Tech sector news stories

Local investor Blackbird says New Zealand’s tech sector is poised for a period of significant growth, which could see it transformed into one of the economy’s largest export earners.

The digital technology sector is now one of the country’s top earners, contributing an estimated $6.6 billion to the economy in 2019.

NZTech has released a statement applauding the Government response to the critical digital skills shortage, but acknowledges that it may not be enough.

“We’re carefully targeting areas of the sector where industry has highlighted a clear need for overseas talent including, software development, product managers, cybersecurity and interactive media.”

One of Auror’s biggest challenges was the decision to re-platform its software solution after only a couple of years into its business.

“We are seeing sectors like the game developers growing exports at exponential rates, local IT companies working through the night helping other sectors rapidly become more digital."

But it seems larger studios are taking a large chunk of the export pie.

With the most diverse board ever, Muller has released a statement that highlights greater inclusion as the tech sector thrives in a pandemic-hit NZ.

Hey Auckland tech firms, consider a move south, because Hamilton is where New Zealand’s fastest-growing tech sector is booming.

Men and women in the global tech sector agree that women are under-represented, but they don’t always agree on why that is the case.

“It continues to be an exciting time to be involved in New Zealand's tech ecosystem."

The funding will be used to boost the University of Canterbury’s Applied Immersive Gaming Initiative, which will research and accelerate public use of immersing gaming applications.

"New tech roles are highly paid generating new wealth for regional New Zealand and research has found that for every new tech role created 4.9 other support roles are created in a community."

The rising profitability reflects the wealth of experience, capital and scale the sector has built up; creating the foundations for widespread and stable growth”.

From its roots as a local Christchurch business to a multinational enterprise, tech firm Verizon Connect says Christchurch will always be its home.

The six Kiwis off to Vietnam as part of the ASEAN Young Business Leaders Initiative (YBLI) have now been named, tasked with exploring tech industry.

“When the ground shook, it also shook up local businesses, who started looking at new ways of working. They weren’t so dependent on physical offices."

"One of the Govt's top priorities is to help businesses grow by lifting the profile of the sector & attracting more investment from around the world."

“Not only do the telecommunications and IT sectors have the highest outlooks, technology professionals are in high demand too,” says Rogers.