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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

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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

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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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NZTech Inform - Moving The Dial On Diversity And Inclusion

Kia ora readers, Last weekend I was asked what I thought the best Techweek event was. It was an impossible question to answer when there were so many amazing things happening. Chatting with the incredibly excited kids and parents from Manurewa High School and Clendon Park School who we

May 27, 2019

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BlockchainNZ to ask govt for a national strategy

Auckland – BlockchainNZ will next week ask the government to research and prepare a blockchain strategy for New Zealand to get up to speed with other countries. BlockchainNZ executive director Mark Pascall will present to parliament’s economic development, science and innovation select

May 22, 2019

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NZ companies to learn from world’s biggest biotech event

Auckland – New Zealand delegation of biotech companies will attend the world’s biggest biotech conference in Philadelphia in the USA next month. They will be among 16,000 attendees from around the globe at the Bio2019 event from June 3 to 6. The New Zealand biotech experts

May 21, 2019

#Biotech