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ACS appoints Chris Vein as Chief Executive Officer
World Bank

ACS appoints Chris Vein as Chief Executive Officer

The professional association for Australia's technology sector announced Chris Vein has been appointed the organisation's Chief Executive Officer.

By Zach Thompson • 1 min read • Fri, 25th Mar 2022
NetLinkz helps Beijing government to get people back to work
Alibaba

NetLinkz helps Beijing government to get people back to work

NetLinkz's Virtual Invisible Network aids Beijing in COVID-19 recovery, supporting remote work and new contracts, poised for nationwide rollout.

By Jonathan Jackson • 4 min read • Fri, 28th Feb 2020
New data center to improve statistics on forced refugee displacement
Data Analytics

New data center to improve statistics on forced refugee displacement

Almost 90% of refugees live in the developing world and more than half of those are displaced for more than four years.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 30th Oct 2017

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Lessons from Japan in waste to energy
Clean technologies

Lessons from Japan in waste to energy

Japan’s strict landfill rules and dense cities have made gasification viable, while similar waste-to-energy schemes remain rare elsewhere.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Tue, 19th Sep 2023
Digital strategy for New Zealand long overdue
Digital Transformation

Digital strategy for New Zealand long overdue

Missed skills and implementation gaps could leave New Zealand's first digital strategy in nearly 20 years unable to lift growth or productivity.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 11th Oct 2021
Infrastructure maintenance among G20 top priorities
Construction

Infrastructure maintenance among G20 top priorities

Poor maintenance is costing firms billions through outages, water failures and transport disruptions, the G20 says in a new policy agenda.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Mon, 4th Oct 2021
Solving the plastic crisis brick by brick
Housing

Solving the plastic crisis brick by brick

Kenya’s building sector could cut landfill and emissions as Nzambi Matee turns non-recyclable plastic into bricks stronger than concrete.

By Michael Curreen • 3 min read • Fri, 12th Feb 2021
Attracting customers a major challenge for SMEs – survey
Facebook

Attracting customers a major challenge for SMEs – survey

Over 5,000 exporting SMEs globally were asked to consider the online tools that help them sell internationally.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017
World Bank lends Bangladesh $10m for new data center
Hyperscale

World Bank lends Bangladesh $10m for new data center

Bangladesh will be gaining a new, modern, data center after the World Bank provided the country with an additional $10m in financing for the facility.

By Heather Wright • 2 min read • Wed, 27th Jul 2016
World Bank says sharp slowdown in China would hurt NZ, Australia
Supply Chain

World Bank says sharp slowdown in China would hurt NZ, Australia

A sharp slowdown in China would hurt commodity exporting countries like New Zealand and Australia and spill over into Pacific Island countries, the Wo.

By Pattrick Smellie • 2 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2015
NZ dollar, Aussie fall after Chinese trade data disappoints
New Zealand Dollar

NZ dollar, Aussie fall after Chinese trade data disappoints

The New Zealand and Australian dollars touched their lowest levels in almost two weeks after weaker-than-expected trade data from China, the largest t.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Tue, 14th Apr 2015
Local Government NZ suggests new taxes, central govt support could bridge spending gap
Partner Programmes

Local Government NZ suggests new taxes, central govt support could bridge spending gap

New Zealand's 78 local government organisations could close the gap between spending and revenue with new taxes or a share of existing central gove.

By Pattrick Smellie • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2015