Smart washers, toasters spur review of government’s $23B ICT survey

Smart washers, toasters spur review of government’s $23B ICT survey
By Kristen Paterson March 19 (BusinessDesk) – The spread of computer chips into products as diverse as washing machines, toasters and medical equipment is forcing Statistics New Zealand to overhaul its biennial technology survey. Trading in information and communication technology goods and services was worth $23 billion in 2012, up 17 percent from the last survey in 2010, according to the government statistician. Of that, $10.1 billion was made up of sales of a widening range of so-called smart goods products and $12.6 billion came from s...