Will inspecting electronic devices pose a potential privacy threat?
Concern is mounting for New Zealanders’ privacy rights as the Government signals Customs will have the power to inspect electronic devices coming across the border.
Concern is mounting for New Zealanders’ privacy rights as the Government signals Customs will have the power to inspect electronic devices coming across the border.
“Basically KiwiRail left a hole in its security so big you could drive a train through it.”
While this a positive step in fixing a loophole, “as usual, National hasn’t done it properly.”
“Now Amy Adams is scrambling to sound as if the Government has a plan for rural New Zealand.”
"Quite why Labour has started its own consultation is beyond me.”
“The industry estimates it has a shortage of 10,000 skilled workers, with some putting the shortfall as high as 15,000."
"These half-baked tax credits come with some serious small print – when the business becomes profitable it has to pay them back."
"Vodafone has done the right thing by supporting parents in their workforce, in a way that the National Government has refused to do."
“There is no reason why some managers in the public sector are earning more than $600,000 a year.”
Kiwis are finding it even harder to get good jobs that pay a decent wage showing National can’t make the economic recovery deliver for all New Zealanders.
“The security and intelligence sector has been undergoing significant change at agency and operational level."
“These grants are helping a large number of innovative companies that produce world-leading, high-value products and high-quality jobs..."
New Zealand has well over $100 billion in State assets but a lot of them are poorly managed. “We don't know enough about our 4.2 million customers,” says deputy prime minister Bill English.
New Zealand Technology Industry Association (NZ Tech) conducted its AGM yesterday in Auckland. The AGM brought together vendors and industry stakeholders to discuss progess of NZ Tech and its initiatives. At the end of the AGM, the association facilitated a political panel discussion. It brought together representatives of some of the political parties in the country to discuss their ICT policy and detail the roadmap if they were chosen to lead the country in the next election.
As the election date gets nearer, parties are vying with each other to highlight their ICT policies and the advantages that they would bring in growing and enabling the sector if they win the right to government at this election.