Media Releases

Urgent tech education action needed immediately

The tech sector and the government need to urgently co-invest in education, to better align tech courses with the future demands of the sector, a landmark digital skills report says. Using insights from the New Zealand Digital Skills Forum study, tertiary education providers can be better placed to

December 18, 2017

#Digital Skills

Media Releases

Investment critical for a digital Kiwi nation

The future of New Zealand’s economy hangs on its ability to swiftly embrace and invest in digital tech skills, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. He was commenting today on the release of a major digital skills report released by the New Zealand Digital Skills Forum, which is a collaborat

December 17, 2017

#Digital Skills

Industry News

NZTech Q&A: Sonya Williams

Sonya Williams is driven to solve big problems using technology and wants to help more people do the same! She has recently been appointed as NZTech board intern and shares her startup story. What set you on the path to becoming an entrepreneur? The desire to make investing more accessible. I've sp

December 10, 2017

#Fintech

NZTech News

Let's encourage improvement!

Do you tire of having to explain to colleagues, yet again, the benefits of diversity? Sometimes, it seems that our mission to celebrate and promote diversity in the tech sector falls on deaf ears. Let's be honest, diversity and inclusion is a particularly sensitive issue and it is not well understoo

December 10, 2017

#Women in Technology

Newsletters

NZTech Update - Goodbye 2017!

Kia Ora Readers, Wow, another year almost done! Thanks for staying connected and reading my weekly update, this is our last for 2017. Please let me know if there is anything you would like addressed more often in 2018. On Tuesday, I will be in Wellington, showing the Ministry of Education our nove

December 10, 2017

Industry News

IoT devices topping Christmas wish lists in 2017

Exciting tech advances are playing a much greater part in Christmas gifts in New Zealand than ever before, Kriv Naicker, executive director of the New Zealand Internet of Things (IoT) Alliance says. The NZ IoT Alliance is one of the 15 leading tech organisations in the NZ Tech Alliance. For those

December 7, 2017

#Internet of Things

Media Releases

A growing divide, but watch this tech space…

The government is right to raise this concern that there is a growing digital divide, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says in response to a digital report released today. Muller, one of New Zealand’s leading tech experts, says the opportunities emerging from the rapid exponential growth of t

December 6, 2017

NZTech News

Be part of the kiwi transport revolution!

The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) is calling for expressions of interest to join the Land Transport Future Technology Leadership Group. This is an opportunity to help shape the future of New Zealand's transport technology. The influential group will lead discussion on designing our future tra

December 5, 2017

Newsletters

NZTech Update - Flight delays, parties and enthusiasm

Kia Ora Readers, I was really looking forward to the #WellyTech event last week.  After a two hour flight delay, I only just made it to the stadium where partying was well underway.  Thankfully NZTech board member Eva Sherwood stepped in with a welcome on my behalf. Over 1000 people registered t

December 4, 2017