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News

• Revera and CCL merge to create largest NZ-focused IT services company

  Current CCL CEO Andrew Allan will lead the new business, Revera CEO Robin Cockayne will move to another role within Spark

• Why you should throw a ‘data party’

  “It’s less formal than a hackathon, but could help organisations unearth new ways to grow the business,” says Sonya Crosby of Bank of New Zealand.

• NZ SMBs: Yes to expansion and tech upgrades; nay to ‘doomsayers'

  Xero’s latest research on what is top of mind for SMEs

• CIO50 deadline extended until Dec 17

  Recognising New Zealand’s most innovative and effective CIOs, CTOs and CDOs

• Chris Buxton of Stats NZ: What ‘digital first’ means for today’s business leaders

  It is not about the next big platform, or the next technology solution, explains the chief digital officer at Stats NZ

• How public cloud powers the ‘Internet of Energy’

  “It was a no brainer, and we needed to start shifting our platforms to the cloud to access the innovation that will make a real difference to us,” says Vector chief digital officer Nikhil Ravishankar

• The insider’s guide to the making of a digital assistant

  Liz Maguire, head of digital and transformation at ANZ Bank, says Jamie, the avatar, provides vital lessons on digital inclusion and innovation

• Talent has no gender

  The combination of complementary talents in a company usually heightens the probability of success. But, we tend to employ people who are similar to us, in addition to the prejudices of recruiters. This has got to stop.

• The CIO as CTO, CMO and CDO

  Jason Delamore of Auckland Airport explains why his combined role works well in a highly complex, fast moving environment

• State of the CIO 2018: Make way for the chief impact officer

  This year’s research reveals how New Zealand CIOs are concurrently tackling the fast pace of change across markets and technologies, as well as their roles.

• Building a data-driven organisation: Insights from Fonterra

  How big data analytics became a key ingredient in scaling innovation at the Kiwi dairy co-operative.

• Chris Trigg of Southern Cross Health Society: How I went from CIO to chief digital officer

  From ICT solutions and infrastructure, Chris Trigg of Southern Cross Health Society now guides the business through digital transformation

• ANZ bank latest company to employ ‘digital human’

  Jamie has a human face, voice and expressions, and can answer questions on the most frequently searched for topics on the bank’s online help section.

• Planning for successful digital transformation? Go past the cloud natives

  Joseph Pucciarelli of IDC on how traditional companies are showing the way in breaking through digital deadlock

• A career built on bridging the digital divide

  As a librarian, Dr Greg Morgan has always helped people access critical information. Now, he is making sure that technology transformation will not lead to a ‘digital disadvantage’ for certain members of society.