The Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is a government department whose primary function is to promote an affordable, integrated, safe, responsive and sustainable land transport system. Its core functions include investing in land transport activities, managing the state highway network and providing access to and regulating land transport.

Business challenge

Provide one integrated land transport system that helps people get the most out of life and supports business.

Solution

Unisys provides Cloud Management Solutions, including access to Amazon Web Services, low-code application services to design and operate a new learner license theory application, and infrastructure services to modernize the core registers platform and develop a scaled, Agile DevOps environment to update the land transport registry system; other solutions include Unisys Agile Business Suite (AB Suite®) for application development and managed security services, including security information and event management.

Results and benefits

• Improved travel experience through convenient, secure online driver license and road usage services
• Increased employee productivity via access to new technologies and processes that deliver greater flexibility
• Fostered a culture of collaboration and innovation with vendors and government departments by integrating core systems with third-party applications and services
• Reduced annual IT maintenance and operations cost by 26% (~NZ$80m)
• Minimized the time to respond to evolving legislative requirements from 6-12 months to 3 months