During this time of the year, many of us are planning how to bring our families together for Christmas and the summer holidays. This year we also have a special opportunity to reconnect with our wider community at Fieldays 2022. 

The power of collective impact is always clear when our tech industry leaders meet and share their efforts.

October, November and December are the busiest months for DINZ as they are in many organisations. DINZ has been hard at work planning the Digital Trust Hui Taumata 2023 confirmed for 1 Aug 2023 at Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington. Save that date! Get in touch to sponsor or exhibit.

Our recent Showcase event profiled seven exciting startups who are re-defining the user experience for consumers, employees and intermediaries. You can watch their presentations here. Open banking is coming (it’s official), and the next InsurTechNZ Connect event features a panel discussion on how our sector can prepare for it. Join us to share your views with … Continue reading "InsurTechNZ November 2022 Newsletter"

Have you considered helping your local Code Club, a nationwide network of free, volunteer-led coding clubs for kids?  You can become a volunteer by donating one hour of time per week.

Earlier this month, I was delighted to attend Bridgewest’s Impact Innovation Conference. While I was there, I wondered why it seems so difficult to grow the biotech sector? Considering we have all the ingredients in New Zealand for a strong biotech sector, it shouldn’t be so hard!

At our recent Ada Lovelace Day event, five women shared their technology career stories. While all unique in both journey, challenges and successes, early exposure to the evolving nature of tech was a recurring theme. These exposures were wide ranging and included recalling a first computer in the house, playing with toys typecast as being "for boys", learning with/from brothers, experiencing new technologies in school programs, and being taken to inspiring tech events as youths.

Enabling digital tech for emission reduction goals

Last month our executive council chair, Kriv Naicker, and executive director, Alison Mackie, hosted our annual general meeting. We presented on the previous 12 months, our strategic vision, core activities for 2022-2023, welcomed the new executive council, and said some farewells. Some of our notable achievements over the last 12 months is our work across … Continue reading "The collaborative nature of IoT"