New Zealand has become one of the first countries in the world to mandate that large companies must report on their climate emissions as well as the climate-related threats they face. Who does it apply to and how does it affect your business? The new rules apply to around 200 of our NZX-listed and large companies, banks, insurers and fund managers - those with annual revenue of $60 million a year or more.  The Financial Markets Authority oversees the new regulation, which will require the first climate statements to be published in April 2024 for the previous financial year. Next mont ..read more

​New Zealand has had its fair share of large IT projects fail due to problems that stemmed from flawed procurement processes. It happens across the board, but troubled projects in the public sector get more attention. We don't always hear about troubled tech problems in the private sector, but those in the public sector get more attention thanks to the Official Information Act, and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act. These pieces of legislation often allow journalists and members of the public to piece together the decision making behind procurement of technolog ..read more

A few people have recently asked what we do at CIO Studio and the big question – the “why”.  Rather than just giving the elevator pitch, I thought I’d dig into it a bit more here, especially the why. If I was giving the elevator pitch, I’d say something about providing access to highly experienced CIO-level people for small and medium businesses – people they couldn’t otherwise access. Democratising strategic tech if you will. Solving big gnarly problems. That’s all good. But let's be honest, that's the "what" not the “why”. So what is the why? It sounds a bit corny, but actu ..read more

Just a day after the launch of rival social media platform Threads, Twitter is already threatening legal action against Meta. (Source: 1News) Two hours after pressing launch, more than 2 million people downloaded Threads. Now, in less than a day, Meta's rival to Twitter can claim over 30 million downloads and counting. CIO Studio Core Advisor Gareth Cronin gave his take on the new app, saying it's like a combination of Twitter and Instagram. "Anyone going to Threads will recognise the experience immediately," he said. "It feels like you're almost in Twitter, except you're not… Maybe in Ins ..read more

Threads on App Store displayed on a laptop screen and Threads logo displayed on a phone screen. Photo: AFP / NurPhoto Paul Matthews joins Kathryn on RNZ Nine to Noon tech segment to chat on Threads, Kiwi tech acquisitions Technology correspondent Paul Matthews joins Kathryn to look at some of the latest impressive advances brought to market in the last few years - including "electronic skin", storing energy as heat in a "sand battery" and biological storage. He'll also look at how Meta's Threads is going, one week on - how many users does it have and how's the feedback been?  And as is ..read more

by Danika Ciullo, Marketing Advisor CIO Studio The opportunities are endless and only going to grow with the metaverse development. With ChatGPT and the generative AI revolution capturing the public's imagination, the concept of the metaverse has been sidelined in 2023. The idea of a virtual reality space where users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users in real-time is a decades-old one that has been brought to life in many different guises over the years.  If you logged into Second Life circa 2005 you were entering what was then the largest virtual worl ..read more

by Paul Matthews, Chief Executive of CIO Studio Among the tech trends that have attracted a great deal of hype in recent years is ‘edge computing’ - putting processing power and data closer to the user. So, what is it and why does it matter to your business? Edge Computing in 2023 In many ways, edge computing seems to go against the trend of migration to cloud platforms, where applications and data are being migrated from on-premises infrastructure to centralised platforms like Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and private cloud infrastructure operated by the likes of Datacom and S ..read more

You can edit text on your website by double clicking on a text box on your website. Alternatively, when you select a text box a settings menu will appear. your website by double clicking on a text box on your website. Alternatively, when you select a text box An obscure piece of legislation passed into law in April could allow New Zealanders to finally achieve some level of self-sovereignty when it comes to their digital identity. Chats on digital identity have been on the rise since the COVID19 apps came out The Digital Identity Services Trust Framework Act is modelled on a similar framew ..read more

CEO of CIO Studio Paul Matthews joins Kathryn of RNZ Nine to Noon to chat streaming companies and how we are about to see "super streamers" here in NZ. What will it mean for Sky TV's virtual monopoly?  Movements at Twitter have ended in some unexpected layoffs recently as Elon Musk + co. try to turn the platform into a profitable venture. We heard last month that NZSecretSanta is getting the cut after all Twitter's changes. Will that be the last we hear of NZ Secret Santa? And since you can never get enough Elon and Twitter news - a host of alternatives have appeared, but with a diff ..read more

by Paul Matthews, Chief Executive of CIO Studio The pace of change in technologies is reaching head-spinning levels for business leaders trying to stay ahead of competitors. Technology should only ever be seen as a tool to help you achieve your business goals and answer your customers' needs. But good old FOMO (fear of missing out) continues to drive too many tech-related investment decisions and the current rush to AI is a prime example of that. Every now and then, however, we do see technologies reaching a tipping point. What exactly does that mean? According to the London School of ..read more