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Hi there,
It’s been 18 months since the great New Zealand CTO/Astronaut in Waiting debacle. The temporary (and convoluted) Digital Economy and Digital Inclusion Ministerial Advisory Group wound up late last year in anticipation of this week's news that a Digital Council has been appointed.
Charged with helping the country navigate the fast changing digital and data landscape, the Digital Council’s seven members will advise policy initiatives from a digital perspective.
The chosen councillors, chaired by the well-regarded Mitchell Pham, undoubtedly tick the box for diversity. Let us all hope, in election year, that the policy they are asked to advise on drives an economic dividend, rather than just diversity and inclusion mandates.
In other news:
- Legal fraternity finding its place among tech disruption
- The management implications of remote working
- ACCC says competition law needs sharper teeth to bite digital oligarchs
- CAB advises caution on taking digital too far
CFO 3.0 – it's a thing. We look at moving the CFO role from reporting on history to interpreting real-time data with the CFO 3.0 – Digital Transformation Beyond Financial Management whitepaper.
Enjoy the read,
Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.co.nz
GOVT ADVISORY GROUP
New Digital Council takes on abandoned CTO role
Govt spreads the CTO load with expert group…
Eighteen months after NZ’s plans for a chief technology officer crashed and burned, a new independent ministerial advisory group has risen from the ashes.
“With good expert advice, the government should be better placed to leverage technology for the benefit of all citizens & businesses.”
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TECH LAWYERS
Lawyers' role in tech disruption
Is the legal profession too conservative for the fast-moving world of tech?...
If you rely strictly on the stereotypes, the business of tech and the business of law sure seem like uneasy bedfellows.
“Lawyers can have a ‘backwards-facing’ way of looking at the world.”
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REMOTE WORKING
Floods, fires, pandemics: Remote working hits the limelight
With large scale havoc impacting business, do you have a contingency plan in place?…
As coronavirus continues to spread, businesses around the globe are taking evasive action.
How do you effectively manage a workforce that’s no longer coming into the office?
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COMPETITION LAW
ACCC questions competition law framework
Is a new approach needed in the age of digital oligarchs?…
The ACCC’s Rod Sims has questioned whether traditional approaches to assessing mergers remain fit for purpose in the wake of expansion of digital platforms.
“Courts in some other jurisdictions are more sceptical of self-serving testimony by the merger parties.”
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DIGITAL SERVICES
‘Digital is best’ push causing frustration, exclusion
CAB report a reminder not to forget non-digital citizens…
In the rush towards digital transformation, it’s easy to think online access is everything.
Government services [are] increasingly not about choice, with many government agencies scaling back on non-digital channels.
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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
CFO 3.0 – Digital Transformation beyond Financial Management
Uncovering the gap between the perceptions and reality of digitalisation in finance…
The world of business is changing at a rapid pace. And for the finance department, that sentiment couldn’t be clearer.
The CFO 3.0 is expected to be a visionary, using and analysing data to predict the future direction of the organisation, uncover hidden opportunities and close.
[Read more]
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