After three and a half years leading IT Professionals, business founder, digital equity advocate, and government advisor Victoria MacLennan is stepping down from the CEO role after a busy period of transformation for the tech sector - and for ITP NZ.

In the 1990s it made sense for tech to sit under Finance—digital was just an unknown cost centre. But today? With cloud, AI, and data-driven productivity gains on the line, burying digital inside Finance means missed opportunities to do more with less. Transformation can’t be led through a cost-cutting lens—it needs to be driven from the strategic table.

Outdated frameworks and analogue thinking are holding Aotearoa back — it’s time our policy makers were equipped for a digital future.

CERT NZ is gone — but as cyber threats grow, we must ensure the public still has somewhere clear, trusted, and user-friendly to turn to for help.

What do Gen AI platforms have to say about NZ’s AI Strategy? their answers range from 55% - 80% there. Here is the full report.

Does the digital technology industry need governing regulation? or is the flexibility of the current system working to keep us all safe?