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Tech will have profound impact on NZ agriculture

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Headline: Tech will have profound impact on NZ agriculture

Auckland – The New Zealand IoT (internet of things) Alliance believes cutting-edge technologies will have a profound impact on helping improve New Zealand’s agricultural productivity. Alliance executive director Kriv Naicker says a major study into the potential benefits of IoT last year found that better use of IoT across agriculture could provide more than $570 million…

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Govt may force rural health group to close

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Headline: Govt may force rural health group to close

Govt may force NZ’s umbrella rural health organisation to close April 6, 2018 New Zealand’s umbrella rural health organisation will move to shut down if it does not receive government funding next week. The Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHAANZ) today agreed that it will cease operating should the government not provide some core…

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New Zealand becoming global centre for blockchain

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Headline: New Zealand becoming global centre for blockchain

Auckland – New Zealand is becoming a global blockchain centre, FintechNZ general manager James Brown says. New Zealand is a living laboratory for global tech developments and inventions and Kiwis are producing blockchain businesses that have a global market place, he says. “There are a growing number of blockchain launches involving Kiwi firms including Blockchain Lab…

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NZ part of global exercise explosion

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Headline: NZ part of global exercise explosion

San Diego – New Zealand is about to see an explosion in the number of people taking up yoga, 24/7 gyms, boutique studios, boot camps and mobile trainers, a leading exercise expert says. Exercise NZ chief executive Richard Beddie says a quarter of all gyms and fitness clubs in the country are now open around the…

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Erosion of NZ rural services must stop – RHAANZ says

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Headline: Erosion of NZ rural services must stop – RHAANZ says

Waipukurau – The endless gnawing away at services for rural communities has gone too far, a national rural leader says. Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand (RHAANZ) chief executive Michelle Thompson today pleaded for equitable access to services for rural people. “We are losing our hospitals, our schools, we have under-funded health services, emergency services, midwives…

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Techweek to showcase NZ’s world-leading inventions

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Headline: Techweek to showcase NZ’s world-leading inventions

Auckland – New Zealanders will hear and learn all about the country’s most amazing world-leading innovation, projects and breakthroughs during Techweek in May, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Techweek will include more than 400 events in over 30 towns and cities all over New Zealand from Northland to Otago, including tech and innovation ecosystem events,…

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Ethics of artificial intelligence critical to its success

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Headline: Ethics of artificial intelligence critical to its success

Auckland – The ethics of artificial intelligence will be critical to the success of AI going forward, a Microsoft leader and a keynote speaker at the AI Day event in Auckland next week says. Steve Guggenheimer, corporate vice president of Microsoft’s AI Business, says that given AI has the potential to reshape not just industries and…

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Tech researchers on the cusp of an evolution with machines

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Headline: Tech researchers on the cusp of an evolution with machines

Auckland – The world’s tech experts are on the verge of seeing a major shift in relationships between people and machines, according to a key speaker heading to AI Day in Auckland on March 28. IBM Distinguished Designer Adam Cutler says what interests him the most is the connection between people and machines. “In the past,…

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NZ produces a world-first AI medical diagnosis platform

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Headline: NZ produces a world-first AI medical diagnosis platform

Dunedin – A New Zealand company has created a world-first artificial intelligence (AI) medical platform for medical researchers and clinicians to create AI to auto-diagnose a large range of diseases based on a single photograph. Dunedin company oDocs, which created the system for Medicmind, says the AI system is working well and is ready for beta…

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Digital change expected to lose and create many jobs

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Headline: Digital change expected to lose and create many jobs

Auckland – Digital transformation, including automation and artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to impact many current jobs and the income of many New Zealanders, a high-powered national tech leaders group says. It is predicted that artificial intelligence and automation alone, will quickly change both the number of jobs and types of available employment. Tech leaders from…

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