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NZTech Chair rates high calibre of 2016 Board nominees

Board nominations have closed and electronic voting is now open with 19 nominees vying for 4 available positions on the NZTech Board. "Not only have we had a tremendous response with a strong number of nominations, but the high calibre of nominees means we have a greater opportunity to promote the

June 24, 2016

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Emerging technologies present biggest opportunities for NZ healthcare

The New Zealand healthcare sector spent $243 million on IT in 2015 and is forecast to grow to almost $300 million by 2019, according to IDC Health Insights, a global technology analyst firm. The NZTech Digital Nation report released today says emerging technologies present the biggest opportuniti

June 21, 2016

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Enormous opportunity for technology to grow the agri sector

Reigniting rural productivity is critical for farmer profitability and New Zealand's global competitiveness, a benchmark technology study says. New Zealand’s reputation as a world-leading provider of agricultural technology solutions continues to grow and connectivity is the heart of technologi

June 21, 2016

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Exciting state of the nation facts of the burgeoning tech sector

The technology sector is a large and significant part of the New Zealand economy, generating considerable value, jobs and exports, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. In a landmark state of the nation report on the tech sector, Muller says currently nearly 29,000 tech sector firms contribu

June 21, 2016

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Government needs to partner private sector to exploit emerging technologies

The Government is a significant employer in its own right and will play a dominant role in driving technology into the fully digital era, according to a first-ever NZTech report into technology growth in New Zealand. The Government is responsible for creating a favourable economic environment, ed

June 21, 2016

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Increasing tech sector productivity will lift the economy by $2.7billion

For every four percent growth in the productivity of the tech sector, the entire New Zealand economy will lift by $2.7 billion and wages will increase by 1.4 percent, according to NZTech’s first-ever investigation report into the state of technology. The report analyses how increased tech secto

June 21, 2016

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New Zealand as the high tech capital of the world?

The tech sector and Government should combine forces to start creating a position of New Zealand as the high tech capital of the world, an incubation nation and a world class digital nation, NZTech recommended today. The national tech organisation today released a landmark first-ever in-depth stu

June 21, 2016

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NZ manufacturers & retailers must embrace technology faster

New Zealand manufacturers that evolve fast to new technologies, leveraging sensors, data analytics, additive manufacturing and virtual reality will be able to compete well on the world stage, a major study into New Zealand technology says. NZTech’s landmark Digital Nation report released today s

June 21, 2016

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NZTech calls for faster implementation of digital literacy

Teaching computational thinking, digital technology and cyber security at primary school level has been identified by NZTech to be as integral as maths and English to the nation’s economy. The New Zealand education system is not evolving fast enough to generate local talent to support the growth

June 21, 2016

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