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NZTech Update - EdTech, IoT And Digital Vision

Kia Ora Readers, Last week, I was annoyed to hear media discussion on the sale of Power by Proxi to Apple as if tax payers had been ripped off! We need to change the conversation and make it understood the value from such a sale is multi-faceted and is great news for New Zealand overall. Here's my

November 6, 2017

Industry News, NZTech News

World’s largest tech firm confirms NZ on right track

The world’s largest tech firm Apple has confirmed New Zealand is on the right track to become a great global tech story, just like tourism, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. New Zealand is once again proving it excel in what Sir Paul Callaghan once said our strength lies in the weird s

October 30, 2017

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NZTech Update - Initial Skills Survey Results!

Kia Ora Readers, Late last week, I received initial data analysis of the National Digital Skills Survey run by NZTech as part of the Digital Skills Forum. We are working on a detailed analysis of the digital skills needs for New Zealand, combining this research with a similar survey of Government

October 30, 2017

NZTech News

NZTech Q&A: Priti Ambani

We asked the newly appointed Visa's Everywhere Initiative New Zealand judge about empowering women in tech and what motivates her.  What drives you to make a difference? I think we live in incredible times and now, more than ever before, we are in a position to make a difference that means shared

October 29, 2017

#Women in Technology

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NZTech Update - Creating innovation for global impact

Kia Ora Readers, Last Friday, I attended the showcase event for the first intake of fellows on the Edmund Hillary Fellowship, a truly unique initiative to build a community of world class entrepreneurs and investors right here in New Zealand.  What I saw blew me away! The quality of this first coh

October 24, 2017

Industry News

Kiwi tech advances will help drive greater food supply

Tech advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) might help New Zealand move toward a solution for helping feed the world which will require food production to double to meet a growing population demands, says a Kiwi tech expert. New Zealand IoT Alliance executive dire

October 23, 2017

#Agritech #Artificial Intelligence #Internet of Things

Media Releases

Kiwi virtual reality and augmented reality getting real

The New Zealand virtual reality and augmented reality (VRAR) industry sector’s forecast revenues are estimated to be worth more than $320 million within two years, a report release today says. The publication was commissioned by the New Zealand Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Association (N

October 19, 2017

Industry News

Fresh tech advances driving growth in fintech

New Zealand financial sector will be able to provide their clients with unprecedented online advice from next year and a leading fintech expert today urged companies to start looking to the process sooner rather than later as the FMA is expecting substantial submissions early next year. FinTechNZ 

October 18, 2017

#Fintech

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NZTech Update - AI and Digital Transformation

Hi Readers, If you emailed me recently, I apologise if I haven’t replied. My only excuse is that I turned off my phone and had a couple of weeks away, returning to a few hundred messages. Despite living in technology filled world, there is nothing quite like a digital holiday to cleanse the mind.

October 16, 2017