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Google gears up for the election
Google gets ready for the election season, extending its political ad transparency tools to New Zealand and offering security training to political groups to avoid phishing attacks.
Horizons 2020 tech report signposts the future of tech education
SIGNAL ICT Graduate School has launched its research report "Horizons 2020, Trends in Technology Education" and is challenging business, government and academia to work together to create the technolo…
Why are cybersecurity investments failing?
Look to the "leaders" when it comes to cybersecurity, says Accenture, as Aussie companies report they are fighting a losing battle on the cybersecurity front.
Going digital: A tale of two Budgets
Singapore and New Zealand, two small advanced economies often mentioned in the same breath. One sees Covid-19 as a major opportunity to accelerate digital transformation, the other, not so much. Which…
A plan for better digital inclusion
20 organisations, including IT Professionals, throw their support behind a plan to boost digital inclusion as Covid-19 see us more reliant on technology for work, education and social connectivity.
Big tech conferences go online and free
Big tech conferences are going online and free for all to attend this year in a move that could change the face of the tech conference forever.
30 under 30 Tech Awards - Nominations Close on May 6
The future of the tech industry rides on the shoulders of our current young leaders and Reseller News wants to recognise and celebrate these talented individuals making waves in the tech industry and …
How Covid-19 is set to change tech
Mary Meeker, Silicon Valley's most influential technology analyst is back with a report looking at how Covid-19 will change the tech industry. Here is TechBlog's five-point summary.
Public tech holding up to Covid-19 crush
Our government IT systems have held up reasonably well under overwhelming demand due to Covid-19 as tech vendors rallied to help their public sector clients boost capacity and launch new government se…
Lockdown Q&A: William Chomley, IMAGR
IMAGR CEO William Chomley has based himself in Japan during lockdown and is running teams across Asia Pacific as work continues on the start-up's AI-powered shopping cart products.
Lockdown Q&A: Andrew Bowater, Huawei
What is it like running the New Zealand arm of a multinational while in lockdown?
Today's Lockdown Q&A is with Andrew Bowater who has been learning tips from his Chinese colleagues who are emerging…
Lockdown Q&A: Dave Cameron, LearnCoach
Here at ITP Tech Blog we are asking people in the tech sector about how they are approaching business during the lockdown and the technology they are using to stay productive while working remotely.
Lockdown Q&A: Leighton Roberts, Sharesies
Here at ITP Tech Blog we are asking people in the tech sector about how they are approaching business during the lockdown and the technology they are using to stay productive while working remotely.
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Kiwis rate their digital skills
As we adapt to the many changes imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic in the coming weeks and months, it will be technology that will help pull us through. From being able to work remotely, through to enab…
Video conferencing - a guide to etiquette
For many of us, working from home is an unnatural state that will reduce is to quivering wrecks. Easy access to the fridge, a lack of company issued fruit and no commuting will drive us to distraction…
Tech roles in demand in 2020
Technical skillsets remain in demand, but employers are also looking for candidates that can demonstrate strong interpersonal and creative skills. Meanwhile, 2020 marks the year in which members of 'G…
Regional and Rural Schools take out National Digital Titles
Smaller regional and rural schools from across New Zealand swept the National Finals for the Tahi Rua Toru Tech in-school challenge this year.
The 2019 National Winners were announced at a gala eve…
Data Quality 30 years on - What's changed?
Data quality projects are the darling of the industry but they're not new. Victoria MacLennan takes a look into the misty past and peeks at the future as well.
CIO50 nominations extended
Nominations for the second annual CIO50 list have been extended to December 16.
The value of an arts degree in teaching computer science
An Arts degree can be a useful qualification if you are pursuing a career in the field of software development. That's according to Andrew Luxton-Reilly, Associate Professor in the Department of Compu…
