Open Data stories
A digital product database could trim consenting costs and lift New Zealand builders' productivity, with gains to GDP estimated at up to NZD $220 million.
Lockdowns have boosted support for digital tools, wastewater monitoring and investment as utilities grapple with falling revenues and rising demand.
The Treasury’s new pipeline forecast could help contractors invest in staff and kit by giving clearer visibility of future government work.
Households and utilities are using phone-linked apps to spot leaks, cut waste and keep water systems working in minutes, not weeks.
Water utilities could cut costs, improve transparency and secure data as blockchain promises a decentralised way to share records.
Tech is already New Zealand’s third-biggest sector, with demand for software programmers rising 11 per cent a year.
Free browser access lets users track 30 years of shifting surface water, with satellite data showing major land gains and reservoir growth.
Slow adoption is holding back New Zealand firms, with a tech leader warning apathy and risk aversion are stunting export growth.
Sent to MPs and officials, the manifesto urges faster action on digital skills, broadband and cyber security to keep New Zealand competitive.
Water utilities could improve asset management after a Coliban Water manager outlines virtual tags for analysing SCADA data at an Auckland conference.
New Zealand employers face higher safety and compliance risks as a new app lets lone workers summon help without extra hardware.
New Zealand innovators will access anonymised half-hour power data for the first time, aiming to cut network costs and speed new energy products.
The government aims to proactively publish non-personal and non-classified data from its agencies, making it accessible for free or at a reasonable cost.
Open data is the way forward for online commerce, according to BigCommerce, which has launched a new product suite based on open data integrations.
Singapore's Ocean Protocol to unveil a blockchain-based platform for safe, borderless data sharing at month's end, aiming to revolutionise global data economy.
How should Australian government organisations applying open data initiatives to support information sharing?.
Government tees up digital marketplace to enable more ICT suppliers to nab some of the $5b annual government ICT spend and a cyber security centre.
Christchurch high school students have the opportunity to build a business in a weekend with the first Mashup competition in the region.
