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AgritechNZ keen to help scale up NZ food production

Tauranga – With the need to feed the world’s population of 9.8 billion people by 2050, AgritechNZ is looking at ways New Zealand can scale up its food production to meet the growing global demand. AgritechNZ chief executive Peter Wren-Hilton says global food systems will need to tr

April 15, 2019

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Technology crucial for New Zealand’s future

Auckland – Technology, which is crucial for New Zealand’s economic and social future, is in the hands of school children who are taking a massive interest in the country’s fastest growing sector, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. School students in every year n

April 11, 2019

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NZTech Inform – achieving diversity and inclusion in tech

Kia ora Readers, Our award-winning mentoring programme ShadowTech is back for 2019 and launches during Techweek19. Last year, ShadowTech hosted 650 students and 300 mentors. More than 100 organisations participated in six cities. ShadowTech provides girls (years nine to 11) a

April 10, 2019

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NZ tech leader to speak at international summit in the Netherlands

NZTech CEO Graeme Muller has been invited to speak at a major tech event in Europe later this year as interest grows in New Zealand’s transition to a leading digital economy. He is speaking at the BTG conference in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, and will also attend the Global Entrepreneur Summit

April 2, 2019

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NZTech Inform – Techweek19’s programme reveal!

Kia ora Readers, Research and Development (R&D) tax credits launch today, which spells the start of quite a considerable change for many NZTech firms.  Many will now be on the journey to the end of a Callaghan Innovation growth grant which are currently scheduled for completion by 31 Ma

April 1, 2019

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Techweek reveals 2019 programme: Innovation that's good for the world

New Zealand’s annual festival of innovation is back with hundreds of events set to run across New Zealand during Techweek19, from 20-26 May. Techweek19 continues to focus on the theme innovation that’s good for the world. Events fall under two key categories: events that build capa

March 28, 2019

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Substantial growth expected in the New Zealand agritech sector

Kiwis can expect to see substantial growth in the agritech sector in the next 12 months, AgritechNZ chief executive Peter Wren-Hilton says. Recent research suggests that New Zealand had approximately $1.4 billion worth of agritech exports in 2018 and was growing at a compound annual growth rate

March 28, 2019

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NZ can do better on digital privacy

New Zealand can do better than to accept that just two percent of people trust social media to look after their information, when 75 percent of Kiwis go ahead anyway, Digital Identity NZ executive director Andrew Weaver says. He was commenting on Symantec’s latest Insights Report which shines

March 27, 2019

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NZTech Inform – Skills shortage, ethics and AI-DAY

Kia ora Readers, There is plenty happening across the Tech Alliance. Today, the Executive Directors of many of the Tech Alliance groups are meeting for a regular catch up, to share best practice and look for opportunities to collaborate. Tomorrow morning, I am attending the Spark Foundation

March 26, 2019