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AI Forum Of NZ Backs Set Up Of New Digital Council
Friday, 28 February 2020, 12:25 pm | Make Lemonade
The AI Forum of New Zealand today came out in support of the government taking digital understanding to the next level with the announcement of the new Digital Council. “We are thrilled that included in the council line up is one of our executive members, ... More >>
Expert Advice For Govt Welcomed By Most Rapidly Growing Tech Sector
Friday, 28 February 2020, 12:23 pm | Make Lemonade
Today’s announcement of the new Digital Council to help government understand opportunities for New Zealand to really boost emerging technologies has been welcomed by NZTech. For the past two election cycles the tech ecosystem has recommended expert ... More >>
NZ Eye Tech Company Sets Up Branch On Borneo To Help People
Monday, 17 February 2020, 8:42 am | Make Lemonade
New Zealand eye care technology company oDocs Eye Care, which has just invented a new eye camera, has set up a branch in Borneo, to help improve the eyesight of rural Malaysians on the land of Sarawak. Chief executive Dr Hong Sheng Chiong says ... More >>
NZ Eye Tech Company Sets Up Branch On Borneo To Help People
Monday, 17 February 2020, 8:39 am | Make Lemonade
New Zealand eye care technology company oDocs Eye Care, which has just invented a new eye camera, has set up a branch in Borneo, to help improve the eyesight of rural Malaysians on the land of Sarawak. Chief executive Dr Hong Sheng Chiong says ... More >>
NZ tech companies forecast to rapidly expand in 2020
Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 7:13 am | Make Lemonade
Many NZ tech companies which are relatively small, nimble and highly innovative are forecast to rapidly expand in 2020 and over the next decade on areas of the economy, ecology and industry, NZTech chair Mitchell Pham says. Technology is New Zealand’s ... More >>
New trade deal will boost NZ tech companies, Muller says
Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 4:06 pm | Make Lemonade
The New Zealand, Singapore and Chile digital economy partnership deal signed today will significantly help Kiwi companies grow their digital trade, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. More >>
Exercise top sport in New Zealand, but many Kiwis overweight
Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 11:24 am | Make Lemonade
Kiwis must become more physically active in 2020 because losing weight and getting fit are still one of the top new year’s resolutions people aim for, Exercise New Zealand Richard Beddie says. While January is traditional a time for people to decide ... More >>
The four-day week discussion in NZ will accelerate this year
Tuesday, 7 January 2020, 10:27 am | Make Lemonade
The four-day week discussion will accelerate this year and a number of Kiwi companies are looking to pilot the concept. The initiative was created by Andrew Barnes and Charlotte Lockhart at Perpetual Guardian. Evidence shows very clearly how chasing ... More >>
NZ striving to create inclusive digital identity environment
Monday, 6 January 2020, 10:39 am | Make Lemonade
Aotearoa New Zealand has a golden opportunity, now at the start of a new decade, to demonstrate a truly inclusive digital identity environment, Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ) executive director Andrew Weaver says. Such is New Zealand’s progress, ... More >>
Finalists named for 2020 UK New Zealander of the year
Monday, 16 December 2019, 7:47 pm | Make Lemonade
London fund-raisers of the Christchurch Shootings, Tania Bearsley and Jarred Christmas, are the two finalists for the prestigious UK New Zealander of the Year 2020. More >>
NZ losing millions from cyber crimes
Monday, 16 December 2019, 10:48 am | Make Lemonade
Potentially the biggest tech issue New Zealanders will confront next year, will be the growing impact of fake news and an inability to discern real from fake, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. With massive increases in scams and phishing, ... More >>
Trio of NZ business women leading AI in NZ
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 8:43 am | Make Lemonade
Kiwi business women are leading the drive of one of New Zealand’s most significant technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), into 2020. More >>
Government must focus more on tech in schools
Monday, 9 December 2019, 4:48 pm | Make Lemonade
New Zealand tech industry leader Graeme Muller today encouraged the government to put more focus on the introduction of the digital technology curriculum for schools. In less than two months, from January next year, all schools are required to implement ... More >>
NZ company oDocs awarded $US100,000 Dubai World Expo grant
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 8:09 pm | Make Lemonade
Dunedin ophthalmology company ODocs Eye Care is the only New Zealand business to win the Dubai World Expo 2020 innovation grant. More >>
NZ finance sector primed for AI – research report
Monday, 2 December 2019, 10:17 am | Make Lemonade
The New Zealand financial sector is primed for AI (artificial intelligence), a new national research report says. The AI Forum of New Zealand’s research study says the financial and insurance sectors are probably better prepared to incorporate and ... More >>
AI a revolutionary force for the NZ insurance trade
Thursday, 28 November 2019, 8:25 am | Make Lemonade
AI is one of the most revolutionary forces for the insurance trade in New Zealand today, a major landmark national AI report just released says. More >>
$6.4billion in labour efficiencies to be made in NZ economy
Wednesday, 27 November 2019, 4:13 pm | Make Lemonade
New Zealand urgently needs to increase its focus on an AI-enabled future, particularly investment, skills and talent, research, trusted data, ethics and regulation, a major new national artificial intelligent research report says. More >>
Christchurch scoops most coveted NZ exercise industry awards
Tuesday, 26 November 2019, 8:48 am | Make Lemonade
Christchurch has scooped the two most coveted New Zealand exercise industry awards. Jessee James has won the top New Zealand personal trainer prize and exercise facility Adapted Yoga and Pilates has won the hotly contested categories supreme facility ... More >>
Avatar and Tintin creator first Maori Asia Society leader
Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 6:38 pm | Make Lemonade
A talented Kiwi animated movie creator involved in Avatar and Tintin, Nikora Ngaropo, has just been named the first Maori person to be awarded the Asia Society’s leaders programme. More >>
Tech will soon reduce deaths from breast cancer
Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 6:37 pm | Make Lemonade
More than 600 women die from breast cancer each year in New Zealand. With an AI augmented screening programme, many of these deaths might be preventable according to the AI Forum of New Zealand’s latest research report. More >>