Staying with the pace , p53 tells of a first for New Zealand as one of the country ’ s fastest-growing local authority areas gets ahead of Digital Transformation . Selwyn District Council serves a predominantly rural part of the South Island that has seen above average population growth requiring the tech to keep up . The council ’ s partnership with provider Spark IoT makes it the first New Zealand organization to embark on an innovative digital community engagement service offering – aiming to deliver a more personalized user experience for the local community outside of existing digital and social media channels . if enterprises are really drilling down into what it can fuel . He argues that IT teams need the visibility and resources of cloud technologies to eliminate data sprawl and in redundant , obsolete or trivial ( ROT ) data – which is critical to supporting diverse applications and rich content lifecycles . With the explosive growth in unstructured data , organizations need help to keep up , he says .

In Get to Know on p79 , Ricardo Amper , Founder and CEO , Incode , references an IMF report stating APAC businesses are facing low productivity which new digitization technologies can help boost . Improving digital literacy and reducing the digital divide across industries , businesses and workers would help close productivity gaps , he says . Which circles us back to Singapore and its emphasis on securing that steady stream of tech talent . After all , says Ricardo , in our industry , the biggest investment you can make will always be in your people .

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