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Firewalls

Governments vulnerable to attack, says Palo Alto Networks

Government departments are an attractive target for malicious hackers and criminals, making them vulnerable to attack.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Wed, 20th Apr 2016

Unified Communications

NZ Government gets behind digital tech with new telco laws

New Zealand government unveils plans for new regulation of broadband and phone services to keep up with digital transformation.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Thu, 14th Apr 2016

Open source

Government working with Acquia to make websites more accessible

At the recent Tech Leaders 2016 summit in Sydney, Graham and Adam spoke about how the Australian government is enhancing their digital services.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Apr 2016

eLearning

Govt needs to look at online learning for skills shortage, says expert

At SXSW, ALISON founder Mike Feerick urges governments to embrace online learning to tackle global inequality and the skills gap with three key policies.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 5th Apr 2016

Government

WINZ IT system has serious issues, says Labour

Labour Party calls for urgent fix to the WINZ IT system, saying it is preventing access to support for superannuitants and beneficiaries.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Mar 2016

Digital Transformation

Governments are digitally immature, Gartner finds

Government digital transformation hindered by skills shortage and organisational culture, says Gartner survey.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016

Unified Communications

Vodafone brings Telecommunications-as-a-Service to Govt

Careers New Zealand has entered into a partnership agreement with Vodafone, becoming one of the first government agencies to adopt TaaS.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 7th Mar 2016

Cybersecurity

A victory for privacy and Apple?

Amidst the debate and panic around FBI demands that Apple help unlock the iPhone of the San Bernadino shooter, Apple just won a small victory.

By Patrick Pilcher • 2 min read • Wed, 2nd Mar 2016

Government

Ramping up NZ's response to serious cyber threat

Significant New Zealand organisations are being subjected to serious cyber-attacks on a daily basis - our national response is about to be ramped up.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Feb 2016

Data Protection

Is Apple creating an unhackable smartphone?

Various sources attest to the fact that Apple is working on creating a phone that is unhackable by government bodies or even Apple itself.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Feb 2016

Stories from Other Regions

Government stories

Government

Scrapping of online voting trial a 'blow to democracy'

Online voting trials for local body elections have been cancelled, disappointing councils who see it as a lost opportunity.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 20th Apr 2016

Government

Online voting trial canned

Online voting trial for local body elections in New Zealand scrapped due to concerns over security and vote integrity.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 19th Apr 2016

Government

Kiwi productivity at an all time low... Is technology the answer?

New Zealand's low productivity may be solved by technology, says NZTech CEO. ICT is key to transforming government services. #NewZealand #Productivity.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Apr 2016

EduTech

Updated: Education sector slams Joyce on income rankings

Educators are 'astounded' that Joyce, in releasing this data, suggests teaching isn't the profession to choose if you want a prosperous future.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Apr 2016

Government

Online baby registrations proves a hit for Internal Affairs

The 50,000th online birth registration has been recorded by the Department on Internal Affairs since online registration went live a year ago.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Thu, 31st Mar 2016

Digital Transformation

Aussie Govt needs more online interaction, survey finds

Australians prefer dealing with the government by phone or in person, but younger citizens are more open to online engagement, according to a survey by Unisys.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 30th Mar 2016

Government

Driverless pizza delivery? It's a thing.

NZ could lead the way in trialling Domino's driverless pizza delivery unit, the Transport Minister announces, as the nation embraces innovative tech.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 18th Mar 2016

Government

By next year, 70% of Kiwis will primarily deal with the Government online

By 2017, 70% of New Zealanders will handle government transactions online, with digital uptake already hitting 52.9% in late 2015, says Minister Dunne.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Wed, 16th Mar 2016