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Reality Check: NZTech's Graeme Muller
As part of Idealog's Technology Month, we've picked the brains of some of the movers and shakers in the industry to find out their favourite tech-related things, their biggest fears for the future and what other companies and individuals inspire their work. Here's NZTech CEO Graeme Muller.
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New Ministry For Women guide aims to boost the number of young women going into tech
The Ministry for Women has released a guide called Decoding Diversity to help education providers attract and retain more women into the tech industry. It offers tips on how to combat the stigma that stops girls in schools and women in university seeing STEM subjects as an attractive career path.
Tomorrow's leaders
New Zealand’s technology sector is booming – but education needs to catch up
The head of the country’s umbrella tech organisation says it’s boom time for both its organisation and the industry in New Zealand. NZTech now has more than 400 tech companies on board from across the country and has expanded its board, but what else is needed to grow the industry? The government’s recent investment into digital education is a start, says Vend founder and OMGTech! co-founder Vaughan Rowsell.
Equality
Hitting the road to encourage more women to pursue tech careers
It’s an unfortunate reality that the world of computer programming is incredibly patriarchal. But NZTech is hoping to change that – and is hitting the road across Aotearoa to do something about it.
Research
Shooting for the stars with R&D
In fields as diverse as accounting and space travel, companies are placing their R&D; at the heart of their way of working, says Simon Brown, Callaghan Innovation GM of Accelerator Services.
Technology Sector
Call for education to match tech growth
NZ Tech has reached a milestone with substantial expansion in New Zealand’s fastest growing and third largest export earner: the tech sector.
New drive to get women into IT
NZTech has joined forces with Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) to create the Shadow IT programme, designed to give female school students a taste of a tech career.
Want to go global? Forget the road well travelled
If you want to grow your tech company into a world beater, an insular view, push tactics, being all things to all people and dragging your feet won't get you far, says NZ Hi-Tech Trust chair Wayne Norrie.
Technology
Tech to take centre stage in Christchurch
Christchurch is playing host to three key tech sector events next month: Rethinking Success, the Innovation Heroes Roadshow and the Hi-Tech Awards gala dinner.
