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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NZ seen as the world’s living tech lab

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Headline: NZ seen as the world’s living tech lab

Auckland – The announcement of the world’s first self-driving electric air taxi being piloted in Christchurch is just one of the examples of New Zealand becoming a living tech laboratory, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller said today. The Zephyr Airworks aircraft, financed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is a great testimony to responding to a global…

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AI bringing exciting possibilities to NZ

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Headline: AI bringing exciting possibilities to NZ

Christchurch – In Phoenix, Arizona, cars are self-navigating the streets. In many homes, people are speaking to digital assistants, with the machines responding. Smartphones and apps can now recognise faces in photos and translate from one language to another, to name a few other examples of artificial intelligence (AI). A leading New Zealand geo-AI company, Orbica,…

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A Migrant business delivers financial support to New Zealanders for nearly two decades

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Headline: A Migrant business delivers financial support to New Zealanders for nearly two decades

“When I started this business soon after immigrating to New Zealand I had a vision to support all New Zealanders, who valued financial advice, with my banking and insurance knowledge. I couldn’t understand why there was so little education and knowledge regarding the types of financial instruments like mortgages and insurance that are part of people’s daily life. I wanted Global Finance customers to know more and consequently have better financial choices in their lives.”

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New Social Media Courses for NZ Businesses

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Headline: New Social Media Courses for NZ Businesses

Clickthrough Digital is offering digital marketers and budding entrepreneurs a fantastic opportunity to up school at their new social media training courses.

Clickthrough’s new Social Media Marketing course is aimed at professional marketers, website owners, and digital marketing agencies who are keen to learn how to establish a strong online presence using key social media marketing techniques.

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