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NZTech Inform – Happy Birthday
Kia Ora Readers,
At our recent AGM we celebrated 10 years. This week, I would like to acknowledge our founding members who came together to create the organisation and remain members today! Celebrating a decade of membership are Augen, Fronde, Gen-i (now Spark), Hewlett-Packard (now HP Enterprise and HP Inc), IBM, Kinetics Group, Microsoft and Solnet Solutions. I would also like to thank organisations that joined in the following months and who continue to support after 10 years including Eagle Technology, NZHIT, NZTE, OneNet, Planit, Sentient Software, SwayTech, University of Auckland and Xero.
These 18 organisations have now been joined by over 1000 others to help make New Zealand more prosperous underpinned by technology. Thank you.
Last month, we welcomed the R&D Tax Incentive improvements. We are now seeking your feedback and views on these improvements for our submission. With your support and feedback we can make sure that we help the Government to continue improving this critical bill.
Tomorrow, I will be spending the morning with MBIE as we collaborate on the development of the new industry transformation plan for the digital sector as announced last month. It is very exciting to be working together to help identify the big steps needed to continue to support the growth our digital sector. In the afternoon, I have the Digital Skills Forum and govtech meetings.
If you know any fast growing, cool tech firms make sure they don’t miss an opportunity to raise their profile. Deloitte have extended the Fast 50 application deadline for NZTech members until Friday 9 August. The Fast50 is a showcase of our fastest growing firms and is an excellent alumni to be part of.
Have a great week.
Ngā mihi
Graeme Muller
CEO
NZTech
CONNECT
Which pitch will win? Join NZSA at the annual An Angel at my Table event on 13 August in Auckland.
Join Canterbury Tech on 13 August. Meet fellow Tech Marketers on 21 August in Auckland.
Register to attend the Identity Conference 2019 – Identity as taonga: now and in the future, 26-27 August in Wellington.
PROMOTE
Massey’s ecentre Innovation Showcase 2019 is on Thursday in Auckland. The Indo-Pacific Dialogue: Beyond 2020 has been postponed.
Attend the New Zealand Esri User Conference, 12-14 August in Auckland. Join the NZGDC19, 4-6 September in Wellington.
The 2019 AmCham-DHL Express Success and Innovation Awards is 23 August in Auckland.
Save the date for CERT’s Cyber Smart Week, 14-18 October.
ADVANCE
Provide feedback on the Government’s Agritech Strategy at consultation workshops in Palmerston North, Auckland, Hamilton, Lincoln and Tauranga.
Congratulations to NZTech Chair Mitchell Pham for recognition of his services to entrepreneurship and international connections.
In fintech news, FinTechNZ backs a move for better customer service. Comments are open for the Trans-Tasman e-invoicing consultation document.
Learn more about how NZTech is representing you!
