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NZTech Update - Digital readiness and autonomous vehicles

Hi Readers, Last week in Taipei, I listened to Alan Marcus, Head of Technology at the World Economic Forum as he provided an update on the Network Readiness Index as an important measure of digital readiness. According to their rankings, in 2016 New Zealand rated 17th in the world, quite good, but

September 18, 2017

Industry News, Media Releases

Return to IT pilot encourages Women into Tech

The Ministry of Business and Employment (MBIE) and the Ministry for Women today launched a pilot to attract more women back into the technology sector. Based in Wellington, Return to IT assists women with a digital technology backgrounds to return to work in the sector after taking a career break o

September 13, 2017

#Women in Technology

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NZTech Update - Drones and digital skills

Hi Readers, Last week I reported in from the ski field and this week I’m reporting from Taipei. I am at the Board meeting for the World Information Technology and Services Alliance followed by the World Congress on Information Technology where I’m flying the flag for New Zealand as a leading di

September 11, 2017

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NZTech Update - Politics and promoting change

Hi Readers, This is a little something I prepared earlier! Today as you read this, I should be enjoying the snow on the Remarkables. Last week, having visited local councils and tech ecosystems in Dunedin and Queenstown to excite them about Techweek, I scheduled a long weekend with my family. The

September 4, 2017

Industry News

Chinese investors seeking NZTech investment opportunities – register now!

NZTech and FinTechNZ are excited to share with you details on the China / New Zealand Hi-Tech Summit. Motivated investors from China are seeking investment opportunities in tech companies from all sectors. Please click here to see the programme details and information on the individual investors.

August 31, 2017

#Fintech

NZTech News

Faster internet connections bringing more cyber attacks

Growing evidence shows that the downside of super-fast connectivity and ultra-fast broadband is producing an equivalent lift in cyber-attacks, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Muller, just back from the multinational Global Tech Leaders Dialogue in Melbourne yesterday, says many nations i

August 31, 2017

NZTech News

Step up to make a difference!

I recently joined the NZTech Women High Impact Team, with the honour of being the group’s first male representative. This has significantly improved the teams gender diversity to a proportion not far off the percentage of women in tech in New Zealand businesses! A few months ago, I attended a N

August 31, 2017

#Women in Technology

Industry News

NZ needs to invest in promoting tech now, as it has been for years with education and tourism

It's time New Zealand seriously started to invest in promoting technology, the country’s third largest export industry and fastest growing sector of our economy, a leading New Zealand tech businessman says. NZTech & FinTechNZ chair and Augen Software Group director Mitchell Pham says when K

August 27, 2017

#Fintech

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NZTech Update - Digital leaders, automation and public services

Hi Readers, This morning I had coffee with Colin MacDonald the GCIO and CEO of the Department of Internal Affairs. We met to discuss the role of the GCIO office in Government and ways to continue to improve the interaction between Government agencies and tech firms that help the Government acquire

August 27, 2017