From Yesterday to Tomorrow : 60 Years of Tech in New Zealand - Janet Toland

From Yesterday to Tomorrow

60 Years of Tech in New Zealand

By: Janet Toland

eBook | 10 August 2021

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This is the authoritative source of the history of computing and technology in Aotearoa New Zealand, put together on the 60th Anniversary of IT Professionals New Zealand.
With 634 pages across 37 chapters, each chapter drills into a different part of the development of computing, written by a recognised national or international expert in each field. Chapter authors include experts such as Professor Tim Bell looking at education development, RedShield Founder Andy Prow looking at Cybersecurity, Privacy Commissioner John Edwards looking at technology challenges around privacy and so much more.
The book incorporates the full Looking Back to Tomorrow book, written during IT Professionals NZ (ITPNZ)'s 25th Anniversary, Return to Tomorrow, written during the 50th anniversary, and 15 new chapters written in 2021 to mark ITPNZ's 60th Anniversary.
Chapters include:

  1. The clandestine computer on The Terrace - Brian E Carpenter
  2. Telecommunications infrastructure: Entering the fibre era - Bill Bennett
  3. Primary, secondary and tertiary computing education in Aotearoa New Zealand - Tim Bell
  4. A new environment for digital start-ups - Chris Gardner
  5. A history of digital accessibility in Aotearoa - Chandra Harrison
  6. Speed and stability: Redefining IT with DevOps - BMK Lakshminarayan
  7. The future of testing? Challenges in application automation testing - Adesh Pednekar
  8. Indian IT professionals in New Zealand - Sunit Prakash & Lalita Kasanji
  9. 60 years of cybersecurity in New Zealand - Andy Prow
  10. Advances in Agile software development - Diane Strode
  11. Fragments of the Real Me: National identity in New Zealand - Richard Williams
  12. Challenging technologies: Perspectives from the Privacy Commissioner - John Edwards & Lauren Bennett
  13. Te H?koi Roa: A journey of M?ori towards information technology mastery - Robyn K?mira
  14. Re-connecting the public service: Openness and data sharing during the COVID-19 pandemic - Jon MacKay
  15. Making New Zealand's cities smarter - Mark Thomas
  16. A history of ICT: Selected highlights - Henry B Wolfe
  17. From Eftpos to Trade Me: The growth of electronic commerce - Janet Toland
  18. Triumph and disaster: The tumultuous history of health IT - Ray Delany
  19. Computing in local government - Jim Higgins
  20. ICT in New Zealand universities, 1985-2010 - Neil James & Marjan Lousberg
  21. Progeni, 1968-89: Success and failure - Perce Harpham
  22. Building digital communities: A history of the 2020 Communications Trust - Laurence Zwimpfer
  23. The digitisation of New Zealand's research, heritage and culture - Nigel Stanger
  24. Hobbyist computing in 1980s New Zealand: Games and the popular reception of microcomputers - Melanie Swalwell
  25. Early days in school programming competitions - Derham McAven
  26. Hypermedia's influence on business and social interaction - Lesley A Gardner
  27. The open source business in New Zealand - Johnny Chan
  28. Aotearoa before the computer - W Winiata
  29. From monsters to micros - GJ Tee
  30. The impact of computers on the public sector - AC Shailes, Controller and Auditor-General 1975-1983
  31. Computers and banking - IH Archibald
  32. Computers in business and industry - SJ Bell
  33. Expert systems and their impact on the professions - WR Williams
  34. Personal computers - Selwyn Arrow
  35. Computers in education - CJ Potter
  36. The social implications of computers - Paul Bieleski & Jim Higgins
  37. A new industry for New Zealand - MS Kaiser

ISBN 978-0-473-58175-6. 634 Pages.

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