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Monday, 24 May 2021, 5:50 am New Zealand’s leading digital health umbrella group says Aotearoa is getting the injection of funding it has been calling for to bring the public health system into the digital era. New Zealand Health IT (NZHIT) says most of the Budget’s $516 million for capital infrastructure in the health sector will go towards a new health digital system to link patient records. The digital health sector has been working toward joining up digital health records across New Ze...

Monday, 24 May 2021, 5:48 am FintechNZ says the cyber-attack on the Waikato District Health Board is not surprising considering only six percent of Kiwi companies have adequate protection. On average, companies take about 197 days to identify and 69 days to contain a breach according to IBM, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. James Brown New Zealand has a high concentration of smart phone adoption which could make businesses and organisations more vulnerable, he says. “We have world...

Thursday, 6 May 2021, 1:47 pm AI could be New Zealand’s electronic version of number 8 wire where special digital tools can be developed tools using AI to solve economic and social challenges, AI experts say. The issue will be a key topic at the Aotearoa AI summit in Auckland on May 12. Emma Naji, executive director of the AI Forum NZ, says significant work is being done in the field of AI and health, which is so important during the global health crisis. “Keynote speaker Jennifer Marsman...

Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 1:47 pm Otautahi - The Manapōuri electricity supplied to the Tiwai Pt smelter near Bluff falls back into the hand of all New Zealanders to provide green and cheap power from 2024. Or will it? An Australian businessman is considering using the aluminium smelter site and Manapōuri electricity for hydrogen production. Australian billionaire Dr Andrew Forrest has reportedly considered the aluminium smelter site at for hydrogen production, probably for export. Hydrogen is ...

Monday, 3 May 2021, 9:52 am New Zealand has an opportunity to create AI that not only solves big problems at home, but that can also be seen as technology that is good for the world, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Commerce and consumer affairs m inister David Clark will be opening the Aotearoa AI Summit in Auckland on May 12. The major event has attracted New Zealand’s leading AI scientists, policy makers and tech entrepreneurs to review the rapidly moving technology. The minis...

Thursday, 29 April 2021, 2:16 pm New research from the University of California San Francisco has found people need to exercise much more than first thought. The study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine examined physical activity and cardiovascular health. ExerciseNZ recommends adults engage in around 150 minutes of moderate exercise — a brisk walk falls under this term — each week for optimal cardiovascular health, which equates to around 500 metabolic equivalent fo...

Thursday, 29 April 2021, 1:54 pm Over the past few years, a strong financial technology ecosystem has evolved in New Zealand with hundreds of new fintech companies. Fintech has also emerged as a high-tech sector where women are taking management positions, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. “There are some awesome fintech women coming through to led big companies. Being woman is an advantage because finance used to be a male-dominated world and females bring a different point of vie...

Thursday, 29 April 2021, 6:12 am The covid pandemic has shown all New Zealanders just how important AI is to health, wellbeing and the economy but there is a long way to go, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller This will be central to discussions at the Aotearoa AI summit in Auckland on May 12, he says. “Aotearoa should be embracing digital health. We’re already seeing many healthcare providers dropping back into pre-covid business as usual practi...

Otautahi - A leading young New Zealand tech businesswoman has been named in the Forbes magazine 30 under 30 Asia list. Forbes released the list yesterday and GirlBoss New Zealand chief executive Alexia Hilbertidou 30 is on the list which started with ...

Monday, 19 April 2021, 5:40 am NZTech is launching Tech21, a programme of activity and events in collaboration with the Ministry of Education to help inspire young ākonga (learners) into tech careers. Graeme Muller, chief executive of NZTech, says recent research published in the digital skills report found a decreasing number of students taking courses that will prepare them for an opportunity to work in the many new and exciting tech careers within the burgeoning tech sector. “The Tech21 ...