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Jennifer Rutherford appointed chair of NZ Hi-Tech Trust
Building on the record success of this year’s Hi-Tech Awards, which saw a record number of entries from right around the country, the 2018 Awards programme readies for further growth… read more...

On 500 Startups, Google, diversity and tech culture
Unconscious bias maybe, but true value lies in a diversity of ideology not collective indignation… read more...

Tech hype cycle: from obscure to…transparently immersive
Annual Gartner update illustrates looming risk of disillusionment… read more...

Call of duties be damned: gaming at work is all good
Gamers (and real people) reckon video games make you see better, remember more and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound… read more...

A closer look at Kiwi startupland
MYOB report shows NZ is a top spot to start a business – but ‘more can be done’ to support start-up ecosystem… read more...

Seven ways to get to YES on IT deals
Whether you are on the buy- or sell-side of software/services deals, the ability to cut through the sales BS is vital to a successful deal says Brian O’Doherty… read more...

What’s next for the sharing economy
Predictions on where disruptive business models will strike next… read more...

Australians, Kiwis wary about sharing data…and no wonder
With continual high-profile data breaches, people are rightfully selective about info sharing… read more...

This week in fintech: All is flux
Bitcoin instability, under reporting of dodgy activity and ongoing malware mayhem are the order of the day in global fintech… read more...

Integration at the heart of enterprise digital transformation
As digital technologies become all pervasive in the world of business, ensuring they are seamlessly linked is becoming increasingly important, argues Robert Merlicek… read more...

Walking in the shoes of the CIO
Jucy and Sleepyhead CIOs share their insights on real world challenges… read more...

Worldwide IT spending to grow 2.4 percent in 2017
Driven by enterprise software – and Australia and New Zealand outstrip global average… read more...

Digitisation could deliver big buzz for beekeepers
Spatial intelligence and more seeks sweet spot with honey producers… read more...

Good news, everyone! Your tax just got harder
Eliminating ‘unfettered averaging’ one of the goals of new accounting standards… read more...

Electricity retail, customer satisfaction and the digital dividend
Incumbents fail while digital upstarts surge ahead, Consumer NZ survey finds… read more...

Skills shortage? What skills shortage?
Despite own evidence to the contrary, NZTech CEO finds it hard to believe… read more...

Sad? Dodgy video to blame
‘Filmed with a potato, streamed over 56k modem’… read more...

Tech companies don’t have to be in Auckland
Small scale ‘tyranny of distance’ can easily be overcome… read more...

Busting the ‘end-to-end’ myth
Think business is efficient and systems connected? It isn’t and they aren’t… read more...

Banking: Open for the future
Incumbents must embrace and lead the evolution into ‘open banking’ or risk disintermediation… read more...