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Prime Minister as prime innovator – get going on #13
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 8:33 am | sticK
We probably shouldn’t be surprised that amongst all the next to ‘do’s’ from the incoming National-led government, the one with the greatest potential to be a game changer, has been ignored by most of the media. More >>
Motoring to a start, one goes into three
Tuesday, 29 November 2011, 8:48 am | sticK
The hard work’s happened, and the hard work’s about to happen for Fastec chief executive Malcolm Woods. More >>
Investment scene in NZ is changing fast
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 9:51 am | sticK
The world of investment in startups is changing, and what’s happening in the rest of the world will soon be occurring downunder. More >>
Report brings facts for fluffy functional foods
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 8:49 am | sticK
You have to give Coriolis top marks for what it has come up with in its food report for the Ministry of Economic Development on ‘Nutraceuticals & Foods for Health’. More >>
Science medal and link to wealth creation a great endeavour
Friday, 18 November 2011, 8:57 am | sticK
It’s great to see some public recognition of scientists and (by implication) science with the just announced medals presented to 13 New Zealanders by the Royal Society. More >>
Technology companies need to skite more
Thursday, 17 November 2011, 8:52 am | sticK
Perhaps the main ‘problem’ with the majority of the companies that make up the TIN100 is they fly beneath the general public’s radar. More >>
Ideas aplenty, and some may blossom after Startup Weekend
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 8:44 am | sticK
What a fantastic experience and hands-on intensive education Startup Weekend Wellington was. More >>
Bright Ideas Challenge feels like it’s already permanent
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 8:45 am | sticK
Perhaps the best thing coming out of what is only the second Bright Ideas Challenge just completed by Grow Wellington is the sense of permanence it already has. More >>
At last, a kick along for high tech and niche manufacturing
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 9:08 am | sticK
For a large number of New Zealanders, and (also unfortunately) the media, the announcement of a high-tech transformation of the science sector will be a “so what” experience. More >>
Time to read fine print of manuka research project specs
Thursday, 3 November 2011, 8:42 am | sticK
The puller-togetherer of the Manuka Research Partnership Ltd is reading the fine print of the Primary Growth Partnership contract with MAF. More >>
Plastics CoE remolds itself into a Polymer Alliance
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 9:02 am | sticK
Fittingly, the plastics industry seems to be on the verge of remolding itself and its centre of excellence. More >>
Honey deal not so sweet
Thursday, 27 October 2011, 9:09 am | sticK
Sometimes it takes somebody else to bring to light the reason you’re uncomfortable with something. More >>
Key man in innovation role?
Tuesday, 25 October 2011, 9:11 am | sticK
Well, whew, that’s the Rugby World Cup out of the way with a win, and National’s presumably looking to see if it achieves the same at the election. More >>
Commercialisation hand-holding proposal more than it seems
Thursday, 20 October 2011, 8:47 am | sticK
It’s flown a bit under the radar, and the two organisations will in theory have identified their preferred collaboration model by the end of the year. More >>
Fahrenheit 212 turns up the heat for NZ wool
Thursday, 13 October 2011, 8:55 am | sticK
The guys who presented some new wool innovation ideas last week in Christchurch and Auckland are an interesting bunch, with an extremely interesting business model. (More, generally, about some of these wool ideas in another blog - all participants ... More >>
Will science and innovation 'Get Carter'?
Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 8:45 am | sticK
It may be drawing too long a bow, but was David Carter hinting he might have the ministerial portfolio role following National's (expected) election win? More >>
Ag and hort forum tries to get off the farm
Thursday, 6 October 2011, 9:12 am | sticK
The intention is right, the understanding is apparent and the realisation is clear that our primary industries need to be less commodity, more market. The question remains how. More >>
Become an ‘authority’ to maximise benefits of social media
Tuesday, 4 October 2011, 8:46 am | sticK
Social media may seem to many like an over-hyped mess of ceaseless and senseless chatter. More >>
Internet games follow the numbers and money
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 8:55 am | sticK
CerebralFix, as some might say contradictorily, makes digital games -for smart phones, other peoples' websites, Facebook, its own website. More >>
Go digital for dollars - forum spruiks Kiwi capability
Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 9:16 am | sticK
The main message from the Rutherford Innovation Showcase Digital Content Forum was that some weightless exports have a fair bit of profit margin attached. More >>
