New Zealand Government stories - Page 8

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.

New Zealand escalates cyber defence with the launch of CERT NZ, a pinnacle move in safeguarding against digital threats.

The New Zealand Government has launched a digital sector alliance to explore the benefits of the Internet of Things.

New Zealand MPs attend International Parliamentary Conference on National Security and Cybersecurity in London.