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Hi Readers Last year, I joined the board of NZTech alongside my role at Oracle. As part of our drive to create a prosperous New Zealand underpinned by a vibrant technology industry we have a passionate team #NZTechWomen, dedicated to inspiring women into the sector. It is vital that we promote technology as a worthwhile … Continue reading "NZTech Update – Connect, promote and advance NZTech"
19 February 2017
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NZTech Update – FinTechNZ, NZTech Women update and more
Hi Readers The NZTech team had another busy week with FinTechNZ launch events in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. The ability to support the development of a new tech association and help it reach critical mass quickly is thanks to the collaboration between the NZTech Board and a Core Working Group of FinTechNZ representatives. This is … Continue reading "NZTech Update – FinTechNZ, NZTech Women update and more"
13 February 2017
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NZTech Update – Blade running technology and a new role available.
Hi Readers Don’t you love these summertime four day weeks? Despite a few short weeks, plenty has been happening. Last Wednesday, I attended the New Zealand Pinot Noir Gala Dinner with NZTech member Wine-Searcher.com, the world’s leading wine pricing database and searching site. Yet, another cool tech success story from New Zealand. The keynote speaker … Continue reading "NZTech Update – Blade running technology and a new role available."
06 February 2017
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NZTech Update – NZTech is amped-up for 2017!
Hi Readers Happy New Year! I trust you have enjoyed a well deserved rest and recharged your batteries for the year ahead. I have been back from holiday for one week and already the NZTech team has a “to do” list as long as my arm! In 2017, our major projects include the; Launch of … Continue reading "NZTech Update – NZTech is amped-up for 2017!"
31 January 2017
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NZTech Update – The year in review…
Hi Readers How exciting, only a few more days until a well earned rest. Last week, I was preparing a note for an organisation considering joining NZTech, when I realised just how much we have accomplished recently. That’s when it occurred to me we should share this with everyone! It has been a big year … Continue reading "NZTech Update – The year in review…"
19 December 2016
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NZTech Update – Future leaders, Canterbury growth and how to win in 2017
Hi Readers Last week, in Wellington, we attended NZTech’s end of year drinks and celebrated the launch of FLINT (Future Leaders in Technology). These young people were inspiring, energetic, keen to network and will ultimately be future leaders of New Zealand’s technology sector. I was impressed with the 50/50 gender split as many IT events … Continue reading "NZTech Update – Future leaders, Canterbury growth and how to win in 2017"
11 December 2016
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NZTech Update – Al, global impact and cybersecurity skills shortage
Hi Readers Recently, I attended the IBM World of Watson Conference in Las Vegas. I was there to assess advances in cognitive computing (AI) and determine how we can better integrate such modernized technology into the New Zealand ecosystem. What struck me most revolved around the use of cognitive computing to distil useful information from … Continue reading "NZTech Update – Al, global impact and cybersecurity skills shortage"
04 December 2016
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NZTech Update – Celebrating tech and innovation in 2017
Hi Readers Next May, with the support of numerous passionate people from a variety of tech communities, government agencies and cities throughout New Zealand, NZTech will deliver Techweek’17. Techweek is a week-long celebration of tech and innovation. It is a national festival of hundreds of independently run events curated as a cohesive experience. Right now … Continue reading "NZTech Update – Celebrating tech and innovation in 2017"
27 November 2016
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NZTech Update: Digital disruption, exponential tech and education
Hi Readers Last Monday, during the opening presentation at the Singularity Summit in Christchurch, Kaila Colbin hardly missed a beat as an aftershock rumbled through the arena, shaking up the 1500 guests. It was the first of many shake ups. We heard from global experts about the latest in artificial intelligence, digital biology, energy, autonomous … Continue reading "NZTech Update: Digital disruption, exponential tech and education"
21 November 2016