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Hopelessly addicted inventor saving native birds with AI
Monday, 12 March 2018, 8:34 am | Make Lemonade
Hopelessly addicted inventor saving native birds with AI March 12, 2018 A researcher described as a hopelessly addicted inventor who is using artificial intelligence (AI) to find native bird predators such as rats, stoats and possums, will be an interesting ... More >>
Jury still out on value of PGF initiatives, says BERL
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 10:24 am | Make Lemonade
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) has the potential to be a lifeline for struggling provinces and regions. More >>
AI provides tech work window for women
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 8:29 am | Make Lemonade
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is the next wave of technology and New Zealand must present a fresh window to help encourage women into tech roles. More >>
Tech is transforming the NZ exercise industry
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 8:27 am | Make Lemonade
Technology is turning the exercise industry upside down which is one of the reasons exercise is the biggest sport in New Zealand right now, Exercise NZ chief executive Richard Beddie says. More >>
Encouraging signs of more Kiwi women in tech
Tuesday, 6 March 2018, 8:31 am | Make Lemonade
The worm has turned in the tech world as a wave of females are joining the tech community, according to national and global reports. More >>
NZ can’t afford to fall behind in the AI revolution
Thursday, 1 March 2018, 9:30 am | Make Lemonade
NZ can’t afford to fall behind in the AI revolution March 1, 2018 The head of New Zealand’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) company Soul Machines has issued a plea to New Zealand corporate companies not to fall behind in the global development ... More >>
Silicon Valley Amazon Kiwi manager speaking at AI-Day
Tuesday, 27 February 2018, 8:15 am | Make Lemonade
Silicon Valley Amazon Kiwi manager speaking at AI-Day February 27, 2018 A New Zealander who is leading one of the world’s most exciting artificial intelligent (AI) teams at Amazon in Silicon Valley is working on cutting-edge social impact projects such ... More >>
What does 2018 hold in store for NZ?
Thursday, 22 February 2018, 9:10 am | Make Lemonade
A leading economist says New Zealanders will have to wait until later in the year to see where the needle settles on the government’s ‘superficial change v substantive change’ spectrum. More >>
Lance O’Sullivan slams NZ health system
Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 1:55 pm | Make Lemonade
Pioneering digital doctor Lance O’Sullivan today blasted the New Zealand health system at the international Digital Nations summit in Auckland. More >>
NZ at risk of falling behind global tech boom
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 8:17 am | Make Lemonade
NZ at risk of falling behind global tech boom December 20, 2017 The major consumer of digital skills, the tech sector, is growing rapidly and generating thousands of new roles a year in an exciting new digital economy, but NZTech chief executive Graeme ... More >>
Economic obstacles likely but future growth expected
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 8:15 am | Make Lemonade
The incoming government has hit the ground running but will face many obstacles in 2018 as it seeks to sustain a stable economy, leading New Zealand economic forecaster BERL says. More >>
Importing tech talent will become a financial drain
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 8:26 am | Make Lemonade
New Zealand’s education system for providing trained tech graduates is insufficient and the country is over reliant on importing advanced digital skills, a leading Kiwi tech expert says. More >>
Urgent tech education action needed immediately
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 8:16 am | Make Lemonade
The tech sector and the government need to urgently co-invest in education, to better align tech courses with the future demands of the sector, a landmark digital skills report says. More >>
Significant tech changes for mobile bus service next year
Wednesday, 13 December 2017, 9:16 am | Make Lemonade
The national surgical bus, possibly the only one of its type in the world, is looking for a significant change next year to keep up with demands and with high technology. More >>
Kiwi icons merged
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 7:55 am | Make Lemonade
Tourists to New Zealand have, in the past, not heard of Kiwi icons such as jandals, creamota, Chesdale cheese, eskimo pies, buzzy bees and pineapple lumps. More >>
Enjoy Christmas, but keep up the regular work-out activities
Monday, 11 December 2017, 10:32 am | Make Lemonade
People wanting to be more active in 2018 should, first of all, enjoy the luxuries and pleasures of Christmas through the festive season, one of New Zealand’s leading exercise experts says. Exercise NZ chief executive Richard Beddie says Kiwis should ... More >>
IoT devices topping Christmas wish lists in 2017
Friday, 8 December 2017, 1:00 pm | Make Lemonade
IoT devices topping Christmas wish lists in 2017 December 8, 2017 Exciting tech advances are playing a much greater part in Christmas gifts in New Zealand than ever before, Kriv Naicker, executive director of the New Zealand Internet of Things (IoT) ... More >>
A growing divide, but watch this tech space…
Wednesday, 6 December 2017, 8:40 am | Make Lemonade
The government is right to raise this concern that there is a growing digital divide, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says in response to a digital report released today. More >>
From petrol to electric vehicles, like cars replacing horses
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 8:27 am | Make Lemonade
Some overseas reports say petrol cars may be obsolete by 2026 but either way the massive switch to electric vehicles will be the biggest disruptive change to people’s lives in more than 100 years, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. More >>
Christchurch company produces VR app for Auckland
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 8:28 am | Make Lemonade
Christchurch apps design company LWA Solutions is launching a world-first virtual reality pilot training app with the Ports of Auckland early next year. More >>