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NZ losing millions from cyber crimes

Potentially the biggest tech issue New Zealanders will confront next year, will be the growing impact of fake news and an inability to discern real from fake, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says.
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Government must focus more on tech in schools

New Zealand tech industry leader Graeme Muller today encouraged the government to put more focus on the introduction of the digital technology curriculum for schools.
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Technology the answer to stretched mental health services

With Statistics New Zealand research finding that nearly a quarter of Kiwis experience some level of poor mental wellbeing and with mental health services throughout New Zealand stretched, NZTech says it is great to see technology being used to help provide mental wellbeing support to more than 850,000 Kiwis.
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Cyber attacks costing NZ millions of dollars annually

Leading tech expert Graeme Muller today questioned whether the recent cyber attack on a Wellington health organisation would be enough for New Zealand to take cyber threats seriously.
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NZ must embrace technology: not treat it as a threat

New Zealand needs to embrace technology and not treat it as a threat, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. He was commenting today on the Productivity Commission’s latest report which says New Zealand needs more technology. In its draft report New Zealand, technology and productivity just released, the commission looks at the impact of technology … Continue reading "NZ must embrace technology: not treat it as a threat"
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Gaming and media sector could be low hanging fruit for government

Interactive media, the world’s largest and fastest-growing media sector, could be the low hanging fruit for the New Zealand government when it comes to their industry transformation plans, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says.