NZTech Inform – Emerging Tech Opportunities

June 26 2019

Kia ora Readers, Last week, I spent quite a bit of time with different members of the Tech Alliance. Working with more than 20 tech associations and over 800 members constantly reinforces how wide ranging New Zealand’s capability and success is across tech.  I joined James Brown from FinTechNZ in a presentation to a Parliamentary select committee about FinTech and … Continue reading "Kiwis’ digital privacy must be protected"

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Brilliant new enviro-tech camp initiative for kids

June 26 2019

A prominent Kiwi businessman has set up New Zealand’s first ever enviro-tech camp at Raglan, south of Auckland.

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BiotechNZ produces landmark report to boost Kiwi businesses

June 26 2019

BIOTechNZ is helping the government grow New Zealand’s highly regarded biotech industry, its executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. Scientific American Worldview scorecard for biotech, places New Zealand fourth in the world behind the US, Singapore and Denmark, and one place ahead of Australia.

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NZTech Inform – Agritech Unleashed!

June 26 2019

Kia ora readers, Last week, we were expecting some exciting announcements from AgriTech New Zealand at their Agritech Unleashed event at Fieldays.  However, I wasn’t expecting to hear from Minister O’Connor that the Government was putting $20 million into an AgriTech fund! While this wasn’t a formal announcement, it is probably referring to allocating a portion of the $300 … Continue reading "Kiwis’ digital privacy must be protected"

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NZ tech companies should study the UN sustainable goals

June 26 2019

Kiwi tech companies should study the United Nations sustainable development goals and position their solutions as ways to achieve them as there are millions of euros being invested in the next few years, leading New Zealand tech expert Graeme Muller says.

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Kiwis’ digital privacy must be protected

Nearly 80 percent of New Zealanders are concerned about how their identity is managed online, Digital Identity NZ executive director Andrew Weaver will tell an international business conference in Singapore this week.
25 June 2019
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Graeme Muller: Tech companies should study UN sustainable goals

There are calls for New Zealand to be looking towards the United Nations’ Sustainable Development goal when developing new technology. NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller has just returned from major global tech conferences in the Netherlands and also met Dutch government leaders. He explained to Kate Hawkesby the goals were about making the world a healthier and safer … Continue reading "Graeme Muller: Tech companies should study UN sustainable goals"
19 June 2019
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BiotechNZ produces landmark report to boost Kiwi businesses

BIOTechNZ is helping the government grow New Zealand’s highly regarded biotech industry, its executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. Scientific American Worldview scorecard for biotech, places New Zealand fourth in the world behind the US, Singapore and Denmark, and one place ahead of Australia.
18 June 2019
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NZ education needs shake up to cope with new tech

Auckland – The New Zealand education system needs a serious shake up to deal with the velocity in which technology is changing the working world, EdTechNZ has said in a submission to the Productivity Commission.
10 June 2019
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AgritechNZ to unleash major initiative to boost production

A three-year New Zealand agritech initiative designed to validate new technologies in nutrient analysis, delivery, efficient uptake, and environmental mitigation will be launched at the national Fieldays at Mystery Creek near Hamilton next Thursday.
06 June 2019
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Blockchain could inject growth into the NZ economy

Blockchain has the potential to offer many benefits to inject growth into the New Zealand economy, BlockchainNZ executive director Mark Pascall has just told a government select committee.
04 June 2019