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NZTech Inform - Learnings From The Netherlands

Kia ora readers, The past week I have been in the Netherlands eating pannekoeken (pancakes), cycling on fietsen (bikes) around the canals and meeting people in the tech sector. It was very interesting to discover how similar our challenges are and to find that we can learn a lot from each other.

June 10, 2019

Industry News

NZ education needs shake up to cope with new tech

Auckland – The New Zealand education system needs a serious shake up to deal with the velocity in which technology is changing the working world, EdTechNZ has said in a submission to the Productivity Commission. The commission has launched an inquiry into the impact of tech on the fu

June 10, 2019

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AgritechNZ to unleash major initiative to boost production

A three-year New Zealand agritech initiative designed to validate new technologies in nutrient analysis, delivery, efficient uptake, and environmental mitigation will be launched at the national Fieldays at Mystery Creek near Hamilton next Thursday. AgritechNZ chief executive Peter Wren-Hilton s

June 6, 2019

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Nine out of 10 Kiwis want more control of their digital identity

A total of 79 percent of New Zealanders are concerned about the protection of their identity and use of personal data by organisations, according to a research survey commissioned by Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ).  Andrew Weaver, executive director of DINZ, says there is a public conc

June 5, 2019

#Cyber Security

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NZTech Inform - Hallo Uit Nederland (Hello From The Netherlands)

Kia ora, Goedemorgen readers, After a crazy busy Techweek it was wonderful to have last week off with the family to visit old friends in Amsterdam. We lived here for a number of years prior to returning to New Zealand in 2013.  This country is super tech’d up. The Netherlan

June 4, 2019

Industry News

Blockchain could inject growth into the NZ economy

Blockchain has the potential to offer many benefits to inject growth into the New Zealand economy, BlockchainNZ executive director Mark Pascall has just told a government select committee. New Zealand has a golden opportunity to take leadership globally by using blockchain for a positive economi

June 4, 2019

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Blockchain could inject growth into the NZ economy

Blockchain has the potential to offer many benefits to inject growth into the New Zealand economy, BlockchainNZ executive director Mark Pascall has just told a government select committee. New Zealand has a golden opportunity to take leadership globally by using blockchain for a positive economi

June 4, 2019

#Blockchain

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Budget 2019: What it means for the tech sector

Despite some wins for the tech sector in investment, the Government’s Budget has been overshadowed by the premature disclosure of Budget information. This has resulted in some unexpected learnings about how you handle weaknesses in your online platforms and how you communicate when they have been

May 31, 2019

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ShadowTech Days huge value to the NZ tech industry

Young New Zealand female students have the opportunity to be mentored by high profile Kiwi tech companies at ShadowTech Days around the country next month. The first ShadowTech Day for 2019 will be held in Auckland next Friday (June 7) with well over 200 schoolgirls taking part around the city.

May 28, 2019

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