Sad news - Christopher Michael O'Connell RIP
Chris O'Connell, my friend and one-time business partner - passed away in Wellington this past weekend. Chris had endured a series of...
Digital Health Records - a Warning
An excellent article here in e-Health News where Dr Will Reedy of Spark argues that if the health sector or Government doesn't make...
Commissioner Focuses on Health IT Shortcomings
I'm starting to get my head a round a presentation I'm giving in a few weeks at the HINZ - Health Informatics NZ - Conference in...
Health - a Digital Laggard
HEALTH - A DIGITAL LAGGARD. DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLAN Presentation to the ITX Conference, Wellington, Wednesday 11 July 2018 Ernie...
TUANZ Rural Symposium - My Presentation
UPDATE - Here's the video version of the presentation Yesterday I presented the keynote address at the annual TUANZ rural event in...
Telecomms - a Ten Year Flashback
Cleaning out a drawer I came across this speech I gave a decade ago to the annual Telecommunications Summit in Auckland. The year 2008...
Air NZ's Creeping Exit
I just about cheered this morning at Minister Shane Jones' cutting rejoinder to Air New Zealand. Their Board had loftily told him to mind...
Steven Joyce's Telecomms Legacy
Steven Joyce's resignation from parliament will surprise nobody. He arrived with a hiss and a roar - straight from the street to a...
Shining a Light on WISPs
I've got an interesting project under way this year - writing profiles on 20 Wireless Internet Service Providers or WISPs - part of my...
Health Needs Re-Engineering
I wrote this article after going to the excellent HINZ conference last week. Some may find it challenging but in my view it needs to be...