NZ Government stories - Page 5

New Zealand’s updated Privacy Bill is about to begin its first reading in Parliament with Andrew Little as the MP in charge.

The Digital Economy and Digital Inclusion Advisory Group will advise the Govt on how it can build the digital economy and reduce digital divides.

Zephyr Airworks credited Innovative Partnerships as part of the reason it is testing its revolutionary air taxi technology in New Zealand.

The phishing email states that the user has a private message & they need to access their RealMe account. The web link takes users to a fake website.

The Unisys Connected Government Survey provides insights into the attitudes of consumers toward digital government services.

For a business with less than $5 million revenue, every three months its cloud accounting software will calculate the tax obligations owed.

CCI has been selected to provide audio, web and operator-assisted conferencing services to New Zealand government agencies.

Wellington-based managed security services provider Gen2 Security will provide services to the government’s TaaS panel.

Under the proposed amendment bill, 90-day trial periods for new workers will only be available to businesses with fewer than 20 employees.

Promapp will support the provision of GoShift’s centrally held QMS by providing the capability to standardise policy and procedures.

Lightning Lab GovTech accelerator will launch in mid-2018 with a cohort of up to 10 local and international teams.

Businessman Tenby Powell is calling for the establishment of an Institute for Small Business to support SMEs in New Zealand.

Recently at AWS’s re:Invent event, TechDay had the opportunity to sit down with Peter Moore, AWS APAC and Japan regional managing director.

The NCSC released its 2016/2017 Cyber Threat Report last week, which reveals that there were 396 cyber incidents this year - 58 more than last year.

New Zealand government prioritizes digital technology, open government, and media with the appointment of a chief technology officer.

44% of operators in Waikato and the Bay of Plenty saw their revenue improve in the last 12 months, with similar levels of growth seen in Southland.

TechDay spoke to Veeam’s product strategy VP about the necessary digital transformation, data centres, and ransomware.

CMIC will incubate potential startups and industry pipelines to strengthen New Zealand’s computing and media ecosystem.

The strategy was commissioned by Taranaki’s four councils and was developed by business and iwi leaders, the region’s councils and central government.

Changes include raising the investment cap in companies to $1.5 million and removing the $250,000 funding round limit.

Craig Hudson says we can always be more bullish on championing small businesses, and we need to invest more into technology development.

It’s reviewing the proposals received in the tender process for the next phase of the Rural Broadband Initiative and the Mobile Black Spot Fund.

MYOB asked 1,015 business owners around New Zealand about their thoughts on the government’s economic initiatives.

Andreas Antonopoulos says the NZ government needs to get its act together to reap the gains of cryptocurrency, citing Singapore as an example.