G7 nations plan 15 percent tax on big tech
Finance ministers from the G7 group of nations propose a minimum 15 percent tax on large multinational firms. The proposal aims at companies with profit margins of more than 10 percent. In the tech...
View ArticleChorus fibre pricing decision answers one question, other questions remain
Last week the Commerce Commission issued a draft decision on the value of Chorus’s regulated asset base (RAB). It set the value at a precise $5.427 billion. The number is important as it sets the stage...
View ArticleChristie makes case for technology sovereignty
Writing at Newsroom, Catalyst co-founder Don Christie says technological sovereignty could be a defining issue of the decade. “Large multinationals arrive in the country, contribute nothing in the way...
View ArticleReserve Bank gets NZ’s first privacy compliance notice
New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner issued its first compliance notice to the Reserve Bank. The notice follows an online attack on the bank’s systems in December 2020. While the notice makes sense, a...
View ArticleA simple guide to the NZ My Vaccine Pass
The Ministry of Health has released the technical specifications of its Covid vaccine pass. The documents call it My Vaccine Pass. There are two passes. The domestic pass is simple. It will carry the...
View ArticleNZ Tech Podcast – clearing fog, robots and Twitter
I’m back on the New Zealand Tech Podcast with Paul Spain. This week we discuss a couple of local innovations: airport fog-busting and fruit-picking robots. There’s talk about the implications of Elon...
View ArticleInfrastructure Commission wants digital strategy
Earlier this month Te Waihanga, New Zealand’s infrastructure commission, tabled its first Infrastructure Strategy: Rautaki Hanganga o Aotearoa. Te Waihanga describes its document as a road map for a...
View ArticleBudget 2022 earmarks $20 million for NZ software
New Zealand’s 2022 Budget includes $20 million that will be spent over the next four years on supporting our technology sector. The money will go towards two projects that are part of the Digital...
View ArticleDigital Boost, Productivity Commission and living standards
On Tuesday small business minister Stuart Nash kicked off the Digital Boost Alliance. On Thursday a report from the Productivity Commission told us why business needs a digital shot in the arm. The...
View ArticleHow artificial intelligence changes New Zealand work, jobs
Artificial intelligence is changing how New Zealanders work. More change is on the way. An Otago University report looks at the main effects and suggests ways of reducing damage. The Impact of...
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