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Award winning Pham: NZ leader in world class tech sector

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 Vietn

June 19, 2018

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Tech sector continues to expand and accelerate growth across NZ economy

Ahead of our AGM, I am delighted to report another year of phenomenal growth of the New Zealand tech ecosystem and our engagement across the wider economy.  NZTech continues to connect, promote and advance the entire ecosystem. We continue to deliver even more events, delegations and summits.  Ou

June 18, 2018

Industry News

ShadowTech wins award – go women in tech!

The TechWomen programme ShadowTech won the engaging youth in ICT gong at the annual New Zealand CIO awards in Auckland last night. The initiative run by TechWomen, part of the NZTech community, provides years 9 to 11 schoolgirls an opportunity to experience what working in a tech job is like, encou

June 13, 2018

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Low decile students outperforming higher decile schools

A cluster of low decile Northland schools is on track to outperform many higher decile schools around New Zealand through digital learning. Students in the Te Puawai cluster – which includes Manaia View School, Whau Valley Primary, Te Kura o Otangarei, Whangarei Intermediate, Tikipunga High Scho

June 12, 2018

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NZTech Update - Maximising tech sector potential

Kia Ora Even though last week was a short week, it was still a busy one.  It was great to get together with many of the country's EDAs to start thinking about Techweek'19 and share notes on what we are all doing to help increase the uptake of technology throughout New Zealand. MBIE was also repre

June 11, 2018

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NZ will be less competitive with less government R&D support

Hundreds of fledgling New Zealand tech companies will feel the pinch if stimulating research and development grants are replaced with tax credits, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Muller says tax credits have a place but New Zealand needs to be as competitive as other countries if it want

June 11, 2018

Industry News

Digital principles set up to help NZ businesses evolve

The digital revolution that has begun will change, redefine and disrupt almost every sector across the country, New Zealand Techleaders chair David Kennedy says. Techleaders today released a set of digital principles to support New Zealand’s transformation into a more digitally competitive nation

June 11, 2018

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Seeking NZTech Board Nominations

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) is coming soon and that means election season is now upon us! NZTech is the voice of the organisations that are redefining the world we live in. NZTech’s vision is a prosperous New Zealand, underpinned by technology. Our purpose is to connect, promote and advance

June 6, 2018

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Teachers need to be better paid for the tech revolution

Teachers need to be better paid as they adjust to educating kids in the fastest growing sector in New Zealand, – technology, an award-winning Maori chief executive of a fast growing ed-tech company says. Kendall Flutey, who runs Christchurch company Banqer, says one of her main concerns facing

June 6, 2018

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