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NZTech chief appointed to world tech board

Auckland – The leader of all things tech in New Zealand, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller, has been elected to the board of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA). The alliance is the leading recognised international voice of the global ICT industry, whose members from

October 19, 2016

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'The new frontier of crime' - more workplaces falling victim to cyber hacks

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October 18, 2016

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NZTech Update - Cyber security takes centre stage

Hi Readers Cyber security was top of mind at Connect Smart Week, led by the Government’s National Cyber Policy Office and launched last Monday by Communications Minister Amy Adams. This year, the focus was on cyber security in the workplace, engaging New Zealand employers in educating their staf

October 16, 2016

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NZ facing security skills shortages

New Zealand is facing a security skills shortage, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Muller will be hosting a roundtable discussion on the hidden threat of the growing shortage of available people with cyber-security skills at the New Zealand security summit in Wellington tomorrow (October

October 15, 2016

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NZTech Update - Cyber Security, Exponential Tech and AVs

Hi Readers Last week at #uLearn16, the largest teacher development conference in New Zealand, I challenged Kiwi teachers to consider the world their students will enter when they leave school. It was a fantastic event, huge, with thousands of teachers. I reiterated across multiple presentations th

October 10, 2016

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NZ needs to raise the tech bar

Auckland – A fast rising Maori tech leader says New Zealand needs to raise the bar and celebrate more of our successes as rapidly changing technology is now transforming the world. At 31, Robett Hollis is a Zuckerberg-type new NZTech board member who says just because New Zealand is a tiny countr

October 10, 2016

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ARANZ Medical wins global technology award

Christchurch-based ARANZ Medical has won an international award in Brasilia this morning at the World Congress of Information Technology (WCIT). The conference is run by the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) which is the global organisation over-arching all world technology

October 5, 2016

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Summit crucial for cyber security, new NZTech director says

NZTech’s new government and member relations director Andrea Hancox says New Zealand needs to protect its economy and livelihood as a nation by bringing cybersecurity to the forefront of leaders at top executive levels. Understanding the multi-dimensional nature of cyber threats and key issues tha

October 4, 2016

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100s of driverless cars on NZ roads by end of next year, tech expert says

NZTech head Graeme Muller predicts hundreds of driverless cars will be seen on New Zealand’s roads by the end of next year. He was commenting on the historic announcement today of New Zealand’s first research trial of a driverless electric shuttle which will begin next year. HMI Technologies a

October 4, 2016