By Dr. Werner Vogels, Vice President and CTO, Amazon

Frontline Invercargill City Council staff have a new look, sporting the latest in body camera technology.

Since 21 December the ICC compliance officers have been equipped with body cameras when out on jobs.

Kiwi tech companies Blue Mirror, Jupl and Serentia Healthcare have partnered to protect frontline New Zealand and global healthcare workers while treating covid infected patients.

Australian cybersecurity specialist, Senetas, has announced the first quantum resistant network encryption capability, protecting sensitive government and business network data against the emerging threat of quantum computing.

Automation and robotics solutions provider, Scott Technology Limited (NZX: SCT), is pleased to announce the award of two multi-million dollar customer contracts worth a combined ~$18 million, which leverage its expertise in the Materials Handling and the Appliance sectors.

If you’ve ever bought a mobile phone, iPad or other tablet for your parent or grandparent, you’ll know that the technology we take for granted can be exceptionally challenging for our senior generation.

A shift to hybrid working and the rise of the prosumer key trends that will impact New Zealand businesses

Porirua City Council meetings will be live streamed from 10 December, giving the public more opportunities to be involved in the democratic process.

The first meeting to be streamed, will feature the Council’s main committee, Te Puna Kōrero.

AUT alumnus Mohd Akhtaar has created Mindful Muslim, the world’s first Islamic mindfulness app. The business idea won the Supreme prize and more than $20,000 in cash and prizes in AUT’s entrepreneurship programme, X Challenge.

Bright ideas and finding ways to unlock innovation early are key to creating a better future. Governments are faced with increasingly complex problems. They need a process to put citizens at the centre of problem-solving to ensure solutions implemented address the core need of citizens.