THE MINISTRY FOR Primary Industries (MPI) and its staff of over 2,456 conduct a range of operational, readiness and response, policy, regulatory, diplomatic and industry development activities to support New Zealand’s primary sector.It was formed in 2011 from the mergers of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and New Zealand Food Safety Authority in 2010, and Ministry of Fisheries in 2011.Tracy Voice, business technology and information services (CIO), says one of the major projects she and her team completed over the past year was the electronic contentmanagement- as-a-service. This Intergen product, part of an all of government (AOG) offering, has allowed staff based in different locations to collaborate on projects and reports.The team also rolled out Skype for Business, a BI/GIS platform capability and grants management capability using the Salesforce platform, plus created a mobile app for cruise pathways on all platforms. This year the ICT team will work on another AOG offering, the provision of telecommunications-as-a-service, she says.Voice says the team will also implement the Research, Technology and Innovation practice for rapid prototyping and creating the right Data Hubs that the industry can leverage. The rollout of Windows 10 and acceleration of customer centric digital services will continue this year through a mobile platform. Before the year-end 2015, MPI launched an online tool to help food businesses understand how they will be affected by the new Food Act 2014, which came into effect in March.She says new and innovative technologies she will work on this year are around advanced predictive analytics, digital services through multiple channels (smart regulation), smart mobile workfl ows at the frontline/border, surveillance monitoring both onshore and offshore and food traceability technologies. Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe