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Organic jealousy
Years ago I researched the spread of diseases through populations. There are a number of theories and models you can use to plot how a disease will spread, but often in real life the disease spreads in...
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Record entries for excellence awards show strength of public sector innovation
The IPANZ Gen-i Public Sector Excellence Awards have got off to a great start again this year. We hosted the opening event for sponsors, judges and the IPANZ board in Wellington last week where it was...
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Australian, NZ governments poles apart on cloud policy
A report in the Sydney Morning Herald by Mahesh Sharma says the Australian and New Zealand governments have widely different cloud computing policies. It says one country has centralised its approach...
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29 finalists chosen in public sector excellence awards
Last week we got to celebrate the great work of those in our public sector with announcement of the finalists in the 2012 IPANZ Gen-i Public Sector Excellence Awards. Held jointly between Institute of...
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When shared services make sense
New Zealand’s public sector is waking up to shared services. Three central government agencies: The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Treasury and State Services have come together to form...
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When the customer isn’t right
Great outsourcing projects are true partnerships. It’s an oversimplification, but customers win because they get access to far more capabilities than they can support from their internal resources...
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Government “cloud first” approach welcomed
It’s good to see Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain leading from the front on the Government’s adoption of cloud computing. Last week the minister issued a statement where he described cloud...
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When Government gets mobile
Mobility means more than just buying a mobile phone or a tablet. If you want to have a productive workforce that is engaged and connected with both clients and each other you need to mobilise your...
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Nominations are now open…
In some people’s minds, innovation and public servants are at opposite ends of the continuum. The long socks, cardigans and walking shorts of your typical public servant have thankfully died a death....
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Conference a chance to reflect on where ICT is heading
There are not that many opportunities to stop and think about where the industry and ICT are going. Normally we are too busy being swept down the ICT River. Luckily, we have an opportunity on Tuesday,...
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