(Guest post from Phil Sheehan, ISV Alliance Manager, IBM New Zealand)
Innovation has been described as brand new ideas and methods that change the game and give you an advantage over the competition — at least for awhile, and the never ending search for improved productivity and efficiency.
i.e.:”doing more with less, and better than before”.
From both [...]

(Guest post from Ray Delany, CEO of DesignerTech)
Innovation isn’t what it used to be.
While the ICT industry is well known as an innovative force, the vast majority of people who work in the industry today have a relatively unsophisticated understanding of the nature of innovation. Too many people who have brilliant ideas think [...]

Joining the huge range of thought leaders from within the industry, academia, education sector and Government both presenting and attending the 50th Conference, Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of ICT, is now confirmed to open the conference on the morning of 16th September.
We’re looking forward to the Minister’s perspective on the past, present and future of [...]

For those heading to the NZCS 50th Anniversary Conference in Rotorua in September, or thinking about it, Air New Zealand has just announced a 24 hour sale on flights to Rotorua from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Auckland to Rotorua, $59 each way
Wellington to Rotorua, $79 each way
Christchurch to Rotorua, $89 each way

If you’re thinking about coming [...]

EarlyBird Registrations are all but sold out, however we’ve decided to hold pricing until 30 June 2010.
So if you’re planning on coming but haven’t bought your ticket yet, you’ll need to get in quick to take advantage of the EarlyBird pricing – now until 30 June 2010.
You can register at www.innovation.org.nz/registration

The full Conference Programme has now been released, and it’s a doozy!
Conference Presentations
A total of 40 presentations across the two main days ensures there’s something for everyone.
The programme is separated into 4 main Streams:
1) Future of ICT: Future of ICT, what does the next 50 years hold?
2) Professional: ICT Professional Development and learning
3) Innovation: This [...]

One of the things that has been truly excellent thus far while organising this conference is the widespread support from all corners of the sector.
From a sponsorship perspective, a number of companies have been prepared to dig deep and help make this momentous milestone celebration a  reality, and we are truly thankful for this.
In terms [...]

The Dom Post has an excellent profile article on Ian McCrae, founder of Orion Health (one of our countries largest and most innovative software companies).
View the article here.
Ian McCrae will be sharing some of the secrets to his success at the NZCS “50 Years of ICT Innovation” Conference in September, in an effort to help [...]

Here’s the first post of many leading up to the conference briefly exploring various aspects of Innovation.
What is Innovation?
The dictionary describes innovation as the “Introduction of new things or methods”. This definition looks at the final output; in an ICT or software sense, a completed product.
But what about the other factors that went into making [...]

The New Zealand Institute has given us a wake-up call on the country’s performance. Our score is D for dismal.
Innovation and business sophistication are the most important drivers of income and NZ is “below par”. The Herald picked up on this last month, reporting that “NZ languishes near the relegation end of the OECD league [...]