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InsurTechNZ Update - March 2023

InsurTechNZ was established in 2021 to foster collaboration between companies who share a common interest in using data and digital strategies to improve the customer experience. Blair Turnbull, a founding co-chair, has stepped down from his InsurTechNZ role. We want to thank Blair for his energy a

March 2, 2023

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ChatGPT proving to be the iPhone moment for AI

Tēnā tātou katoa, ChatGPT is proving to be the iPhone moment for AI (thanks to Ming Cheuk for your excellent metaphor), with a good number of our members appearing in the news talking about the opportunities it has unleashed across a wide variety of applications, including: ElementX,&nbs

February 28, 2023

Industry News

EdTechNZ member Kai’s Education continues to impress in overseas markets

EdTechNZ member Kai’s Education is making headway in the US with its award winning educational robot “Kaibot”, launched late last year. The little AI-enabled learning robot is designed to help five to 15-year-old children develop coding skills, and last year won the Learn-to-Code category

February 27, 2023

NZTech News

NZTech Inform – marathon efforts!

Kia ora, Two weeks ago, I completed the iconic Tarawera Ultramarathon (TUM102) in 13 hours. For the last six months I have enjoyed working with my training team as I prepared for this epic 102 km adventure. The TUM102 is one of the most scenic ultramarathons in the world,&nbs

February 27, 2023

Industry News

Bright Awards Winners 2022 Announcement

The Bright Awards recognise young New Zealand high-school talent within the creative arts and technology fields. Since 2016, Media Design School has committed to help lift these creators and give back to their community. The 2022 Bright Awards invited Year 11–13 students to showcase and celebr

February 24, 2023

Industry News

NZ education needs to swiftly embrace artificial intelligence

Understanding artificial intelligence and the impact on education is like the 1820 introduction of the calculator for maths, AIForumNZ executive director Madeline Newman says. People have moved from a world where everything is discoverable such as search engines, to a world where everything is k

February 24, 2023

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FinTechNZ – Counting down to the FinTech Hui Taumata 2023

Kia ora, My thoughts are with all those affected by recent events in Aotearoa - both Cyclone Gabrielle and the Auckland flooding. If you’re in a position to provide material support to those in need I encourage you to donate to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The recent extreme

February 24, 2023

Industry News

RedBook Q4, 2022 update

Read the RedBook Q4, 2022 update.

February 23, 2023

Newsletters

The potential of Web3 + the future of money

Kia ora, Last November, our Law and Regulations Working Group hosted a roundtable with Hon. Judith Collins to discuss the National Party’s upcoming digital strategy and how Web3 could be a critical path towards an economically prosperous Aotearoa. During this session we discussed the

February 23, 2023