Events

Techweek to be biggest ever tech event in NZ

Techweek’17, May 6 to 14 next year, will be the biggest week New Zealand has ever seen or experienced in technology. Techweek will help the push by NZTech for New Zealand become a digital nation and to demonstrate our tech pedigree to the world.
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Tech to save the great Kiwi lifestyle

A tech leader is warning that New Zealanders need to be smarter with the adoption of advanced technologies or the revered Kiwi lifestyle is at massive risk. Rachel Kelly, director of business growth company SparkTank recently attended the world-renowned IBM World of Watson event in Las Vegas where she observed some advances in technology that … Continue reading "Tech to save the great Kiwi lifestyle"
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Massive opportunities uncovered for NZ in Vietnam

A group of New Zealand entrepreneurs has uncovered massive opportunities for Kiwi tech companies in Vietnam. Mitchell Pham, Augen Software Group director and NZTech chair, has just returned to New Zealand (today) after a landmark visit to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with several Kiwi tech entrepreneurs. The Vietnam tech sector is moving extremely … Continue reading "Massive opportunities uncovered for NZ in Vietnam"
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Kiwi innovators to explore Vietnam tech opportunities

New Zealand tech entrepreneurs will experience Vietnam’s burgeoning tech industry on an Asia New Zealand Foundation visit. The six New Zealanders will visit the Southeast Asian country from 14 to 19 November as part of the ASEAN Young Business Leaders Initiative, managed by the Foundation for New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. They … Continue reading "Kiwi innovators to explore Vietnam tech opportunities"
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NZ’s first fintech umbrella organisation to be launched

A New Zealand tech leader today announced an initiative to bring together the national financial technology (fintech) community. Augen Software Group director and NZTech chair Mitchell Pham made the announcement to set up FinTechNZ at the inaugural Finnotec 2016 conference in Auckland today. The event was organised by fintech company SavvyKiwi, whose founder is passionate … Continue reading "NZ’s first fintech umbrella organisation to be launched"
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Fluctuating salaries for tech professions

Last month, Absolute IT released its bi-annual Remuneration Report, capturing remuneration data of nearly 40,000 employees via www.itsalaries.co.nz. There has been a slight dip in the national median base salary, now at $80,000.  Over the last two years, it has fluctuated between $80-82,500.  Meanwhile, there has been an upward trend of employers offering additional bonuses … Continue reading "Fluctuating salaries for tech professions"
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Thought leaders attend #HamTech16

Last week, NZTech board member and SparkTank’s Rachel Kelly, in association with PwC hosted NZTech in Hamilton for a conversation with 30 local thought leaders.  NZTech CEO Graeme Muller presented the national and regional findings of Digital Nation New Zealand, From Tech Sector to Digital Nation.  The research shows that the tech sector is a … Continue reading "Thought leaders attend #HamTech16"