Blog categorized as General

RNZ Nine to Noon with Paul Matthews: When is AI not 'artificial' anymore?
CIO Studio CEO Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to look at why one of Google’s Artificial Intelligence chatbots hit the news this week. What’s really going on and is this the dawn of a new AI era?
16 June 2022 05:22 AM - Comment(s)
How to help your people accept Digital Change
Are your staff reluctant when you try to move forward in the digital space? Is every tech project a battle within your team? If so, you’re not alone.
08 June 2022 05:32 AM - Comment(s)
A day in the life of a CIO
The life of a chief information officer is challenging and interesting. In many ways, the CIO has the same variety and complexity as the leader of the business. In fact, there is evidence that effective CIO/CEO relationships are fundamental to the success of any organisation.
31 May 2022 10:00 PM - Comment(s)
Project management won't save us
Recently I had a discussion with a client who was adamant that what they needed to deliver their digital transformation was a "good, strong project manager”. I had some sympathy for this position.
24 May 2022 10:00 PM - Comment(s)
We need to talk about passwords
Recently, it was AA Traveller’s turn to reveal a huge hack that stole the details of potentially hundreds of thousands of kiwis. This reportedly included unencrypted passwords. But they’re not alone – so how do we protect our passwords and why does it matter?
23 May 2022 12:58 AM - Comment(s)
RNZ: New technology with Paul Matthews
Paul Matthews, chief executive of CIO Studio, looks at stolen passwords, with AA Traveller the latest victim of a huge hack on the Nine to Noon segment of RNZ.
19 May 2022 01:19 AM - Comment(s)

Some time back in that happy place where all the good old days go, most Kiwis did not feel the need to lock their doors. According to the insurance industry, over 10% have kept that habit (although that stat predates Covid).

We have been and largely remain a society where trust is widespread - one of...

06 May 2022 03:16 AM - Comment(s)

May’s always an exciting month for festivals in New Zealand!

Comedy fans normally enjoy the International Comedy Festival (sadly, cancelled this year), country music fans converge on Paihia for the annual Country Rock Music Festival, and Bluff fires up with the annual Bluff Oyster festival (nom nom)...

27 April 2022 10:00 PM - Comment(s)

Defining your digital strategy is not as simple as buying a product or service, despite what vendors might tell you! Your digital strategy should be developed after a detailed analysis of your organisation, its business strategy, and what combination of business process and digital tools will help m...

19 April 2022 11:46 PM - Comment(s)

This week I was on RNZ’s Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan talking about the future of NZ’s tech sector, and more specifically, what’s covered off in the Government’s draft Industry Transformation Plan for digital tech.

It’s a pretty exciting piece of work. For the first time, there’s a real focus on t...

08 April 2022 12:03 AM - Comment(s)