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Te Ara Hihiko honoured for boosting Māori tech equity

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Te Ara Hihiko wins top NZ Compare honour for tackling systemic barriers and boosting Māori and Pasifika equity in Aotearoa’s tech sector.
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CelcomDigi revamps ONE bundle with 5G, fibre & Disney+

Tue, 30th Dec 2025
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CelcomDigi debuts revamped ONE bundles with 500Mbps fibre, unlimited 5G mobile lines and Disney+ streaming for Malaysian households.
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Indosat spins off IDR Rp14.6tr fibre in FibreCo deal

Sat, 27th Dec 2025
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Indosat to spin off fibre network into FibreCo joint venture with Arsari and Northstar, valuing assets at IDR Rp14.6 trillion.
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UK public sector slows digital change but eyes NHS gains

Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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UK public bodies rein in sweeping digital change for 2026, while the NHS accelerates paperless care and AI plans in Whitehall cool.
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Explainer: Australia's public sector AI opportunity

Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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Australia’s vast public sector is turning to AI to boost efficiency, cut costs and improve services, while navigating strict ethical safeguards.
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AONMeetings to launch low-cost video calls in India

Mon, 22nd Dec 2025
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AONMeetings to launch browser-based video calls in India within two weeks, with local plans from INR ₹169 a month including webinars.
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Replit brings app-building tools directly into ChatGPT

Fri, 19th Dec 2025
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Replit’s new ChatGPT integration lets users build, preview and refine live apps directly in the chat window, streamlining software creation.
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TELUS & kini launch phone plans for Filipino-Canadians

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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TELUS and kini mobile launch dual-number prepaid plans letting Filipino-Canadians use Philippine and Canadian lines on one 5G device.
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One NZ marks one year of Starlink-powered texts

Wed, 17th Dec 2025
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One NZ marks a year of Starlink texts with 7m messages sent and 700,000 customers now able to connect beyond standard mobile coverage.
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GPs call for digital, cultural obesity care in rural NZ

Tue, 16th Dec 2025
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GPs urge culturally tailored telehealth to tackle soaring rural obesity in New Zealand as costs forecast to hit USD $46.3 billion by 2060.
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To usher in a new online era, the industry must step up for Australia’s families too

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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Australia’s new social media ban tests tech, parents and business to protect teens, demanding deeper digital literacy and safer algorithms.
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2degrees begins phased 3G shutdown across rural NZ

Thu, 11th Dec 2025
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2degrees has begun shutting down 3G on around 100 rural NZ sites, urging remaining users of older devices to upgrade to 4G or 5G.
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K-Towers, PowerX bring AI to remote Pacific mobile towers

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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K-Towers and PowerX deploy AI-powered monitoring at ultra-remote Papua New Guinea mobile towers, cutting field visits and boosting uptime.
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New coalition to steer Canada’s digital infrastructure

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Tech giants and data centre groups form a national coalition to steer Canada’s digital infrastructure, AI growth and investment strategy.
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Half of UK IT websites ‘fail’ basic accessibility tests

Wed, 10th Dec 2025
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Nearly half of UK IT websites fail basic accessibility checks, new research warns, risking exclusion of disabled users and lost sales.
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GovHack awards celebrate open data innovation in 2025

Mon, 8th Dec 2025
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GovHack’s 2025 Red Carpet Awards in Sydney spotlighted innovative open data projects driving public benefit across Australia and New Zealand.
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National AI Plan welcomed for advancing digital skills inclusion

Fri, 5th Dec 2025
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The Australian Digital Inclusion Alliance has praised the National AI Plan for focusing on AI skills and digital literacy to reduce digital exclusion in Australia.
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Virgin Media O2 donates refurbished phones to help families monitor diabetes

Thu, 4th Dec 2025
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Virgin Media O2 donates 1,000 refurbished smartphones to help UK families monitor Type 1 diabetes through digital glucose tracking technology.
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Half of global mobile users may switch for satellite coverage

Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
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Nearly half of mobile users worldwide would switch providers for satellite coverage, with 60% willing to pay extra for reliable service beyond traditional dead zones.
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AI adoption could boost NZ productivity by NZD $108 billion by 2038

Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
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AI could boost New Zealand's productivity by NZD $108 billion by 2038, doubling current rates through improved skills, infrastructure, and public sector digitisation.