If Judith Collins is appointed tech minister in the new cabinet she has the bones of a good plan to run with, in the form of the digital strategy and the work gradually getting underway with the industry transformation plans.

Tātaki Auckland Unlimited claims a month-long 'Auckland is Calling' recruitment drive generated 400 tech-sector job applications.

The National Party today pledged to appoint a minister of space and greenlight development of two additional aerospace facilities if it forms the next Government following the October 14 election.

The Australian Government is proposing a national digital identity scheme that will let people prove their identity without having to share documents such as their passport, drivers licence or Medicare card.

After years of promising to add end to end encryption to all of its messaging platforms, Meta now looks set to move to full encryption by the end of the year.

The Technology Users Association has called on the next Government to ramp up its efforts to address skills shortages which the tech sector has identified as its key barrier to growth.