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• From ‘practical blockchain’ to ‘shadow AI’: A look at the top strategic ICT trends for 2020

  Prepare for the impact of these trends — they will transform industries and your business, reports Gartner

• Facebook's Libra announces board as support shrinks further

  "It is a correction; it's not a setback," said Dante Disparte, head of policy and communications for the Libra Association, whose 21 remaining members held their inaugural meeting in Geneva.

• IBM launches blockchain-based supply chain service with AI, IoT integration

  The new blockchain and AI-enabled cloud offering enables real-time views of order shipments, alerts and optimisation recommendations.

• Here's why there won’t be a quick enterprise blockchain revolution

  While corporate CIOs see the distributed ledger technology as innovative, blockchain is unlikely to become technically and operationally scalable anytime soon.

• Get ready for blockchain to reshape society

  The pre-eminence of blockchain in society will start to emerge by 2030, but enterprises will need to start preparing for it now, writes David Furlonger of Gartner.

• CIO upfront: Employers should not rush any plan to pay staff with cryptocurrency

  There is more to the picture than the tax issue, write James Hawes and Louise Taylor of Simpson Grierson.

• ASB invests in supply chain tech firm TradeWindow

  TradeWindow CEO AJ Smith says the company is one of the first Kiwitech firms to receive direct funding from a New Zealand bank.

• G7 finance chiefs pour cold water on Facebook's digital coin plans

  Group of Seven finance chiefs cast a cloud over prospects for Facebook's Libra digital coin on Wednesday, insisting tough regulatory problems would have to be worked out first.

• A chance for Kiwi ICT innovators to stand out in Silicon Valley awards

  Disruptive tech innovators invited to enter Constellation Supernova awards - deadline is on July 12

• Fugitive US tech guru: Cryptocurrency is next Cuban revolution

  On the run from U.S. tax authorities, tech guru John McAfee says he can help Cuba evade the U.S. government too - by launching a cryptocurrency that defeats a U.S. trade embargo.

• Global money-laundering watchdog launches crackdown on cryptocurrencies

  The move comes amid heightened concern about a sector, championed by some as a means of shaking off government controls, but seen by central banks as a potential threat to their status as guarantors of the financial system

• Unruly social media no model for Facebook's Libra currency: Bank of England Governor

  The US social media company drew worldwide interest earlier this week when it announced plans to establish its own payment system, backed up by a currency it calls Libra.

• Facebook is going into the banking business with blockchain

  The social media powerhouse plans to launch a blockchain-based financial network and cryptocurrency in 2020 that will allow users to make purchases or transfer funds with just a couple taps on an app.

• Avoid common blockchain mistakes when planning projects

  Assume that most blockchain platform offerings will be too immature for true production work with accompanying and requisite system, security and network management services, for at least the next 12 months

• The CIO’s innovation agenda: ‘Evolve to win’

  How to reposition the ICT department as modern tech evangelists and tech-driven innovation leaders