Government stories - Page 35

Inland Revenue launches App4IR Challenge to find mobile app concepts to improve interactions with small businesses.

In our exclusive Part 2, NZ's pioneering female IT minister Amy Adams defends UFB rollout pace, heralding a tech-transformed future.

Orcon, NZ's ISP previously owned by Kordia, is back on the market under a year after being sold to Kiwi business group. #TechNews #OrconSale.

NZ's 1st female IT Minister, Amy Adams, champions technology's vast potential for Kiwi innovation and rural development in exclusive talk.

Labour's ICT leak blamed on David Cunliffe's office, not Clare Curran, in a startling admission reversing prior claims.

Labour's ICT strategy leaks to Gov't in a blunder by Clare Curran, sparking major embarrassment and a mocking retort from PM John Key.

The Ministry of Education's Schools Network Upgrade Project is facing additional costs and workloads, after an interim injunction preventing the Ministry of Education from awarding the contract for the final phase of the project.

Dunedin Hospital IT meltdown compromises patient care, takes focus off Prime Minister's visit, says Labour MP.

Schools with ultra-fast broadband can now share their connections, enhancing access for their entire communities, says Minister Kaye.

$59m of R&D Growth Grants awarded to 19 NZ businesses by Callaghan Innovation, says Science & Innovation Minister Steven Joyce.

The government has released a free mobile app providing instant access to career information for young people and their families.

Kiwis embrace digital era, with online Govt transactions surging to 43.3% - aiming for 70% by 2027, says Internal Affairs Minister.

Two thousand schools have registered their interest in joining the Network for Learning (N4L) managed network, says Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye.

New Zealanders warned to be cautious of email scams promising tax refunds, as Inland Revenue is targeted by sophisticated attack.

Amy Adams welcomes plans by Telecom, soon to be rebranded as Spark, to launch an internet-delivered TV service.

Court Appeal finds Kim Dotcom's 2012 arrest warrants valid despite flaws, but illegal for NZ police to share cloned info with US FBI.

Microsoft Surface products are now available through All of Government via the new Cyclone Catalogue, meeting growing demand from schools and agencies.

An Auckland marketing firm has been stung with a record $120,000 fine, after inundating Kiwis with over half a million spam messages.

The Government has set up a working group to advise ministers on how the collection, sharing and use of business and personal information will impact on public services in the coming years.

Over 1/4 of NZ's Ultra-Fast Broadband initiative completed, boosting rural and urban connectivity, says Minister Adams.

A new website aimed at acknowledging the life-long impact that teachers have on their students’ lives has been launched by the Education Minister, Hon Hekia Parata.

Low tech human solutions may be the key to preventing privacy breaches, says CEO of Designertech. Technology alone is not enough.

Government welcomes announcement by BNZ that it will go live with the RealMe service from mid-February, enabling new customers to prove their identity online.

The Inland Revenue Department urges vigilance as Kiwis face the nation's most sophisticated scam, involving fake websites and phishing emails.