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Recent negative social media

NZTech has recently had to respond to negative Facebook and LinkedIn posts regarding the Tech21 project.
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NZTech Inform – connect and collaborate

There are over 200 events listed and new events are being added to the programme regularly. There’s so much to choose from and something for everyone.
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Sharing our location stories!

A single blog post, written ten years ago was the beginning of Geoawesomeness! Geoawesomeness was founded to illustrate, examine and celebrate the impact of location technology and data on our lives. A decade later and the location based blog boasts a global team with the aim of being the best independent geo-news and commentary platform. The blog … Continue reading "Sharing our location stories!"
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NZTech Inform – Balancing risks and opportunities

Next month, CERT is running a Get Cyber Smart mini campaign, empowering New Zealanders, aged 55-64 to improve their online security.  CERT’s latest data shows this age group lost over $4 million in 2020 to scams and frauds.  Online banking, email and social media accounts can be vulnerable, especially if they don’t have strong passwords.  Password Perfect, … Continue reading "NZTech Inform – Balancing risks and opportunities"
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NZTech Inform – Preparing for the future of work

One of the most enjoyable aspects of my role is the day to day variety. Tomorrow, I am speaking about the technology shaping New Zealand at the MobileTechAg conference in Rotorua. I will be exploring this statement by the New Zealand Productivity Commission – Te Kōmihana Whai Hua o Aotearoa, ‘the main problem facing New Zealand today isn’t too … Continue reading "NZTech Inform – Preparing for the future of work"
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NZTech Inform – Success breeds success

If someone told me a year ago that multiple billion dollar tech deals would play out this month, I wouldn’t have believed it.  However, the continuing growth and dynamism of the New Zealand tech sector was shown last week when Christchurch geoscience and ground modelling software company Seequent, was purchased by Bentley Systems for $1.46 billion.  In another … Continue reading "NZTech Inform – Success breeds success"
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What does the Digital Technologies ITP mean for Location?

The Digital Technologies Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) is a collaboration between industry and Government to help grow the digital technologies sector. It is something every location professional needs to know about and we want to ensure LocationTech is well represented.  What is an Industry Transformation Plan? The Industry Strategy was initiated in June 2019 and updated … Continue reading "What does the Digital Technologies ITP mean for Location?"
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NZTech Inform – let’s all choose to challenge!

Today is International Women’s Day (IWD) and TechWomen are celebrating at events in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and online. This year’s IWD campaign theme is #ChooseToChallenge.  Individually, we’re all responsible for our own thoughts and actions, so we can all choose to call out gender bias and inequality to help create an inclusive world.  As the father of a … Continue reading "NZTech Inform – let’s all choose to challenge!"