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Siri to learn te reo
The Government will invest $13 million in a multilingual language platform that will enable Apple's AI assistant Siri to speak te reo Māori, it has been announced by Research, Science and Innovation Minister Megan Woods.
How to scale impact through innovation and transformation
The public sector is one of the largest purchasers of digital transformation projects, yet often these programmes of work result in minimal change. Pia Andrews takes a closer look at how to deliver better outcomes and why it's important to understand the difference between innovation and transformation.
Silicon Valley start up unveils Kiwi Space Radar
The first commercial radar to track objects smaller than 10cms in space was officially opened in Naseby, Central Otago this week. Named the Kiwi Space Radar (KSR), it is designed to track the full range of threats to satellites from orbital debris.
Update from ITPNZ
Here's a quick weekly update from ITP CEO Paul Matthews
Wow, what an absolutely amazing few days at ITx Rutherford 2019 in Nelson.
Our speakers have all been brilliant and as always, the thing t…
Online voting back in the news
Online voting has again been raised as a possible solution to low voter turnout in local body elections and now the PM has voiced an opinion.
National party on tech
We are at least a year out from the next general election but Melissa Lee, National Spokesperson for Broadcasting Communications and Digital Media, appeared to be in full dress rehearsal mode at the I…
Update from ITPNZ
Here's a quick weekly update from ITP CEO Paul Matthews
So ITx Rutherford 2019 is almost here! Next week in fact. But it's not too late to go, and I've outlined 5 things to think about it you're st…
On privacy and elections: five minutes with Andrew Little
The Honorable Andrew Little is the Minister for Justice and as such responsible for the new Privacy Bill and also for overseeing our election process. Techblog editor Paul Brislen caught up with the m…
Innovation partnerships between NZ and Japan
It's been a big week for rugby and politics and also for tech, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announcing four new innovation partnerships between New Zealand and Japanese entities.
Funding Privacy: Is New Zealand keeping up?
How does New Zealand stack up in terms of funding privacy? A guest post from the Privacy Commissioner.
Census 2018 and digital inclusion
Census results on access to telecommunication services are a mixed bag, according to the 2020 Trust, which has provided an initial analysis following the release of Census data this week.
