Interview: NZTech CEO: 'We don't have enough big ICT companies'
Candace Kinser, CEO of NZ Technology Industry Association (NZTech), chats with ComputerWorld NZ on the important issues facing the country’s ICT sector and how the association is working with both the...
View ArticleNZ tech incubators to have access to grants programme
New Zealand’s network of business incubators is being expanded, with the introduction of a new type of technology-focused incubator designed to get more high-growth start-ups off the ground, Science...
View ArticleThe idea that won Eisenhower prize came out of EPIC: Wil McLellan
Wil McLellan, director of EPIC Innovation Centre in Christchurch, was recently selected from a pool of international applicants to be an Eisenhower Fellow, and will travel to the US in September to...
View ArticleEstarOnline targets growth in NZ and Oz
Christchurch based EstarOnline, which provides ecommerce platform and solutions to Australasian customers, is planning to grow its headcount in New Zealand and Australia.
View ArticleGovt awards 22 NZ tech companies $32m innovation purse
“These grants are helping a large number of innovative companies that produce world-leading, high-value products and high-quality jobs..."
View ArticleNZ tech incubator awards first repayable grant
Govt reveals recipient of the first repayable grant through Callaghan Innovation’s expanded business incubator network.
View ArticleCanterbury start-ups win big following Govt innovation funding round
Five of seven technology start-ups set to receive funding from Callaghan Innovation have connections to the University of Canterbury.
View ArticleHas the Govt gone AWOL over hi-tech grants?
“The Minister has failed to be the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff for the taxpayer’s $3.9 million investment in the failed touch screen company."
View ArticleNelson tech firm’s smart camera snapped up on high seas
“We started out with a bunch of ideas, but we were really just looking for problems to solve."
View ArticleAuckland AI project takes off as Callaghan Innovation offers up $150K funding...
“This research represents a real opportunity for us to help differentiate ourselves in a competitive global market."
View ArticleCloud software provider picks up $5 million plus Callaghan R&D grant
“It’s a great honour and the grant will allow us to add scale to our R&D investment enabling us to increase our development team by 50 percent."
View ArticleCallaghan Innovation CEO Mary Quin resigns
The inaugural CEO of government R&D agency Callaghan Innovation, Mary Quin, has resigned, saying the time is ripe for the organisation to appoint new leadership.
View ArticleCallaghan Innovation competition to spur wearable innovations
Callaghan Innovation has launched a competition in wearable technology development saying it could lead to New Zealand producing “the next big thing in wearable technology.”
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