Budget stories - Page 2
Enhanced planning in finance and HR sectors with Workday's new advanced AI
Thu, 28th Sep 2023
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data analytics
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planning
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hcm
Workday is introducing advanced AI features in its Adaptive Planning tool, aiming to refine decision-making in HR and finance.
Marketing leaders struggle to allocate budgets amidst AI boom
Fri, 25th Aug 2023
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ai
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marketing
Over 60% of marketing leaders plan to invest in generative AI, with more than half seeing greater reward than risk, according to Gartner.
Forrester releases 2024 Planning Guide to aid budgeting decisions
Fri, 4th Aug 2023
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ai
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ai models
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synthetic data
Forrester's 2024 Planning Guides suggest leaders should have realistic budget expectations, while investing in AI to meet stakeholder growth expectations.
Software spend set to grow 13.5% in 2023 - Gartner report
Wed, 21st Jun 2023
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software
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it budget
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investment
Worldwide banking and investment services IT spending is forecast to reach $652.1bn in 2023, with software seeing the largest growth, according to Gartner.
Agritech receives $29.9m injection in recent budget
Fri, 26th May 2023
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agricultural technology
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government
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investment
The recent Government Wellbeing Budget provides much needed support that will drive higher paying jobs and new export revenues in the horticulture sector.
Internal mobility and tech budgets on the up as layoffs gather pace
Fri, 24th Mar 2023
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agentic ai
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skills shortage
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employment
A third of employers will increase technology budgets as candidate shortages persist, while and over half will place a greater emphasis on internal mobility.
CIOs under pressure to make budgets stretch in 2023
Tue, 14th Mar 2023
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digital transformation
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finops
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cloud services
CIOs face pressure to stretch IT budgets further, according to a study by SoftwareOne Holding AG, with a focus on improving cloud cost management.
Budget 2021: Govt backs digital skills training for small & medium businesses
Fri, 21st May 2021
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investment
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skills shortage
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new zealand government
Budget 2021 allocates $44m over 2 years to support New Zealand's Digital Boost program for small and medium businesses.
Treasury “deliberately and systematically” hacked
Wed, 29th May 2019
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
This follows the opposition party's unexpected release of details of the Government's Budget, which were due to be made public on Thursday.
Cheese rolls & eye-rolls: Twitter reacts to #NZBudget2018
Fri, 18th May 2018
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labour party
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labour
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Yesterday was Budget Day, and since our Labour-led government released its first budget, Twitter has been afire with responses.
eInvoicing, unemployment, foreign trade – Xero comments on Budget 2018
Fri, 18th May 2018
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r&d
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einvoicing
Xero's Craig Hudson breaks down Budget 2018, highlighting boosted spending on eInvoicing, R-D, and trade as potential boons for small businesses.
Budget 2018: NZ's cyber threat response gets $3.9m boost
Thu, 17th May 2018
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advanced persistent threat protection
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new zealand government
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cyber threat
The Government's Budget 2018 will inject an extra $3.9 million for New Zealand's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) over the next four years.
R&D businesses big winners from Budget 2018 – MYOB
Thu, 17th May 2018
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fintech
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financial systems
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myob
Businesses spending more than $100,000 on R&D will be able to claim 12.5 cents back for every dollar they spend on it.
NZ businesses pessimistic about Budget 2018
Tue, 15th May 2018
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budget
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partners
Accounting and business advisory firm Staples Rodway has released its inaugural Business Confidence Survey of almost 500 business leaders.
Budget 2018: Govt. to invest $42 billion in capital spending
Thu, 10th May 2018
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edutech
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public infrastructure
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budget
The UK Government will invest $42bn in net capital spending over the next five years to support public services and infrastructure development.
Budget 2017 supports more te reo digital resources
Fri, 9th Jun 2017
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edutech
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ministry of education
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te reo māori
Education Minister Nikki Kaye and Prime Minister Bill English discussed funding for Māori language and kura management during a visit to an Auckland school.
Was education sector shortchanged by shortsighted budget?
Mon, 29th May 2017
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edutech
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microsoft
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education, learning & training
Concerns of a lack of investment in digital fluency and funding resound around a disappointed New Zealand Education sector.
Budget 2017 lets down small businesses and tech sector - Xero
Mon, 29th May 2017
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Craig Hudson says we can always be more bullish on championing small businesses, and we need to invest more into technology development.
The 2017 Budget is like an “ABBA medley” says ANZ chief economist
Fri, 26th May 2017
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anz bank
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budget
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resilience
There is plenty to get excited about with the recently announced 2017 Budget, according to ANZ chief economist Cameron Bagrie.
MYOB survey reveals business priorities for Budget 2017
Mon, 22nd May 2017
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fintech
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financial systems
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myob
MYOB asked 1,015 business owners around New Zealand about their thoughts on the government's economic initiatives.