Welcome to the 2024 New Zealand Fintech Pulsecheck Survey! Our aim is to gain insights from our members, based on their experiences to better understand the issues that define our industry. Your responses will help inform our next bi-annual Fintech Pulsecheck report, Building Trust and Transparency in Financial Services for Aotearoa New Zealand. Following its …
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Kia ora, I was impressed to learn that almost 1000 New Zealand software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses have signed up to the KiwiSaaS community. This initiative is supported by the Digital Technologies Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) and is designed to help the fastest growing part of the tech sector grow even faster through rapid connections and knowledge sharing. For example, Callaghan …
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On Thursday I facilitated our NZTech Connect event, Bridging the participation gap of Māori in Aotearoa’s tech sector. We heard about the impressive work that Spark has been undertaking from their head of People and Culture Heather Polglase. Special thanks also to Te Matarau The Māori Tech Association CEO Lee Timutimu, Spark Kaupapa Māori Lead Rhonda Koroheke and Te Pūkenga …
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We’re helping create a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous Aotearoa New Zealand underpinned by good tech. Learn how NZTech connects, promotes and advances our technology ecosystem to help the tech sector and the economy grow. NZTech’s latest Annual Report was published on 16 August, 2023.
16 August 2023
Kia ora, We’re delighted to launch the latest edition of Digital Skills Aotearoa: Digital Skills for Tomorrow, Today. Our third edition issues an urgent call to industry and Government to collaborate now and equip Aotearoa New Zealand’s workforce with skills for the digital age. It addresses the causes of the skills gap, nurturing talent and fostering …
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Monday 14 August The newly published Digital Skills Aotearoa (3rd edition) provides valuable insights into our digital skills challenges and explores the landscape in New Zealand and globally. “In our ever-evolving digital world, the importance of digital skills cannot be overstated. As we strive to harness the opportunities presented by the digital revolution, it is …
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Kia ora, Every year our team collates data and insights about our ecosystem in preparation for our AGM later this month. Check out the latest New Zealand Tech Key Metrics in the NZTech Info Hub. This year we have included historical trends data, in some cases back to 2000 and some regional breakdowns. A few highlights include: …
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Kia ora, Tomorrow I’m in Wellington at the Digital Trust Hui Taumata. Trust in our digital environment is critical for a prosperous future New Zealand and with the development of digital identities, growing cyber security challenges and privacy issues digital trust is an important discussion for New Zealand. I’m looking forward to the keynote presentation by Tim …
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Kia ora, While Graeme is taking some well deserved annual leave it’s my pleasure to write to you in this week’s newsletter. Did you know that less than 1 in 20 girls even considers a high-paid career in science, technology, engineering or maths, compared to 1 in 5 boys? ShadowTech Day is back and aims …
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