Ian Taylor is recognised as one of New Zealand’s leading M?ori and technology innovators. He revolutionised the way the world watched sport with the creation of real-time 3D graphics for the Americas Cup. This has since been expanded to cover other sports including Golf, Cricket, Motorsport and the mobile America’s Cup app last year. Ian … Continue reading "Ian Taylor – Kiwi Technology Visionary"

Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionising industries and changing consumer expectations around product and service. The phrase refers to the rapidly growing network of connected objects that are able to collect and exchange data using embedded sensors. Well known examples include Amazon Echo - Smart Homes: this works through its voice assistant, Alexa, which users … Continue reading "Internet of Things"

R9 Rev Up is the kickoff event for R9 Accelerator 3+ It is a FREE weekend event for people interested in participating in R9 Accelerator 3+. At R9 Rev Up you have the chance to meet potential team mates, deep dive into the Opportunities, and get a taste of what the R9 Accelerator 3+ will be like. Attending … Continue reading "R9 Rev Up"

The world is changing, but most tertiary institutes are not. We are a power-house partnership between Unitec Insitute of Technology and education innovator Frances Valintine. Never before has the world of work been faced with such potential for disruption. As organisations like Xero, Airbnb and Uber become the new norm, there is no room for legacy skills … Continue reading "Master of Applied Practice -Technological Futures"

Our monthly Canterbury Tech Cluster events provide a great opportunity to network and listen to speakers present on a wide range of topics. For our first event of 2017 we are kindly being hosted by the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce (CECC) in their new building on Kilmore St and will be splitting into a technical … Continue reading "Canterbury Tech Feb’17 Event"