Media Releases, NZTech News

New visa for entrepreneurs great boost for NZ

The Government’s launch of a new global impact visa will expand the developing New Zealand story of resourcefulness, integrity and care for the people and land, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. NZTech has been an advocate of the visa to encourage more young entrepreneurs to New Zealan

May 9, 2016

Industry News

VEX Robotics World Champions again!

For the eighth year in a row New Zealand earned the right to call themselves World Champions at  the VEX Robotics World Championships held in Louisville this weekend. Lynfield College achieved the ultimate accolade being crowned the winners of the High School Excellence Award. They join an elite gr

April 26, 2016

NZTech News

Get your geek on: What skills and experience are IT employers looking for?

The information technology (IT) industry in New Zealand is booming and desperate for fresh talent. The number of jobs in the digital/IT field is expected to grow by up to 50% in the next 10 years. Tech is no longer the domain of the introverted maths genius. These days there are plenty of creative

April 22, 2016

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Media Releases, NZTech News

NZ-Vietnam tech connections taking off

New Zealand’s technology links and export earnings with Vietnam will ramp up over the next year, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Vietnam is Asia’s new tech manufacturing hub and New Zealand tech companies are setting up offices in Vietnam to escalate tech business. “Vietnam is o

April 22, 2016

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NZ will see dramatic tech changes in the coming decades, NZTech leader says

In 10 years, all of New Zealand’s road transport needs could be met by as few as 50,000 self-driving cars operating vastly more efficiently than the 4.7 million vehicles on the road today and the number of accidents could drop to under 1000 per year, a leading New Zealand tech expert says. NZTe

April 19, 2016

NZTech News

NZTech Developing a National Technology Strategy - Briefing Paper

This NZTech briefing paper provides insights from the recent NZTech Advance Government Technology Summit in Wellington, including key observations from the Leaders Forum discussions involving senior executives and chief information officers from a broad cross section of government agencies and th

April 11, 2016

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NZTech News

Technology needed to help improve NZ’s low productivity

New Zealand’s productivity is low and not improving compared with its international partners but new technology can help transform services and lift productivity, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. He says productivity is important as it is a measure of being able to produce more with l

April 11, 2016

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Industry News, Media Releases

Canterbury Tech new name for Software Cluster

Canterbury Software has repositioned to encompass the broader tech community with new name and brand Canterbury Tech Canterbury’s industry group for software companies, Canterbury Software, has broadened their community and rebranded to Canterbury Tech. “Software, electronics, and communic

April 5, 2016

Events, Industry News

CIO Summit New Zealand - Leading Digital and Technology Driven Disruption

This year, the CIO summit celebrates its 10th anniversary, gathering together hundreds of CIOs and senior IT executives from across Australasia to collaborate, connect, and inspire. The hot topic for discussion this year is the role of the CIO as a business innovator, enabling organisations to be d

March 29, 2016