NZICT is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Board members - CEO of Gen-i Australasia Chris Quin and Country Manager of Dell NZ Mike Hill.

Richard King stood down from the Board late last year, while David Stone will remain on the Board as an independent member in his role as Telecommunications Carriers’ Forum CEO.

NZICT Chair Geoff Lawrie said that it was gratifying to have such a strong interest from a range of high caliber candidates for a position on the Board.

“I offer the Board’s congratulations and welcome to both Chris and Mike, and believe they will do an excellent job of representing the interests of members,” said Lawrie.

Chris Quin, CEO Gen-i Australasia, said; “I’m absolutely delighted to be joining the NZICT Board and hope to bring a fresh perspective on how we can enhance the provision of ICT in New Zealand.

“Gen-i’s partnerships with our 3,000 clients across New Zealand and Australia give me strong insights into how the ICT sector can help businesses achieve their goals. I am committed to the success of ICT in New Zealand and the role it plays as a facilitator of business and national economic success.”

As a member of the NZICT Board, Dell NZ Country Manager Mike Hill said he will aim to promote issues such as ICT in schools and ICT’s role in protecting the environment.

“I look forward to working and collaborating with the other Board members who I hugely respect and being part of building the future of ICT in New Zealand,” said Hill.

NZICT board members include:

• Independent Chair Geoff Lawrie - Cisco
• Andrew Hunt - Kinetics Group
• Bennett Medary - Simpl
• Chris Quin - Gen-i
• Daryl French - IBM Asia Pacific
• David Stone -Telecommunication Carriers’ Forum
• Kevin Ackhurst - Microsoft
• Mike Hill - Dell
• Pat Rossiter - Hyperion Management Services
• Rhoda Holmes - Raghnall
• Tony Skelton - ACE Training and Development

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New Zealand has outperformed other Asia-Pacific countries with the performance of its
technology sector in a major annual survey.

Fifty-one New Zealand companies were included in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500
report.

NZICT, the group that represents ICT companies and organisations involved in the
provision of software, hardware, services and networks hailed the result, which comes
amidst a tough trading environment.

“Innovation is alive and well in New Zealand. This is a huge result that we must build on
to grow these companies further. This is a massive improvement on last year’s results,
which included 31 New Zealand companies,” said NZICT CEO Brett O’Riley.

“With four New Zealand ICT-related companies in the top 50 (NextWindow, Telesmart,
Sonar6 and TracMap NZ) it shows that New Zealand is strengthening its ICT position.”
While the report indicates that the New Zealand Hi-Tech sector is vibrant, O’Riley
commented that we need to ensure growth continues. Many of NZICT’s recently
released Near Future Digital Priorities focus on areas that influence growth.

“We are looking for support from government policies and improved infrastructure. The
forthcoming findings from the Capital Markets review are important in creating an
investment environment where capital is available through multiple investment tiers,”
said O’Riley.

“With ubiquitous high-speed broadband eventually reaching more places, New
Zealand’s technology sector will have a better framework to not only improve its
products and services in the domestic market, but internationally,” noted O’Riley.

As the global economy recovers from the recent recession, ICT and the digital economy
are increasingly seen as a driver for global economic activity and growth.

“New Zealand companies need support from both the public and private sectors
including investors to propagate ICT growth and export potential,” said O’Riley.

Related Information:

Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009 - New Zealand Rankings (PDF)

NZICT, the group that represents vendors in the ICT industry, has today released a paper on the near future digital priorities for public and private sectors. read more »

The purpose of this paper is to set out the Near Future Digital Priorities for New Zealand identified by NZICT Group from consultation with its members, Communities of Interest and key stakeholders including Government agencies.

NZICT consists of nearly 80 members representing companies and organisations involved in the provision of software, hardware, services, networks, education and training.  They are involved with five core strategic work streams with the goal of improving New Zealand’s competitiveness for the betterment of all New Zealanders. The strategic work areas are Education & Skills, Innovation, Public Sector Productivity, Small Business Productivity, and Industry Value & Profile.

This paper focuses on these core work streams as a platform from which to launch the country’s near future digital priorities.

Read the full paper:

Near Future Digital Priorities paper - December 2009 (PDF format)

November 25, 2009
Media release

NZICT, the group that represents the supply side of ICT in New Zealand, has signed a community of interest agreement with the New Zealand Health IT Cluster.

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November 13, 2009

The Group that represents ICT vendors, NZICT, has today welcomed news that New Zealand has signed a free trade agreement with Hong Kong.

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November 4, 2009

A survey, released today by NZICT Group, confirms that there are significant employment opportunities in the Information and Communications Technology industry.

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