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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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$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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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

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NZTech Inform – Developing Our Economy And Society Towards 2050

Kia ora readers, During Singapore FinTech week, I closely observed the pace that Singapore is successfully adopting and leveraging technology to make the country better for its citizens. I am pleased that New Zealand is taking a leaf out of the Singaporean playbook and is developing in

November 18, 2019

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NZTech Inform – supporting fintech growth

Kia ora readers, Good morning from Singapore! The New Zealand contingent for the Singapore FinTech Week has swelled to over 70 now and I’m proud to be here, working closely with NZTE, supporting these amazing people who are taking New Zealand fintech to the world. Over the past

November 11, 2019

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MedCan2020 will help launch the Kiwi medical cannabis industry

The medicinal cannabis industry will significantly boost the New Zealand economy, BiotechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. If the regulations around this new productive industry sector is managed correctly, the trade could prove to be extremely lucrative. More than 60 countries are l

November 11, 2019

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Chatbot or digital humans part of daily life in NZ

More New Zealanders every day are becoming used to chatbots or digital employees who serve customer requests which saves companies money. The AI Forum of New Zealand’s recent research report says chatbots are increasingly being used in New Zealand to resolve any queries or issues. Support c

November 7, 2019

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NZTech Inform – How Impressive Is Local Tech Export Growth?

Kia ora readers, Another year goes by and another $1 billion is added to the revenues of the largest New Zealand tech exporters revenues.  Thanks to the annual release of the TIN report which surveys 1,000 New Zealand operated tech exporters, we know the top 200 tech firms grew re

November 4, 2019

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Fintech helping NZ to becoming a global digital nation

New Zealand is becoming more and more a digital nation and Kiwis expect transactions to be seamless and painless, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. Fintech is the fastest growing part of the tech sector, with new contactless payment about to make a dramatic change to transactions in Ne

November 4, 2019

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