NZ business 'less prepared' than Aussies in a crisis

NZ business 'less prepared' than Aussies in a crisis
Brent Melville
New Zealand businesses are less prepared for natural disasters or health crises than their trans-Tasman counterparts, a business continuity expert says.This is borne out by a recent International Data Corporation study on how information and communications technology spending across NZ and Australia was impacted by the covid pandemic. It found NZ companies were seriously lagging not just Australia, but other markets in their level of preparation for the pandemic. Plan B chief executive Frazer Scott, a specialist in business continuity and...

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