Digital Economy stories - Page 2

CIOs need to consider “what if” scenarios to avoid being blindsided by social, behavioural and technological disruptions, according to Gartner.

According to IDC, ANZ spending on BDA solutions is expected to grow at 13.3% in the five years between 2021-2026, and hit US$8.9 billion by 2026.

SoftIron has joined the Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Alliance (SDIA), a platform designed to help the digital sector reduce its environmental impact.

New Zealand has dropped from place 16 to 20 on the NTI overall between 2020 and 2021; seven places behind Australia.

Modis, soon to become Akkodis, has joined the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy (IDE) as a corporate member to collaborate on research projects, events and education.

The government is spending an extra $20m over four years on its plan to transform the digital technologies industry.

As Australia accelerates its digital economy and Australians head for the polls, one word is central: productivity.

1 in 10 Australians are digitally excluded, and it's estimated 1 in 5 New Zealanders struggle to engage in the digital world, an industry panel hears.

Visa has launched a one-year immersion program designed to bring together a global cohort of entrepreneurs interested in building their business with NFTs.

Open finance is expected to become the standard for consumers' financial welfare and empowerment, according to an Aotearoa fintech research report.

Salesforce has released its Global Digital Skills index, revealing that 83% of Australians do not feel prepared to learn the digital skills modern businesses require.

Skillsoft has released its latest annual report exploring skills gaps, training and development, compensation, and job satisfaction in the IT industry. 

"From these solid statistics, we can infer that the pandemic has triggered more people to dip their toes into the digital economy, which may fully dethrone cash use here in the next three to five years.”

A new study reveals a sharp divide in the digital strategies of better-performing companies (leaders) versus followers.

MBIE says Organisation Parts enable New Zealand organisations to digitise their businesses and compete in the changing digital economy.

According to Sitecore CEO Steve Tzikakis, the investment marks an ‘unprecedented’ milestone for the martech industry.

Today we speak to Veeam senior global technologist Anthony Spiteri, who discusses the great shift to a digital economy, how this could impact payments, privacy and more, and whether organisations should invest into digital platforms as an exercise in future-proofing.

Your reward for slow load times is a more fleeting interaction with your customer.

Many of Singapore’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) seek government support in order to remove barriers to adopting digital business infrastructure.

Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, Publicis Sapient, and PwC named as leaders in the Q4 2019 report.

In just a few short years, IDC predicts that half of all GDP worldwide will come from digitally enhanced products, services, and experiences.

Public cloud will create more than 1.6 million jobs and contribute US$450 billion to global economies, according to a new Google Cloud report.

Google Cloud is launching a new cloud region in Poland, in addition to a partnership with Polish firm Domestic Cloud Provider (DCP).

New Zealand ‘unicorns’ behind some of New Zealand’s most successful innovation businesses like Rocket Lab, Xero, and LanzaTech have helped to create more than $34 billion in value to the country.