As we shoot past the halfway point of 2022 and take time for Matariki reflections, I’m excited for the sector growth opportunities ahead. I’m especially grateful for developing relationships in person. In the next few months we will see agritech visitors coming to New Zealand and agritech innovators heading overseas. This is the time to form and cement new relationships.
20 July 2022
This week I am in Auckland all week and my schedule is a mix of at home zoom meetings and coffee catch ups in person!
18 July 2022
Much like the rest of the world, New Zealand organisations have experienced significant supply chain disruptions since the onset of the global pandemic and as a result of global events. These span domestic and international delivery delays, supply constraints, and increases in equipment and transport costs.
12 July 2022
Recently, I’ve been impressed with the inspiring agritech companies I keep hearing about who are taking on the world. Fortunately, AgriTechNZ has been doing an excellent job capturing some of these stories - check out the Kiwi agritech companies taking on the world and the Future of Farming is here.
11 July 2022
After more than two years of making connections via Zoom, members are eager to reconnect face-to-face and move around New Zealand and internationally. The border opening will greatly accelerate the change.
06 July 2022
NZTech is hosting its annual Cyber Security Summit on the 25-26 July in Wellington, in collaboration with Brightstar events. As our lives and work become more reliant on the digital environment so does the need for our ability to trust the digital environment.
04 July 2022
Last Friday we welcomed our first public holiday celebrating mātauranga Māori – Matariki Day. This is a day to acknowledge our past (honour the people we have lost), the present (appreciate what we have), and the future (consider what’s ahead of us) – I’m sure universal values we can all appreciate.
01 July 2022
An important framework within the New Zealand curriculum over the last decade has been the universal design for learning; a flexible and inclusive approach to teaching and learning that is underpinned by the intent to allow akonga (learners) to participate and engage with learning in a manner that celebrates and accommodates their individuality.
29 June 2022
This month we start a series that introduces our Executive Council with Russell Craig from Microsoft. The Executive Council does a superb job of representing our many members, showing true passion and commitment to growing Aotearoa’s AI ecosystem.
28 June 2022