Regulation stories
As VR's global popularity surges, regulators face challenges on privacy, IP theft, and content disputes, prompting new policies and stricter scrutiny.
Regulators struggle to keep pace with technological disruption, according to a new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
A new study by Genesys reveals that while 80% of ANZ employers plan to integrate AI, over half lack written policies on its ethical use, raising concerns.
Facebook's cryptocurrency plans signify that cryptocurrencies are now mainstream, according to the CEO of deVere Group.
The agreement with Demyst will allow the Kyckr API to be accessible by existing and future Demyst API customers.
A stronger fintech climate has lifted Auckland into Asia Pacific’s top 25, with New Zealand now ranked 45th globally in a new index.
Digital monitoring, AI and online platforms are heightening stress, blurring boundaries and complicating safety rules for workers, experts warn.
Without user charges, the new drinking water regulator could still leave New Zealand councils struggling to fund overdue upgrades and growth.
Australia faces a 1 percent of GDP infrastructure gap as rapid city growth, labour shortages and slower productivity strain new projects.
New procurement rules could ease contract risk and cut legal costs, if agencies shift from lowest price to outcome-led construction deals.
Better procurement could unlock billions of dollars in value from New Zealand’s $129 billion infrastructure pipeline, industry groups say.
Smaller contractors can be left tens of thousands of dollars out of pocket when builders collapse, prompting calls for stronger protections.
Privacy regulation in New Zealand is taking its cues from regulation in other jurisdictions - in particular the GDPR.
Thousands of New Zealanders could be spared waterborne illness as a new regulator extends oversight to all suppliers and tighter standards.
Connected traps are letting volunteers and facilities managers monitor pest activity remotely, cutting checks and speeding up response times.
The Commerce Commission has cited the range of alternative voice offerings and shrinking consumer numbers as reasons to let Spark take the reigns.
New Zealand could be leading the world in the development of drone technologies, but we need to work out how to make those technologies safe first.
Pragmatic solutions are needed to cut waste, trim compliance costs and keep safety goals intact as prescriptive rules prove too rigid.
At home and abroad, companies anticipate cyber-crime will be the most disruptive economic crime of 2019 and 2020.
The company faces a more than $500,000 penalty after safety failures led to an unlicensed worker’s death in a dump truck rollover.
