06 December 2024
What a year for IoT in Aotearoa! As we wind down for the holiday season, and enjoy some well-deserved time with our whānau and friends, we’re excited to share some fantastic news with you! Please join us in welcoming our new co-Chairs, Jenna Whitman, Chief Information Security Officer at Callaghan Innovation, and Steven Dirven, Chief Technology Officer at … Continue reading "Job opportunity: Tech Alliance Communities Manager"
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23 October 2024
Kia ora, The NZ IoT Alliance is gearing up for another year of collaboration, and I’m pleased to welcome our new Executive Council members: Jenna Whitman from Callaghan Innovation, Edwin Lim from HGM Legal, and Steven Dirven from Shape Technology. We’re thrilled to have you on board and look forward to working with you on some exciting initiatives this term. You … Continue reading "Job opportunity: Tech Alliance Communities Manager"
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22 October 2024
Spring has brought fresh beginnings for IoT Alliance New Zealand, and we’re thrilled to introduce the newly elected members of our Executive Council. Each of these industry leaders brings unique expertise and passion to the table, ready to drive the next wave of innovation and collaboration in Aotearoa’s IoT community. Jenna Whitman, Callaghan Innovation Jenna … Continue reading "Job opportunity: Tech Alliance Communities Manager"
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Join NZTech in this diverse new role supporting communities in the Tech Alliance to deliver activities that provide value for members. Proud winners of the NZ Hi-Tech Awards 'Best Contribution to the NZ Tech Sector' in 2021. The role The purpose of this newly established position with NZTe
June 20, 2021
As Canterbury recovers from a severe flooding event the region will be reviewing how location technology was used to respond to the situation. For an area that has suffered its fair share of disasters, this event highlights just how important timely information is. Data fed from IoT devices provide
June 10, 2021
What exactly is Remote Sensing and how is it applied in the Location Technology Industry? Remote sensing is one of the cornerstones of location technology. Without it, many of the datasets that location technologists rely on wouldn’t exist and our knowledge of this earth and other planet
June 10, 2021
Earlier in the month, students of Hutt Valley High School staged a protest as unsafe levels of toxic mould – discovered in their C Block classrooms, now slated for demolition – forced students back to remote learning.Fortunately we can consider this to be an extreme example, however, it is wort
May 14, 2021
There is never a dull moment for our executive committee and this month has been no exception. Our entire team has been working to develop content for upcoming events with our colleagues from BlockChainNZ and the IoT Alliance, plus developing our spot on Techweek TV during Techweek2021.As we know,
May 13, 2021
Hiding in plain sight, Location Based Services (LBS) are often taken for granted! Without it, our daily lives would be far more difficult. Now commonplace, LBS is found in many of the most used applications on our smartphones and other devices. For example, Facebook, Goog
May 13, 2021
During the last few months the LocationTech executive council has been seeking new council members and we have appreciated your responses. We are pleased to announce that Dr Leo Browning from Qrious joins us. In addition, Manu King, who was previously on the SIBA committee will rejoin us, replacing
April 16, 2021
A single blog post, written ten years ago was the beginning of Geoawesomeness! Geoawesomeness was founded to illustrate, examine and celebrate the impact of location technology and data on our lives. A decade later and the location based blog boasts a global team with the aim of being the b
April 15, 2021
I'm guessing you are also feeling that 2021 is moving along rapidly. The last week has seen the clocks go back, Easter is over and the autumn season is setting in. I hope your plans made during the summer holiday are well underway! Spark have been busy and have opened their 5G Innovation La
April 8, 2021