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28 August 2024

Firstly, a massive congratulations to Shanon O'Connor and Tōnui Collab for winning the Community Tech Champions Award at last week’s CIO Awards!

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Annual Meeting & Executive Council Elections 2024

26 August 2024

Kia ora, We are pleased to invite you to nominate yourself or another individual for the Education Technology Association of New Zealand Executive Council. Education is the foundation on which all of New Zealand will prosper and grow. The Education Technology Association of New Zealand (EdTechNZ) is the voice of EdTech in New Zealand, supporting the … Continue reading "Take a moment to breathe"

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Celebrating edtech

26 August 2024

Kia ora, The highlight of last week was presenting Shanon O’Connor of Tōnui Collab with the 2024 Community Tech Champions Award at the CIO Summit Awards. Tōnui Collab, an EdTechNZ member, is a specialist STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Mātauranga Māori) education partner. They are committed to digital equity and strengthening the opportunities for taitamariki to contribute in meaningful ways … Continue reading "Take a moment to breathe"

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Sustainability - Insights, strategies and future events

22 August 2024

Welcome to this month’s Sustainable Finance update. Discover our latest insights and upcoming events. AI Hackathon winners pitching at Aotearoa AI Summit We were stoked to see the AI Hackathon this year focus on solving real-world problems, from protecting water resources, fighting climate change, reducing pollution, managing land use, preserving biodiversity to improving how we … Continue reading "Take a moment to breathe"

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Take a moment to breathe

In this issue Insights from the Executive Director  Life Sciences Summit News and events Insights from the Executive Director It’s been a very tough month for many of our BioTechNZ members and communities impacted by the recent devastating weather events in Aotearoa. My thoughts go out to everyone who has been affected and I acknowledge … Continue reading "Take a moment to breathe"
08 March 2023
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InsurTechNZ Update – March 2023

InsurTechNZ was established in 2021 to foster collaboration between companies who share a common interest in using data and digital strategies to improve the customer experience. Blair Turnbull, a founding co-chair, has stepped down from his InsurTechNZ role. We want to thank Blair for his energy and vision during those two years in helping create … Continue reading "InsurTechNZ Update – March 2023"
02 March 2023
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ChatGPT proving to be the iPhone moment for AI

Tēnā tātou katoa, ChatGPT is proving to be the iPhone moment for AI (thanks to Ming Cheuk for your excellent metaphor), with a good number of our members appearing in the news talking about the opportunities it has unleashed across a wide variety of applications, including: ElementX, Spark, Arcanum AI, Aware Group, Frankly AI, Ambit AI and University of Auckland. Get involvedWe have … Continue reading "ChatGPT proving to be the iPhone moment for AI"
28 February 2023
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The potential of Web3 + the future of money

Kia ora, Last November, our Law and Regulations Working Group hosted a roundtable with Hon. Judith Collins to discuss the National Party’s upcoming digital strategy and how Web3 could be a critical path towards an economically prosperous Aotearoa. During this session we discussed the current regulatory frameworks, compliance laws and taxation issues within New Zealand and other … Continue reading "The potential of Web3 + the future of money"
23 February 2023
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Education and innovative technology

Kia ora, It’s been an exciting start to the year here at EdTechNZ. I’d like to introduce our two new co-chairs, Amy Bucher, Head of Education Products at ADInstruments, and Jude Hadfield, Managing Director of the New Zealand entity at TTRO. We’re very excited to have such powerful women join the leadership team and support our Deputy Chair, Alana … Continue reading "Education and innovative technology"
22 February 2023
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Inspiring the next generation

Welcome to 2023. The TechWomen team is excited to announce our focus for the year is inspiring the next generation of females into technology centred careers.  You would have seen our request for sponsorship and registration of interest for ShadowTech Day 2023, our headline programme which has had a few years hiatus with the pandemic. … Continue reading "Inspiring the next generation"
20 February 2023