2002 Winners
CIO of the Year
- sponsored by Computer Associates)
Ian Rae, Auckland City Council; for championing the way in which the IT strategic direction underpins and enables the council's future.
Excellence in e-business - Business to Business
- sponsored by KPMG Consulting
Signature Travel Auckland, for Serko Online: an online corporate booking system giving customers an interfaced to the travel industry's Amadeus global reservation system. Once a user has completed the 90-minute training, an order for flight, accommodation and car can be made in two minutes.
Excellence in e-business - Business to Consumer
TAB: website provides access to more than 300 races and 200 sports betting options. Other features include live race commentaries and a link that takes them directly to the next horse race to start.
Excellence in the Use of IT for Customer Service
- sponsored by EDS
Centreport for Fast Gate: reduces the time truck drivers have to spend at the port picking up cargo, with notification over the web on the status of containers, and direct checking whether the cargo is being inspected by the authorities.
Excellence in the Use of IT for Decision Management
DB Breweries for MAMS: has allowed DB to segment the market and capture information about customers enabling strategic and field sales to work more closely.
Excellence in the Use of IT in Education (primary and secondary schools)
MacLeans College for using computers to deliver the fourth form science curriculum, boosting student enjoyment of science lessons and giving a template for learning in other subjects.
Excellence in the Use of IT in Education (tertiary, community and commercial)
Bubble Dome; providing children with a new form of interactive entertainment and education online that teaches them to think in new ways.
Excellence in the Use of IT in Government
- sponsored by Unisys
Retirement Commission for sorted.org.nz: A website that demonstrates the shift in focus from financial planning for retirement to financial skills for life. In the six months to March 2002, there have been 33,000 sessions per month, with over 1 million pages viewed.
Most Significant Contribution to IT
- sponsored by the Simpl Group
Digital Opportunities Initiative: a series of IT projects being implemented through collaboration between government, ITC suppliers and others aimed at lifting IT literacy in schools and communities. It involves around 15,000 students and more than 1000 teachers.
Most Successful Project Implementation of the Year
- sponsored by Oracle New Zealand
TAB for JetBet LL migration project; involving 600 retail outlets, 300,000 Phonebet accounts and services to 137 racing clubs. It is believed to be the first time an entire betting application has been run on NT.
Overall Excellence in the Use of IT
- sponsored by IBM NZ
Auckland Regional Council for Virtually thr: a mobile application-based programme aimed at encouraging Aucklanders to use public transport.
Technology Innovator of the Year
- sponsored by Microsoft New Zealand
SiliconBLUE for ocoloco; an automated platform that enables organisations to manage web assets in hosting and portal environments.
