The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Industry touches all walks of life, plays a vital role in most businesses and continues to be one of the fastest growing sectors. ICT professionals are involved in creating mission-critical solutions to complex problems and the requirement for professionalism and ethical conduct has never been higher.

NZCS is the professional body of ICT professionals in New Zealand, with the objective of achieving ongoing improvement in the delivery of high quality ICT by organisations and individuals. [Read More]

We've been the voice of the NZ IT Profession for over 47 years.

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29/5/2008: Demand for ICT Professionals to "Increase Exponentially"
During the announcement of the new Digital Development Council (see www.ddc.org.nz) Hon David Cunliffe, Minister of ICT, gave a very serious warning about the demand for ICT professionals growing exponentially over the next 5-10 years. We welcome the Minister singling this issue out for attention. See our press release here.

25/5/2008: NCEA Standards Report Released
The NZ Computer Society today released a highly anticipated report reviewing the NCEA ICT-related Achievement Standards in Secondary Schools. This report raises extremely serious concerns regarding the state of secondary school computing education. You can download the full report here and the associated press release here.

23/5/2008: NZCS Digital Strategy 2.0 Submission
The NZCS submission to the draft Digital Strategy 2.0 can be downloaded here. The Society focused on the Capability (in Confidence) section, as this is the area of NZ's digital development causing the most severe problems and realistically not being addressed adequately yet. You can find out more about the Digital Strategy at www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz

26/4/2008: Certification Discussion Paper
(v1.1 Released)
The NZCS will be shortly implementing a Professional Certification Programme as part of our efforts to transform the ICT sector into a true profession. We've put together a Discussion Document to outline exactly what we aim to achieve, why, when, and a little bit of how. You can download the Discussion Paper here.