Media Releases

The four-day week discussion in NZ will accelerate this year

The four-day week discussion will accelerate this year and a number of Kiwi companies are looking to pilot the concept. The initiative was created by Andrew Barnes and Charlotte Lockhart at Perpetual Guardian. Evidence shows very clearly how chasing productivity is good for the business. Mayb

January 7, 2020

Media Releases

NZ striving to create an inclusive digital identity environment

Aotearoa New Zealand has a golden opportunity now at the start of a new decade to demonstrate a truly inclusive digital identity environment, Digital Identity New Zealand executive director Andrew Weaver says. Such is New Zealand’s progress, he says he is already seeing interest in what is bei

January 6, 2020

Newsletters, NZTech News

NZTech Inform – happy holidays from us

In the 43rd and final update for 2019, I thought it was worth a quick review at what has been a busy year. Organisationally, NZTech has continued to grow, welcoming CutlivateIT from Hamilton, the 23rd association into the Tech Alliance. Across this alliance of tech associat

December 16, 2019

Media Releases

NZ losing millions from cyber crimes

Potentially the biggest tech issue New Zealanders will confront next year, will be the growing impact of fake news and an inability to discern real from fake, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. With massive increases in scams and phishing, criminals are benefiting from Kiwis’ cyber amb

December 16, 2019

#Cyber Security

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

#Fintech

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

#Artificial Intelligence

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

#Government

Newsletters, NZTech News

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