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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

Industry News

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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Industry News

Tech will soon reduce deaths from breast cancer

More than 600 women die from breast cancer each year in New Zealand. With an AI augmented screening programme, many of these deaths might be preventable according to the AI Forum of New Zealand’s latest research report. The programme could pay for itself, given that the cost of breast cancer i

November 4, 2019

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Industry News

AI about to speed up hospital processes – big time

The days of hospital specialists spending more time treating patients and less time processing referrals may soon be over. The AI Forum of New Zealand’s recent health research report says tens of millions of dollars are being spent to come up with an artificial intelligence system to speed up

October 31, 2019

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NZTech Inform – Tech Is The Answer For Wellbeing

Kia ora readers, Recent Statistics New Zealand research showed that nearly a quarter of all New Zealanders experience poor mental wellbeing and struggle to access help as health services are reportedly stretched beyond capacity.  Last week, Xero launched the 2019 Small Bus

October 29, 2019

Media Release

Technology the answer to stretched mental health services

With Statistics New Zealand research finding that nearly a quarter of Kiwis experience some level of poor mental wellbeing and with mental health services throughout New Zealand stretched, NZTech says it is great to see technology being used to help provide mental wellbeing support to more than 850

October 29, 2019

Newsletter

NZTech Inform – how to help the digital tech sector grow

What do you think we should be focusing on in the next year to help the digital technology sector grow? A couple of months back the Government launched its new economic development policy, made up of industry transformation plans. This is similar to Singapore’s approach&nbs

October 21, 2019

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NZTech Inform – Online Security More Important Than Ever

This week is New Zealand Cyber Smart Week and we’ve partnered with CERT to help raise awareness. Are you secure online? Make sure of it! is the 2019 theme and it’s a timely reminder we are all vulnerable to cyber attack. No one is immune and it’s especially important

October 14, 2019

Media Release

Cyber attacks costing NZ millions of dollars annually

Leading tech expert Graeme Muller today questioned whether the recent cyber attack on a Wellington health organisation would be enough for New Zealand to take cyber threats seriously. The NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says Kiwis, businesses and organisations must act to prevent future cyb

October 14, 2019

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