SIT Library Guides: Computing &amp; Information Technology: Web Resources

Useful websites

Computer Weekly
Computer Weekly stands out from the many technology news websites on offer through its unique history, extensive reader community and in-depth coverage of the issues, challenges and trends facing today’s IT leaders.
Computerworld New Zealand
Computerworld focuses on empowering enterprise users and their managers, helping them create business advantage by skillfully exploiting today's abundantly powerful web, mobile, and desktop applications. Computerworld also offers guidance to IT managers tasked with optimising client systems—and helps businesses revolutionise the customer and employee experience with new collaboration platforms.
Figure.nz
Figure.nz provides New Zealand focused figures, graphs and data on a variety of topics.
InternetNZ
InternetNZ Ipurangi Aotearoa is the home and guardian for the .nz domain. The mission of InternetNZ is to create an internet for all New Zealanders that is safe, accessible and a place for good. A non-profit organisation, we provide the infrastructure, security and support to keep the internet of New Zealand humming.
Netsafe
Netsafe is New Zealand’s independent, non-profit online safety organisation. Taking a technology-positive approach to the challenges digital technology presents, we work to help people in New Zealand take advantage of the opportunities available through technology by providing practical tools, support and advice for managing online challenges.
W3Counter: Global web statistics
Access monthly statistics on web browsers, platforms and screen resolutions.
W3Schools
Useful tutorials and information on a variety of computing languages including HTML, CSS, Javascript and Server Side. Also available are exercises, quizzes, references and videos.
Webopedia
Webopedia is the most comprehensive online information technology and computer science reference for IT professionals, students and educators. Webopedia provides easy-to-understand definitions for thousands of technology terms and acronyms, along with educational guides and software and hardware reviews.

Information Technology organisations

IT Professionals New Zealand
IT Professionals NZ is a not-for-profit incorporated society, and works hard to improve both the education and professional development of those broadly working with computers and technology and the computer-related education of the country as a whole.
New Zealand IoT Alliance
The New Zealand Internet of Things Alliance was formed to actively contribute to the prosperity of New Zealand through accelerating the uptake of IoT. We aim to accelerate IoT innovation by promoting collaboration across industry and government.

These New Zealand IoT Alliance webpages are particularly useful for Information Technology students:

IoT Sector Report: In 2017, the New Zealand IoT Alliance undertook a major research project and published The Internet of Things: Accelerating a connected New Zealand. Access this report.
Knowledge Hub: Learn how companies and countries are utilising Internet of Things solutions to innovate and solve problems. Access reports, articles, case studies, webinars and videos.

NZGDA: New Zealand Game Developers Association
The New Zealand Game Developers Association is a not-for-profit incorporated society formed in 2001 to champion, support and grow video game development in New Zealand.
NZTech
NZTech is the national voice for IT industry companies operating in New Zealand. It aims to support a values-led, nationally connected tech community that is collectively lifting equity, sustainability and prosperity for all in Aotearoa, by creating jobs, export growth and impact through technology.

These NZTech webpages are particularly useful for Information Technology students:

Reports & Publications: Access documents on a variety of information technology topics.
About the tech sector: Access statistics on different aspects of the technology sector.

Information Technology and the law

New Zealand Legislation
New Zealand Legislation is the authoritative source of New Zealand's acts, bills and secondary legislation.

These acts are particularly revelant for Information Technology:

Online magazines and journals

Algorithms
Algorithms is a peer-reviewed, open access journal which provides an advanced forum for studies related to algorithms and their applications.
Computers
Computers is an international, scientific, peer-reviewed, open access journal of computer science, including computer and network architecture and computer–human interaction.
Cyrptography
Cryptography is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal which provides the state-of-the-art forum for original results in all areas of modern cryptography, including secret-key cryptography, public-key cryptography, hash functions, cryptanalysis, cryptographic protocols, and quantum safe cryptography as well as their practice, implementation, application, and related standards.
InformationWeek
InformationWeek offers independent insight and advice to help today's IT leaders navigate the fast-changing technology landscape and identify the best strategies and tools to drive their organisations forward.
Journal of Information Technology & Software Engineering
Journal of Information Technology & Software Engineering is an open access journal and includes articles on android technology, cloud computer, hardware cryptography, development process, information systems, information technology, internet communication technology, IT management, microelectronics project development, real time sensor technology, software architecture, software component, software quality, web service, wireless technology and much more.

Government organisations

Digital.govt.nz
Digital.govt.nz aims to be the online source of information, tools and guidance to support digital transformation across the public sector.
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is the government’s lead business-facing agency. Access information, resources, publications and research on a variety of business topics.

This Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment webpage is particularly useful for Information Technology students:

Our role in the ICT sector: Access information, legislation and documents on the management/maintenance of the information and communications technology (ICT) sector.

National Cyber Security Centre
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is part of the Government Communications Security Bureau. Our role is to help New Zealand’s most significant public and private sector organisations protect their information systems from advanced cyber-borne threats. Our focus is on detecting and disrupting cyber threats that are typically beyond the capability of commercially available products and services. Access news, resources, guidance and much more.
New Zealand Intellectual Property Office
The New Zealand Intellectual Property Office grants and registers intellectual property (IP) rights in New Zealand. Their services help you protect your innovations so that you get the full economic benefit of your intellectual property.
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa
Stats NZ is New Zealand's official data agency. They collect information from people and organisations through censuses and surveys. This information is used to publish insights and data about New Zealand and support others to use the data.

Collated and useful statistical data for Information Technology students:

Information and Communication Technology: Access statistics reports on the supply and use of information and communication technology (ICT).

Useful videos

Khan Academy - Computing
Khan Academy offers practice exercises and instructional videos that empower learners to study computing at their own pace. Access information on computer science computer programming and computers and the internet.

Useful documents

New Zealand's Cyber Security Strategy 2019
Cyber-enabled threats to New Zealand’s security continue to grow in number, scope and scale. The Cyber Security Strategy 2019 outlines the areas where Government will prioritise action and how we will work together with individuals, businesses, and communities to ensure that New Zealand is confident and secure in the digital world.

Computing & Information Technology: Web Resources

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