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Render doubles headcount in less than a year as it appoints two key executives
Digital divide

Render doubles headcount in less than a year as it appoints two key executives

Render Networks expands team in preparation for growth with the appointment of two key executives and doubling its headcount globally.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Feb 2023
Pandemic accelerates adoption but widens digital divide
Telstra

Pandemic accelerates adoption but widens digital divide

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.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 5 min read • Fri, 1st Apr 2022
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Schneider Electric collaborates with Cisco and LEDC
Unified Communications

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Schneider Electric collaborates with Cisco and LEDC

Today, TechDay speaks to Schneider's general manager of data centres Mark Deguara, who discusses the company's recent collaboration with Cisco and LEDC.

By Nick Forrester • 5 min read • Wed, 16th Jun 2021
COVID-19 crisis accentuating the need to bridge digital divide
Unified Communications

COVID-19 crisis accentuating the need to bridge digital divide

The crisis has accentuated our dependence on digital technologies and exposed the reality of the digital divides between and within countries.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Tue, 1st Dec 2020
UPDATED: Election 2020 - Which parties care about tech's role in New Zealand
EduTech

UPDATED: Election 2020 - Which parties care about tech's role in New Zealand

Technology should be flying high when it comes to government investment and commitment from New Zealand's political parties. But is it?.

By Sara Barker • 8 min read • Tue, 6th Oct 2020
Asia home to half of the world's internet users
Unified Communications

Asia home to half of the world's internet users

Asia now hosts nearly half of the world's 2.3 billion internet users, driven by COVID-19 lockdowns and rising mobile phone access in China and India.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2020
High-speed fibre now makes up half of fixed Internet in nine OECD countries
Unified Communications

High-speed fibre now makes up half of fixed Internet in nine OECD countries

Overall, fibre broadband connections have increased 3% from 24% to 27% in the space of one year, indicating that it is still a slow process for many countries.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2020

Stories from Other Regions

Digital divide stories

TDCX Foundation aids youth digital literacy for its first anniversary
Customer Experience

TDCX Foundation aids youth digital literacy for its first anniversary

TDCX Foundation celebrates first anniversary with projects enhancing digital literacy for Southeast Asian youth. #socialimpact.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Wed, 18th Oct 2023
Push for visually impaired inclusion during Blindness Awareness Month
Customer Experience

Push for visually impaired inclusion during Blindness Awareness Month

National Blindness Awareness Month shines a spotlight on digital exclusion, affecting over 2 million visually impaired UK internet users.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Oct 2023
Salesforce partners to uplift Filipino women with digital skills
Data Analytics

Salesforce partners to uplift Filipino women with digital skills

Salesforce partners with Ayala Foundation to empower 185 Filipino women in the digital economy, promoting gender inclusivity and closing the digital divide.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Oct 2023
Philippines' gov gets high-speed internet to Northern Luzon via satellite
Space

Philippines' gov gets high-speed internet to Northern Luzon via satellite

DICT partners with Stellarsat Solutions and Kacific for high-speed internet across Northern Luzon, Philippines.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Oct 2023
Digital divide could mean early retirement for Kiwi businesses
LinkedIn

Digital divide could mean early retirement for Kiwi businesses

A changing of the guard is gaining pace with the rise of 'younger' decision makers who rely on digital media to network, job hunt and inform decisions.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 13th Sep 2023
Digital strategy for New Zealand long overdue
Digital Transformation

Digital strategy for New Zealand long overdue

Missed skills and implementation gaps could leave New Zealand's first digital strategy in nearly 20 years unable to lift growth or productivity.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Oct 2021
More studying online, with education flexibility acknowledged
eLearning

More studying online, with education flexibility acknowledged

Access to devices and flexible learning is becoming a bigger issue as more Kiwi pupils study part-time online over summer.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 13th Jan 2021
Infrastructure Futures scenario two: Digital Planet
Robotics

Infrastructure Futures scenario two: Digital Planet

Private technology firms are poised to dominate infrastructure, as automation and data reshape jobs, services and investment across the sector.

By Staff Writer • 10 min read • Thu, 11th Jun 2020
New Zealand establishes Digital Council
Digital Transformation

New Zealand establishes Digital Council

Government advice on emerging technologies is set to speed up decisions on digital identity, AI and other services for Kiwis.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Feb 2020
Digital divide most impacts Kiwis in social housing & the disabled
Department of Internal Affairs

Digital divide most impacts Kiwis in social housing & the disabled

A Motu report shows the digital divide in New Zealand disproportionately affects those in social housing and the disabled, with major wellbeing implications.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Nov 2019
NZ's aged care population held back by digital divide
Auckland University of Technology

NZ's aged care population held back by digital divide

Aged care facilities are slow to provide WiFi access for residents, and interviewees said they would like to see aged care operators provide more support.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Mar 2019