ICT news stories - Page 2

Amazon Web Services / AWS
Auckland ICT Graduate School adopts AWS programme
“For tech companies to continue to grow and compete on a global stage, AWS is working to grow the skills base and cultivate the next generation."

Converged Infrastructure
How Huawei aims to optimise enterprise ICT and converged data
"With more than ten years of digital transformation experience, Huawei has confirmed that digitalisation can be achieved only when the digital world and the physical world are fully integrated."

ICT
Hitachi’s strategy to become a global leader in the social innovation business
Hitachi will aim to leverage its strengths in information technology, operational technology, and products to bring about reforms in social infrastructure.

Digital Transformation
US-China trade war a ‘double-edged sword’ for ICT spending
The trade war, among other factors, is set to negatively impact global ICT spending but the market will still experience positive growth.

Internet of Things
China vs the US – who’s winning the ICT market battle?
Amidst trade tensions, the two superpowers are taking two very different paths with their ICT investments.

Government
Why governments should invest in citizen engagement platforms
"The digital revolution has seen businesses around the globe race to overhaul their ICT infrastructure, however, governments are lagging behind."

ICT
Enterprise Dunedin encourages local businesses to recruit an intern this summer
“It allows businesses to take the chance to employ a talented person in a cost effective, low risk way."

ICT
2018 New Zealand CIO Awards - all the winners from the night + gallery
The Awards recognise New Zealand’s brightest individuals and teams who have shown leadership, innovation, and foresight through their contributions.

Internet of Things
United Nations' telco union launches ICT data and report library
"Policy makers, academics, companies and other ICT stakeholders around the globe will greatly benefit from the new ITU iLibrary digital platform."

Gartner
Cisco’s top 10 ICT trends for 2018
Cisco CTO Kevin Bloch has revealed his top 10 predictions of ICT trends for 2018.

ICT
New report shines light on sexism and ageism in ICT industry
"International studies show that the whole economy will grow as equity grows.”

Amazon Web Services / AWS
Amazon Web Services partners with Kiwi uni to empower ICT graduates
“Partnering with AWS allows our students to work to their full potential using a suite of tools that make what they can create virtually limitless."

ICT
Govt. to appoint chief technology officer to close digital divide
“This Government intends to progress its goals to close the digital divide by 2020."

ICT
Taiwan funds new data center in Saint Lucia to fuel Government digitization
“Many of the problems that still plague us are because we are not digitized and we don’t have an integrated computer system.”

ICT
Victoria Uni students win trip to China for Huawei's ICT training course
"They’ll also experience Chinese history, culture and language, and get to visit historical landmarks."

ICT
KOTRA reports opportunities for South Korean IT companies in Canada
Following complications in the U.S., Canada has been touted as the 'Second Silicon Valley' presenting a huge opportunity for Asian IT companies.

Internet of Things
IT spending by AU educational institutions to exceed US$1.6b
Educational institutions in Australia are loosening the purse strings in a move the IDC says is in response to ‘dramatic changes' in student demands.

Internet of Things
Golden times for channel as Indian enterprises increase ICT budgets
A whopping 85 percent of survey respondents reported being willing to increase their ICT budgets in 2017, compared to 75 percent in 2016.

Microsoft
A first for WA: Zetta joins Microsoft’s Global Skype Operations Framework
Microsoft built SOF with the intention of creating a foundation for customers that will accelerate their Skype for Business Online journey.

Ransomware
How education can avoid being the next hacking target
Article from security experts Sedara looking at the unique security threats the education sector's IT face.

ICT
New partnership gives educators more ICT procurement options
Acer and Cyclone forge new partnership to pass on savings and a wider range of ICT procurement options to New Zealand Schools.

ICT
Awards recognise outstanding ICT students in Wellington
"Through the Intergen Young Achievers Awards we want to promote ICT and get more young people interested in learning more about this exciting area."

ICT
Good news for Kiwis: Increase in jobs ads - IT workers in highest demand
Across all industries in New Zealand, the average advertised salary on Seek in April 2017 was $75,889.

Deloitte
Australia in a digital boom with 40,000 more tech jobs over the last two years
A new report has revealed without skilled ICT labour Australia will stagnate - 81,000 new ICT professionals are needed by 2022 to fuel future growth.