Expansion continues

03 May 2024

InsurTechNZ continues to grow, welcoming Montoux and Dime as members and also Rob Ellis as a new co-chair. Rob steps into the role vacated by inaugural co-chair Dale Smith.

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All registrations now open

01 May 2024

Kia ora, We’re delighted to announce the return of ShadowTech Day and we are now accepting registrations for both host organisations and schools.  Our ShadowTech Day programme offers girls in years 9-11 an opportunity to discover the world of tech, spark their curiosity and explore career pathways. We’re showcasing real roles, because we know there’s a … Continue reading "NZTech and NZBio combine tech forces"

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Connect, grow and succeed

30 April 2024

Our industry remains challenged in attracting more women into tech, ensuring supportive working environments and empowering them in management roles.

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Unlock your career potential

29 April 2024

TechWomen’s Mentoring Circles are dedicated to empowering individuals to achieve their career aspirations. 

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NZTech and NZBio combine tech forces

New Zealand is beginning to witness unprecedented opportunities in areas of technology convergence as cutting-edge and world-first technology continues to accelerate and merge. NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says New Zealand has a history of innovation in the biotech and biosciences areas, often driven by strong Kiwi foundations in the primary sectors.
03 July 2018
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100TechWomen project launching this month

TechWomen will this month launch 100TechWomen which will feature a collection of inspiring stories from New Zealand’s brightest female tech talent from around the country. Edwina Mistry, executive director of TechWomen, says the launch is designed to inspire the future generation of women in tech and celebrate the contribution of women in the tech industry.
01 July 2018
Industry News

Massive impact of IoT expected in NZ and globally

The enormity and massive impact internet of things (IoT) will have around New Zealand globally has just been sheeted home in a new report which says spending will hit $US1.2 trillion by 2022. Analyst firm IDC has announced the findings its latest Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide.
27 June 2018
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NZ will be less competitive with less government R&D support

Hundreds of fledgling New Zealand tech companies will feel the pinch if stimulating research and development grants are replaced with tax credits, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Muller says tax credits have a place but New Zealand needs to be as competitive as other countries if it wants a faster growing economy.
11 June 2018
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Launch of NZ tech and innovation story UpStarters

The New Zealand Tech and Innovation Story, the UpStarters, launched this morning by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at Techweek ’18, is a key milestone in supporting our tech and innovation companies to promote themselves on the world stage. See a video of the PM attending the Techweek opening as a hologram:  https://bit.ly/2IT9zzs The UpStarters story was created to … Continue reading "Launch of NZ tech and innovation story UpStarters"
20 May 2018
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Technology will make NZ rivers cleaner

Technology will soon help make New Zealand’s farms more productive while also making lakes and rivers cleaner, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. “As a nation Kiwis keep talking about how important clean rivers and lakes are and the damage being done by the primary industries,” Muller says.
15 May 2018
Industry News

Concerns about potential AI bias

Most New Zealanders are ambivalent about artificial intelligence and its impact on the future, but new research has found 68 percent of respondents in a national survey were concerned about the potential for AI to make biased, unfair or inaccurate decisions. Details of the survey have been released today in the Artificial Intelligence Forum on … Continue reading "Concerns about potential AI bias"
02 May 2018
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Te Papa digital chief one of 15 women in top group

Te Papa Tongarewa museum’s first chief digital officer Melissa Firth, who built a digital team almost from scratch, has been named among the top 100 CIOs in New Zealand for 2018.
16 April 2018