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New Zealand's opportunity with refugees and migrants

This year, I celebrate my 30th anniversary of arriving in NZ as a refugee from Vietnam. My NZ-born friend Peter Vile and I co-founded Augen in 1993, and since then have employed hundreds of staff in NZ. We have also built a strong presence for our NZ business in the Vietnam market. I our view,

September 11, 2015

#Digital Skills

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Supporting Women-run Companies

More women in tech has been a catch cry in New Zealand, and globally, for years and we’re only seeing incremental change. While momentum is building with more amazing women being seen forging their own stories and inspiring others to pick up the mantle, some forecasts put any semblance of true

August 30, 2015

#Women in Technology

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Getting the hang of it - learning on the job

JUDE BARBACK looks at two companies offering opportunities for new or potential employees to become savvy with their IT systems and infrastructure. Is the growing complexity and customisation of businesses’ technology increasing the need for work-based learning? IT student from Wellington Institu

August 30, 2015

#Tech Careers

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N4L raises volume of teacher excellence with new podcast series

Raising the voice of New Zealand teachers championing innovative learning is the aim of the new “Point of Learning” podcast launched by N4L (Network for Learning), with the fourth episode airing today, featuring Abdul Chohan, an internationally recognised learning technology consultant which App

August 28, 2015

#Edtech

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IBM to host New Zealand’s first SmartCamp

Applications are now open to startups and early stage businesses IBM (NYSE: IBM) is calling for entrepreneurs to participate in its first New Zealand SmartCamp, to be held in Auckland on 17th September. SmartCamp participants receive mentoring from industry experts and introductions to IBM’s gl

August 24, 2015

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Cisco calls ANZ start-ups to join its global Grand Innovation Challenge til Sept 7

Cisco is seeking entries from innovative New Zealand and Australian start-ups, entrepreneurs, developers and inventors in the Internet of Things space to participate in its global 2015 Innovation Grand Challenge, which recognises, supports and celebrates up-and-coming IoT technologies. Although t

August 24, 2015

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Advancing Women to provide needed tech sector skills

NZTech has prepared a briefing paper to provide an overview of the many skills and talent development initiatives currently available within the New Zealand technology sector ecosystem with a focus on increasing the number of women in the sector. Given the scale of the skills shortage, or skills mi

August 20, 2015

#Tech Careers

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Discussing topics of importance to SME tech companies

Join us in Auckland or Wellington for a coffee roundtable discussion with Minister Foss, to discuss topics of relevance to small tech companies. Hon Craig Foss is currently Minister of Small Business, Statistics, Veterans’ Affairs and Associate Minister of Immigration and Transport. Minister F

August 19, 2015

#Government

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Tech Industry Associations meeting with TPP negotiators

TPP Intellectual Property and Tech/Internet issues Report from a meeting with TPP negotiators Based on what we have seen from leaked texts, all major tech sector representative bodies were concerned about the TPP process. We were also concerned about the content of parts of the agreement, particular

August 18, 2015

#Government