Last week, Minister Twyford released the Government’s strategy for drones, Aviation for the Automated Age.
22 July 2019
Last week, I was working on the NZTech annual report in preparation for our 25 July AGM.
15 July 2019
Last week, the Government announced a pivot to Industry Transformation Plans. This is a new approach to industry policy, aimed at growing more innovative industries in New Zealand and lifting the …
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08 July 2019
Kia ora Readers Currently, there is quite a lot happening in the world of Government regarding to tech. Tomorrow morning the revised 2019 New Zealand Cyber Security Strategy is launched …
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01 July 2019
Kia ora Readers, Last week, I spent quite a bit of time with different members of the Tech Alliance. Working with more than 20 tech associations and over 800 members constantly …
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24 June 2019
Kia ora readers, Last week, we were expecting some exciting announcements from AgriTech New Zealand at their Agritech Unleashed event at Fieldays. However, I wasn’t expecting to hear from Minister O’Connor that the …
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17 June 2019
The past week I have been in the Netherlands eating pannekoeken (pancakes), cycling on fietsen (bikes) around the canals and meeting people in the tech sector.
10 June 2019
After a crazy busy Techweek it was wonderful to have last week off with the family to visit old friends in Amsterdam.
04 June 2019
Despite some wins for the tech sector in investment, the Government’s Budget has been overshadowed by the premature disclosure of Budget information. This has resulted in some unexpected learnings about how you handle weaknesses in your online platforms and how you communicate when they have been exploited.
31 May 2019