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NZTech Update - Simplifying Government procurement

I hope you had a great Easter.  I managed to squeeze in plenty of fun with the family including time at the beach, mountain biking, BBQs and about 100 Easter eggs! I was preparing this week’s update yesterday and decided to include a note from the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) about the o

April 3, 2018

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NZTech Update - Techweek'18 programme launch

Last week, it was exciting to launch the Techweek’18 programme at an event connected to towns and cities across New Zealand via live streaming.  Vic Crone, Chief Executive of Callaghan Innovation shared why Techweek’s theme #GoodForTheWorld resonates so well.  Read more about that here in her

March 26, 2018

Industry News

New Zealand becoming global centre for Blockchain

New Zealand is becoming a global blockchain centre, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. New Zealand is a living laboratory for global tech developments and inventions and Kiwis are producing blockchain businesses that have a global market place, he says. “There are a growing number of bl

March 25, 2018

#Fintech

Events

Techweek to showcase NZ’s world-leading inventions

New Zealanders will hear and learn all about the country’s most amazing world-leading innovation, projects and breakthroughs during Techweek in May, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Techweek will include more than 400 events in over 30 towns and cities all over New Zealand from Northlan

March 20, 2018

#Techweek

Industry News

Ethics of artificial intelligence critical to its success

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 given AI has the potential to resh

March 20, 2018

#Artificial Intelligence

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NZTech Update - Digital inclusion for a digital economy

The first half of Minister Curran's Digital Economy and Inclusion Advisory Group was announced on Friday.  From 318 applicants, for the 15 seat advisory board, the Minister has selected a stellar line up so far, with Frances Valintine as Chair, and Potaua Biasiny-Tule, Jordan Carter, Kaila Colbin,

March 19, 2018

Industry News

Tech researchers on the cusp of an evolution with machines

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 him the most is the connection between people and machin

March 19, 2018

#Artificial Intelligence

NZTech News

#PressforProgress for more diversity in tech

This year's International Women’s Day theme is #PressForProgress and with good reason. Unfortunately, data shows that the gender gap is widening across the globe, instead of taking 170 years to close the gap at the current rate of progress, it is estimated that gender parity across the world will

March 18, 2018

#Women in Technology

Industry News

NZ produces a world-first AI medical diagnosis platform

A New Zealand company has created a world-first artificial intelligence (AI) medical platform for medical researchers and clinicians to create AI to auto-diagnose a large range of diseases based on a single photograph. Dunedin company oDocs, which created the system for Medicmind, says the AI syste

March 18, 2018

#Artificial Intelligence