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NZ IoT Alliance thanks the Finance and Expenditure Committee for the opportunity to submit on the Water Services Legislation Bill. This submission is in response to section 389 and the power for the Chief Executive to authorise persons to read water meters, and to bring forth consideration to emerging technology and the implementation of a … Continue reading "Water Services Legislation Bill"
14 February 2023
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Health, climate and endangered species to benefit from synthetic biology
Synthetic biologists are harnessing the power of natural systems which have gone through billions of years of optimisation to function as they do today, Dr Champion says.
13 February 2023
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The exciting future of ChatGPT in Aotearoa
More than a million people tested ChatGPT during its first few days online, generating everything from pop lyrics and trivia to generating articles, with sometimes dubious results, AIForumNZ executive director Madeline Newman says.
09 February 2023
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Most Kiwis worried about protecting their identity, survey
February 8, 2023 Most New Zealanders believe it is not easy to protect their information online and they find the idea of being more in control of their digital identity appealing, according to a new Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ) survey just released. DINZ is a not for profit member association of the New Zealand … Continue reading "Most Kiwis worried about protecting their identity, survey"
08 February 2023
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2023 a year of cyber concerns, NZ summit will help
January 30, 2023 This year has been earmarked as one of significant cyber risk to organisations so the New Zealand cybersecurity summit in Wellington on March 14 and 15 is critical to being prepared for any hack attack, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. The covid pandemic provided cyber criminals with a fertile ground to … Continue reading "2023 a year of cyber concerns, NZ summit will help"
31 January 2023
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ChatGPT – What’s it all about?
Chatbots are what you see on your screens,often using a visual representation of a human (a digital human) or in a chat text box.
23 January 2023
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Submission on use of emerging technologies to enhance biodiversity
Te Papa Atawhai Department of Conservation (DOC) and Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (Toitū Te Whenua) are producing a joint Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB) that looks at how we can help biodiversity thrive through the innovative use of information and emerging technologies. The initial public consultation undertaken in November 2021, was intended to … Continue reading "Submission on use of emerging technologies to enhance biodiversity"
18 January 2023
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Life sciences could be a jewel in the NZ economy
January 12, 2023 The New Zealand life sciences summit in Wellington in March will help break a glass ceiling for the biotech industry, BiotechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. The summit will look at the challenges and opportunities New Zealand and the world is facing from climate emissions, gene editing, scaling New Zealand tech for the world, … Continue reading "Life sciences could be a jewel in the NZ economy"
12 January 2023
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Fintech hui taumata next month crucial for NZ’s future
January 10, 2023 A revolution in finance is changing the way Kiwis live, work and pay and it’s happening fast. The litmus test of how rapidly fintech is changing will be judged at the FinTechNZ hui taumata event in Auckland on February 28. The summit brings together the brightest minds in the fintech sector to offer … Continue reading "Fintech hui taumata next month crucial for NZ’s future"
11 January 2023