NZTech and NZBio combine tech forces
Auckland – New Zealand is beginning to witness unprecedented opportunities in areas of technology convergence as cutting-edge and world-first technology continues to accelerate and merge. NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says New Zealand has a history of innovation in the biotech and biosciences areas, often driven by strong Kiwi foundations in the primary sectors. So, […]
Read More →100TechWomen project launching this month
Auckland – NZTech Women will this month launch 100TechWomen which will feature a collection of inspiring stories from New Zealand’s brightest female tech talent from around the country. Edwina Mistry, executive director of NZTech Women, says the launch is designed to inspire the future generation of women in tech and celebrate the contribution of women […]
Read More →Award winning Pham: NZ leader in world class tech sector
Auckland – NZTech chair Mitchell Pham who receives the Kea World Class New Zealand Award tomorrow night, is a leader in New Zealand’s world class tech sector. Past winners of these awards include Sir Peter Jackson and Lady Fran Walsh. Mitchell Pham, director at Augen Software Group in New Zealand and Vietnam, co-founder of the Kiwi […]
Read More →NZ’s big tech stars heading to Wellington
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: NZ’s big tech stars heading to Wellington Wellington – An increasing number of ground-breaking New Zealand tech designers are collaborating with the wider business world to produce one of the fastest growing segments of tech. NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says the country’s best developers, designers and tech geniuses will attend an all-day […]
Read More →NZ highly regarded for global tech talent
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: NZ highly regarded for global tech talent Auckland – Tech is the fastest growing and third biggest industry sector in New Zealand contributing more than $6.3 billion in annual exports and now other countries are chasing the cream of our tech crop. NZTech board member and winner of last year’s New Zealand […]
Read More →Ethics of artificial intelligence critical to its success
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: Ethics of artificial intelligence critical to its success Auckland – The ethics of artificial intelligence will be critical to the success of AI going forward, a Microsoft leader and a keynote speaker at the AI Day event in Auckland next week says. Steve Guggenheimer, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s AI Business, says that […]
Read More →Tech researchers on the cusp of an evolution with machines
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: Tech researchers on the cusp of an evolution with machines Auckland – The world’s tech experts are on the verge of seeing a major shift in relationships between people and machines, according to a key speaker heading to AI Day in Auckland on March 28. IBM Distinguished Designer Adam Cutler says what interests […]
Read More →NZ seen as the world’s living tech lab
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: NZ seen as the world’s living tech lab Auckland – The announcement of the world’s first self-driving electric air taxi being piloted in Christchurch is just one of the examples of New Zealand becoming a living tech laboratory, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller said today. The Zephyr Airworks aircraft, financed by Google co-founder […]
Read More →How can NZ agritech feed the world even more?
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: How can NZ agritech feed the world even more? Tauranga – How New Zealand can meet the challenge of feeding some of the predicted global population of 10 billion by 2050, will be a major focus at a Techweek event in Tauranga in May. World-leading meat, dairy and horticultural industries have established New […]
Read More →Dr Lance O’Sullivan slams NZ health system
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: Dr Lance O’Sullivan slams NZ health system Auckland – Pioneering digital doctor Lance O’Sullivan today blasted the New Zealand health system at the international Digital Nations summit in Auckland. He said healthcare for Kiwis was poor and it was a ‘shitty’ system. More than 500 people, including 200 from overseas, are attending […]
Read More →NZ should celebrate its great global tech success – Ian Taylor
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: NZ should celebrate its great global tech success – Ian Taylor Auckland – Ian Taylor, one of New Zealand’s most prominent tech experts, says New Zealand must celebrate it digital successes as one of the leading tech countries in the world. Taylor received a huge ovation at the international digital nations summit […]
Read More →Chief tech officer appointment critical for NZ
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: Chief tech officer appointment critical for NZ Auckland – The appointment of a chief technology officer for New Zealand is critical for the future of the country if we hope to be a thriving digital nation by 2030, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. He was speaking at the international Digital Nations Summit […]
Read More →Textbooks and landline phones likely to be gone by 2030
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: Textbooks and landline phones likely to be gone by 2030 Auckland – Spark Digital chief executive Jolie Hodson, who is speaking to the international Digital Nations summit in Auckland today, has painted a picture of dramatic tech changes in New Zealand over the next 12 years. Hodson’s thoughts on what life will be […]
Read More →How will tech be impacting NZ by 2030?
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: How will tech be impacting NZ by 2030? Auckland – More than 500 tech people are gathering at the international Digital Nations Summit in Auckland on Monday to share ideas and thoughts about what sort of country New Zealand will be like in 2030 and the role technology will play, NZTech chief […]
Read More →Kiwi kids to give world tech experts coding lessons
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: Kiwi kids to give world tech experts coding lessons Auckland – Some of the world’s leading tech experts, including tech Ministers from other countries, will attend a coding session with a bunch of young New Zealand’s school children at the Young Coders Showcase during the international Digital Nations tech summit in Auckland next […]
Read More →AI, the new tech frontier, changing the world
Source: MakeLemonade.nz Headline: AI, the new tech frontier, changing the world Christchurch – Some of the top cutting-edge tech companies, academics and leading tech chief executives will unleash all the latest information and how AI (artificial intelligence) is impacting on New Zealanders’ lives at a major event in Auckland in March. AI Day 2018 in […]
Read More →Gender-balanced tech firms make much bigger profits
Auckland – Gender-balanced tech firms are up to 40 percent more profitable and it is important that Kiwi companies and leaders acknowledge and accept that when hiring staff, the new executive director of Tech Women NZ says. Edwina Mistry has just been appointed to the new role. She previously worked for the Manukau Institute of Technology, […]
Read More →Lord mayor of London speaking at digital summit in Auckland
Auckland – The new Lord Mayor of London Charles Bowman will be among key speakers at the major Digital Nations 2030 summit in Auckland on February 19 and 20. The 690th London lord mayor and a long-time partner of PWC, Bowman will sit on a panel at the summit with Frances Valintine, founder of Tech Futures […]
Read More →Three big tech trends critical for Kiwis in 2018
Auckland – Digital learning skills, smarter homes and medical drone deliveries will be major tech developments that will significantly impact lives of Kiwis, a leading New Zealand tech expert says. NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says while the tech talk is often about issues such as robots stealing jobs or virtual reality worlds New Zealanders […]
Read More →Top Google researcher speaking at digital summit
Auckland – Tomas Izo, a lead engineering director in machine perception at Google Research, will be an exciting speaker at the biggest global tech summit ever held in New Zealand in Auckland on February 19 and 20. The event, Digital Nations 2030, is an international meeting coinciding with the visiting ministerial and business delegations from the […]
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