Auckland - 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 the new curriculum content for all students in years
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NZ company oDocs awarded $US100,000 Dubai World Expo grant
Dunedin - Dunedin ophthalmology company ODocs Eye Care is the only New Zealand business to win the Dubai World Expo 2020 innovation grant. In the lead up to the expo, organisers have offered grants to the world’s leading innovation companies and organisations. Expo 2020 Dubai will be the first world expo ever
NZ finance sector primed for AI – research report
Wellington - 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 reap rewards from AI implementation than other industries. The AI forum is
AI a revolutionary force for the NZ insurance trade
Wellington - 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. The recent intense interest in AI is a result of factors such as increasing computing power, increased accessibility to mass data, and burgeoning interest in
$6.4billion in AI efficiencies to be made in NZ’s economy
Wellington - 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. The AI Forum of New Zealand report has investigated the potential AI impact on New Zealand’s economy and
Christchurch scoops most coveted NZ exercise industry awards
Christchurch - 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 of the year award. ExerciseNZ chief executive Richard Beddie says Adapted Yoga and
Exercise NZ findings endorses new US research
Christchurch - Exercise NZ supports new research which confirms a big jump in the number of people becoming more active as summer approaches. The study at the University of Michigan, published in the Journal of Sport and Health Science, found that race, age, and education exacerbate the negative effects of adverse weather
MedCan2020 will help launch Kiwi medical cannabis industry
Auckland - The medicinal cannabis industry will significantly boost the New Zealand economy, BiotechNZ executive director Dr Zahra Champion says. If the regulations around this new productive industry sector is managed correctly, the trade could prove to be extremely lucrative. More than 60 countries are legalising medical cannabis, she says. “We need