Innovation easier after covid — Microsoft

Innovation easier after covid — Microsoft
Dan Brunskill
New Zealand businesses are finding innovation easier after coping with the sudden disruption of the pandemic lockdowns and are relying on new ideas to drive their recovery.Microsoft New Zealand’s national technology officer, Russell Craig, said 58 percent of organisations in New Zealand say they have found innovation easier since the outbreak of covid-19.Research from Microsoft found 88 percent of business decision-makers now say innovation is crucial to overcoming the challenges emerging from the pandemic.  “Innovation is no l...

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