New Zealand has an enormous opportunity to use technology as a means to support the economic growth of its agri sector and become a world leader in a fast growing agritech market, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. The country is achieving good agritech export growth rates relative to other nations. Global agritech investment is …
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08 September 2016
Auckland – New Zealand is not alone in facing real challenges of growing shortages of people with the right skills to work in the tech sector and increasingly across other sectors, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Most countries are grappling with how to evolve their education systems to provide the right learning environments and …
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05 September 2016
Hamilton – A leading company director says she is committed to advocating New Zealand education reform in technology. Rachel Kelly, the owner of tech business organiser Sparktank, wants to see more young girls presented with opportunities to enter the technology world, with their parents given the right tools to nurture the path they take.
30 August 2016
SparkTank chief executive Rachel Kelly and Augen Software Group director Mitchell Pham are among four new board members who have been voted on to the board at NZTech.
21 July 2016
New Zealand’s tech sector is taking off as innovation, global connectedness and bandwidth obviate the country’s small size and global isolation, outgoing NZTech chair Bennett Medary says.
28 June 2016
The New Zealand healthcare sector spent $243 million on IT in 2015 and is forecast to grow to almost $300 million by 2019, according to IDC Health Insights, a global technology analyst firm.
21 June 2016
Reigniting rural productivity is critical for farmer profitability and New Zealand’s global competitiveness, a benchmark technology study says.
21 June 2016
The technology sector is a large and significant part of the New Zealand economy, generating considerable value, jobs and exports, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says.
21 June 2016
The Government is a significant employer in its own right and will play a dominant role in driving technology into the fully digital era, according to a first-ever NZTech report into technology growth in New Zealand.
21 June 2016