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Biggest NZ tech challenge is access to skills

The single biggest challenge for the continued growth of the tech sector and the digital transformation of other sectors is access to skills, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says in his report to the annual meeting next week, August 10.
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BlockchainNZ Pod E06 with Stephen Macaskill on Economics, Money, and Bitcoin

Stephen Macaskill is the CEO of Dasset, a trading platform for buying bitcoin and other digital assets. Before digital assets Stephen ran a precious metals company helping people maximize their savings and financial literacy. In this conversation we talk about precious metals and gold’s role in recent monetary history including Bitcoin; the definition of money … Continue reading "BlockchainNZ Pod E06 with Stephen Macaskill on Economics, Money, and Bitcoin"
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First time NZ Fintech wins Canstar innovation award

Kiwi digital wallet provider Dosh has been announced the sole recipient of the Canstar Innovation Excellence Award 2022. The Canstar Award Programme seeks to highlight and recognise the most innovative products and services launched in the market within the past year.
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Open banking stimulating NZ economy

Open banking is stimulating the New Zealand economy as the finance market is growing and maturing, FinTechNZ executive director Jason Roberts says.
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Netsafe, NZTech and global tech companies act to tackle digital harms

Netsafe, NZTech and five of the world’s leading technology companies have collaboratedon a joint agreement that sets a benchmark for online safety in the Asia Pacific region.Today, Meta (Facebook and Instagram), Google (YouTube), TikTok, Twitchand Twitter have signed into existence the Aotearoa New Zealand Code of Practice forOnline Safety and Harms. The first-of-its-kind Code obligates … Continue reading "Netsafe, NZTech and global tech companies act to tackle digital harms"
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Discovering tech careers first hand!

More than 350 rangatahi from high schools across Tāmaki Makaurau discovered the exciting world of tech at last month’s #Tech22 Tour at Wynyard Innovation Precinct. The Year 11-13 students met face-to-face with tech employers including Microsoft, Datacom, Holmes Consulting and TradeMe, to discover the variety of roles available and different pathways into tech. “Be brave … Continue reading "Discovering tech careers first hand!"