Industry News

NZ ranked one of Asia Pacific’s fastest emerging fintech hubs

New Zealand has been ranked one of Asia Pacific’s fastest emerging fintech hubs and one of the top 10 fintech destinations in the region, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. Globally, New Zealand is ranked 45th in the first Global Fintech Index city rankings 2020 by Findexable which id

December 12, 2019

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Industry News

Trio of NZ business women leading AI in NZ

Kiwi business women are leading the drive of one of New Zealand’s most significant technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), into 2020. The AI Forum of New Zealand has just appointed one of ANZ bank’s heads of technology, Megan Tapsell, as its chair, along with Simpson Grierso

December 11, 2019

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Newsletters, NZTech News

NZTech Inform – When Fake News Matters!

Yesterday, as I scanned the news, it occurred to me that potentially the biggest issue we will confront next year, will be the growing impact of fake news and an inability to discern real from fake. There was news that anti-vaxxers in the United States of America (USA) were bombarding

December 9, 2019

Media Releases

Government must focus more on tech in schools

New Zealand tech industry leader Graeme Muller today encouraged the government to put more focus on the introduction of the digital technology curriculum for schools. In less than two months, from January next year, all schools are required to implement the new curriculum content for all studen

December 9, 2019

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NZTech Inform – why are our schools not ready?

Kia ora readers, Last week, we started the multi-city tour to develop a New Zealand Digital Technology Sector Industry Transformation Plan (ITP). Working with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and our regional partners, NZTech is gathering feedback from through

December 2, 2019

Industry News

NZ finance sector primed for AI – research report

The New Zealand financial sector is primed for AI (artificial intelligence), a new national research report says. The AI Forum of New Zealand’s research study says the financial and insurance sectors are probably better prepared to incorporate and reap rewards from AI implementation than other

December 2, 2019

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Industry News

AI a revolutionary force for the NZ insurance trade

AI is one of the most revolutionary forces for the insurance trade in New Zealand today, a major landmark national AI report just released says.   The recent intense interest in AI is a result of factors such as increasing computing power, increased accessibility to mass data, and burgeonin

November 28, 2019

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Industry News

$6.4billion in labour efficiencies to be made in NZ’s economy

New Zealand urgently needs to increase its focus on an AI-enabled future, particularly investment, skills and talent, research, trusted data, ethics and regulation, a major new national artificial intelligent research report says. The AI Forum of New Zealand report has investigated the potential

November 27, 2019

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Newsletters, NZTech News

NZTech Inform – what do you want for the digital tech sector?

Kia ora readers, This week, we start the multi-city tour for the Digital Technology Sector – Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) workshops.  Working with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and our regional partners, NZTech is gathering feedback from throughout the c

November 26, 2019