Covid accelerates need for entire NZ population to upskill – report
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Auckland – The covid pandemic has accelerated digitalisation globally and in New Zealand, necessitating a mass upskilling of digital skills by the entire population,...
Green-tech pioneers pursuing cool environmental changes
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Otautahi – Not all the focus this year is on the global health crisis or coping with unusual and dramatic climate change.
Some of...
How to reduce plastic waste entering the ocean
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Ōtepoti – Almost half the annual plastic ocean waste can be prevented by reusing just 10 percent of our plastic, a new study...
Black Fridays: consumers searching harder for bargains
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Te Whanganui -a-Tara – This year there are specific challenges to the traditional festive gift-buying season.
Despite inflation and shortages, Black Friday sales are...
36 global cities to consider equity, security, and sustainability
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Te Whanganui-a-Tara – A new report provides insights into tech use among cities including potential implications for equity, security, privacy and financial sustainability.
Serious...
NZ a top 10 country heading to sustainable energy
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Otautahi – New Zealand is one of the top 10 countries in the world in leading the transition to sustainable energy, according to...
Most people willing to pay more for scarce natural goods
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Otautahi – A global new finds an average of 85 percent of adults across 28 countries agreeing that information on the use of scarce...
Climate changes increasing across Aotearoa – IPCC report
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Otautahi – New Zealand has warmed up by 1.1cdeg and annual temperature changes have emerged above natural variability over the country in the...
Young people have more faith in algorithms than politicians
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Geneva – Young people hold more faith in governance by robots than humans and view corruption, climate change and stale political leadership as...
Urgent ocean climate change action essential
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Tāmaki Makaurau – The world’s oceans are inextricably linked to climate change. Rising air temperatures due to global warming are melting the polar...
Quarter of the world without safe drinking water
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Otautahi – In 2015, all countries in the world pledged to work towards universal access to safe drinking water, sanitation and basic handwashing...
NZ not responding fast enough to digital tech
Source: MakeLemonade.nz
Tāmaki Makaurau – The just released international report on digital competitiveness, Digital Riser Report 2021, finds New Zealand’s digital competitiveness has reduced 70...
