Government stories - Page 35
Ministry's $600,000 website slammed
Mon, 24th Aug 2015
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websites
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment under fire for spending $559,872 on new website, says Taxpayers' Union.
Is the NZ workforce ready for the digital future?
Mon, 17th Aug 2015
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chartered accountants
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regulation
New Zealand at risk of falling behind in digital economy due to declining enrolment in STEM subjects, says new report.
Government moves on GST threshold to help Kiwi retailers
Mon, 3rd Aug 2015
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ecommerce
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gst
New Zealand retailers welcome proposal to lower threshold for GST on imported goods, aiming to compete fairly with foreign websites.
Govt wants to limit UFB involvement, English says
Wed, 29th Jul 2015
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chorus
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crown fibre holdings
Government fears prolonged involvement in New Zealand's ultra-fast broadband network could distort its value, says Finance Minister Bill English.
Govt wants to limit UFB involvement, wary of stuffing up sector, English says
Fri, 24th Jul 2015
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uc
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government
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telco
The government doesn't want to spend any more money or stay any longer in the build of New Zealand's ultra-fast broadband network.
Microsoft NZ targets local government with Office 365
Mon, 20th Jul 2015
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data privacy
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
Microsoft New Zealand has provided details on how Office 365 provides security and privacy protections for government organisations.
Microsoft Licensing Agreement saves NZ Govt $119m
Thu, 16th Jul 2015
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microsoft
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government
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licensing
The original Microsoft Licensing Agreement contract signed in 2012 is used by 120 agencies and has achieved cost-savings of $119 million.
NZ's cyberbullying bill passes with huge party support
Wed, 1st Jul 2015
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government
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cyberbullying
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aras
The Harmful Digital Communications Bill has passed its third and final reading in Parliament, with an overwhelming cross-party support.
GovHack 2015 – Innovating with government data
Mon, 29th Jun 2015
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
What do Twitter, GroupMeet and Facebook’s Like button all have in common? They all were invented at a hackathon.
Organisations are severely lacking in cybersecurity maturity
Tue, 16th Jun 2015
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uc
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
Overall, organisations are displaying a lack of maturity and an over reliance on prevention when it comes to cybersecurity, according to EMC.
'National's negative attitude to public broadcasting is baffling' - Labour
Fri, 29th May 2015
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broadcasting
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nz on air
Labour accuses National government of cutting public broadcasting funding, resulting in lowest level in NZ history.
NZ lags behind in energy efficient lighting
Tue, 19th May 2015
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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government
Around the world, Governments have introduced laws to encourage people to move to more energy efficient lighting, but Kiwis aren't getting it.
Government ICT spend to exceed $6.2 billion by 2018
Tue, 19th May 2015
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cloud services
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ict
Government spend to exceed $6.2 billion by 2018, driven by cost savings and efficiency gains and improving service delivery investments.
Over 95% of schools signed up to Government's Managed Network
Mon, 4th May 2015
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edutech
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managed network
The government is investing more than $200m in this project, so that all state, state-integrated and partnership schools can have uncapped internet.
Govt IT campaign to put power in the hands of Kiwi patients
Tue, 28th Apr 2015
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healthtech
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government
The New Zealand Government is implementing an online system to help and encourage patients to take more control over their health.
Kiwis want to know what the government is up to
Fri, 24th Apr 2015
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government
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horizon research
A new survey by Horizon Research has revealed Kiwis want their personal information protected from interception by the government.
Wanaka: Not part of UFB project, but still fibred up
Wed, 22nd Apr 2015
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uc
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fibre
Wanaka isn’t included in the Government’s ultrafast broadband project, but the town’s CBD is nonetheless now fibred.
Should the IRD scrap tax estimations?
Thu, 16th Apr 2015
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government
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tax
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ird
Inland Revenue is seeking feedback from business owners on whether to scrap provisional tax estimations in favour of real-time tax calculation.
New schools and more classrooms as government invests $244 million
Wed, 15th Apr 2015
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edutech
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uc
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government
The investment is in addition to the $700 million already being invested providing schools with ultra-fast broadband, via the N4L Managed Network.
NZ Budget to pump $20M a year into Callaghan Innovation grants
Tue, 14th Apr 2015
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government
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callaghan innovation
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r&d
The government will pump an extra $20 million a year into the research and development Growth Grants programme, one of three types of grant administer.