News, views and analysis from A/NZ tech sector No Images? Click here Hi there, Keeping on top of technology and digital transformation is a headache for most companies – from understanding which technologies are best for your business to sourcing the required skills and budgets to implement it. For the large (and growing) not-for-profit community, it’s a particularly painful issue. A new report shows a full 64 percent of NFPs across New Zealand and Australia aren’t happy with the way they’re using digital. It’s a worrying, albeit understandable, problem for a vital contributor to New Zealand society, but the 'Connecting Up' report into the NFP sector does offer helpful tips to such organisations – and some hope for the future. In other news:
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Not-for-profits feeling the DX painInfoxchange report highlights the manual process pain the sector faces meeting stakeholder demands... While many local businesses are feeling the strain of keeping up with technology demands and digital transformation, for not-for-profits, that pressure can be even greater. “The success of any NFP in the future is going to be largely dependent on how well they are able to embrace technology.” ONLINE SHOPPING Taxing times: ‘Amazon tax’ gets set to bite Kiwi consumersBut the early Christmas online shopper can avoid the GST charge… November is a heavy online shopping time, with Singles Day, Black Friday and early Christmas shopping, but this year it’s likely to be even busier as Kiwis rush to buy up before the new ‘Amazon tax’ hits. “The tax saw Amazon shutter its US e-commerce site from Australian shoppers.” ONLINE CONTENT Australia hits ‘take-down’ rankingsMakes top 20 list requesting platforms remove content, NZ not so bothered… When it comes to online content, most of us probably have information floating around out there that we’d like to see disappear forever. YouTube accounts for 52 percent of all removal requests. BATHYMETRY Google Street View goes underwaterFrom search and rescue to building better ports and making mining safer… A Melbourne company hoping its new ocean mapping tech will help save species from extinction, aid search and rescue – and help businesses. “Imagine no more.” FUTURE OF WORK Watson crunches 170m job postings to predict tomorrow’s workConclusion: All jobs will change… Predictions around how AI is going to affect the workforce tend fall into one of two categories: Happy-worker utopian fantasies and dystopic, you-can’t-beat-the-man nightmares. There’s no substitute for common sense. AUTOMATION Building a business case for AR automationHow to confront outdated processes and make your project a top priority… Your project isn’t the only one vying for approval and budget dollars in the organisation. Before an AR automation project can hit the ground running, one critical hurdle must be cleared.PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Upcoming events: > 2019 iSANZ Awards | Nov 12 | Wellington iStart is proudly supported by these leading New Zealand software providers: Latest Buyer's Guides ERP Buyer's Guide | CRM Buyer's Guide | HR/HCM Buyer's Guide | BI Buyer's Guide Privacy statement: We have sent this weekly newsletter to you at your e-mail address: [email address suppressed]. iStart will never share your e-mail address, but you may from time to time receive other event invitations or partner communications from us. You can opt out of these by managing your subscription preferences, where you can also update your e-mail address and other details. Find out more about iStart | Advertise with iStart | Subscribe |