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NZTech Inform – Techweek19’s programme reveal!

Kia ora Readers, Research and Development (R&D) tax credits launch today, which spells the start of quite a considerable change for many NZTech firms.  Many will now be on the journey to the end of a Callaghan Innovation growth grant which are currently scheduled for completion by 31 Ma

April 1, 2019

Media Releases

Techweek reveals 2019 programme: Innovation that's good for the world

New Zealand’s annual festival of innovation is back with hundreds of events set to run across New Zealand during Techweek19, from 20-26 May. Techweek19 continues to focus on the theme innovation that’s good for the world. Events fall under two key categories: events that build capa

March 28, 2019

Industry News, Media Releases

Substantial growth expected in the New Zealand agritech sector

Kiwis can expect to see substantial growth in the agritech sector in the next 12 months, AgritechNZ chief executive Peter Wren-Hilton says. Recent research suggests that New Zealand had approximately $1.4 billion worth of agritech exports in 2018 and was growing at a compound annual growth rate

March 28, 2019

Industry News, Media Releases

NZ can do better on digital privacy

New Zealand can do better than to accept that just two percent of people trust social media to look after their information, when 75 percent of Kiwis go ahead anyway, Digital Identity NZ executive director Andrew Weaver says. He was commenting on Symantec’s latest Insights Report which shines

March 27, 2019

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NZTech Inform – Skills shortage, ethics and AI-DAY

Kia ora Readers, There is plenty happening across the Tech Alliance. Today, the Executive Directors of many of the Tech Alliance groups are meeting for a regular catch up, to share best practice and look for opportunities to collaborate. Tomorrow morning, I am attending the Spark Foundation

March 26, 2019

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NZTech Inform – #TheyAreUs

Kia ora Readers, Like most New Zealanders, I’m still shocked and reeling in disbelief at the events that occurred in Christchurch. My sincerest condolences to those who have lost family and friends in Friday’s attacks. Over the weekend, I’ve read analysis of the alleged kille

March 18, 2019

Industry News

NZ may become a global blockchain leader

Auckland – Kiwis could be future leaders in the billion-dollar global blockchain market across government and industry, BlockchainNZ executive director Mark Pascall says. Blockchain is at its heart a decentralised distributed ledger – which is a way of replicating and sharing data

March 12, 2019

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NZTech Inform – Attracting tech talent to New Zealand

Kia ora Readers, You may not realise it, but as a country, we are doing a pretty good job of attracting world class talent to New Zealand. In 2017, we were involved with LookSee Wellington, a campaign promoting tech jobs in Wellington. The campaign attracted 1.6 million website visits and 48,000

March 11, 2019

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NZTech Inform – Accessing Future Work Opportunities

Kia ora Readers, One evening last week, I watched my nine year old daughter complete a maths challenge in Mathletics (a great local EdTech success story), before switching to the Duolingo app for her daily Spanish lesson. While she was doing this, I was contemplating the numerous oppor

March 5, 2019