet access was created equally
This past few weeks, hopefully, most of the citizens of Aotearoa took part in the Census. But with the increasing trend towards putting these vital services online, will part of our society be left be…
Without Resilience - We Fail
We all know what resilience is. The ability to bounce back, overcome set-backs, deal with stress, self-calm, self-care, keep calm and carry on. What happens when you don't have those skills? What happ…
Building Resilience by Making Choices
If we build resilience in others, we will not need so many ambulances at the bottom of the cliff. So how do we do that in a team environment?
CTO choice delayed
The government had hoped to appoint its new Chief Technology Officer before the upcoming D5 meeting of digital nations but that appears to be off the cards for now.
Resilience Skills are Vital to Your Success
Have you ever felt kicked in the teeth? Rejected? Unappreciated? Let down? Criticised unfairly? Disappointed? Actually, the question should be "how often does this happen to you?" - because it does ha…
