21 August 2024
Congratulations to our AI Hackathon 2024 regional winners! Our four day festival featured 48 hour hackathons across multiple locations.
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20 August 2024
In preparation for the event, we reached out to local companies to secure mentors and expert speakers. We are extremely grateful for the enthusiasm and support we were met with. We learned a lot about the tech sector in Dunedin and were even invited to office tours of some of the companies.
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20 August 2024
Last week I had the pleasure of hosting the Wellington chapter of the AI Forum of New Zealand's AI for the Environment Hackathon Festival. It's a tremendous event that brought together over 250 hackers across six locations.
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24 July 2024
Today, we’re delighted to announce the publication of our AI Blueprint for Aotearoa New Zealand. Special thanks to our dedicated working group, our Executive Council and Workshop contributors.
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24 July 2024
This month in our new AI leadership Q&A series we meet executive council member Anshuman Banjeree and discover what inspires him.
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24 July 2024
The AI Forum of New Zealand proudly announces the publication of the AI Blueprint for Aotearoa New Zealand. It proposes leveraging existing industry initiatives to help drive results and achieve a shared vision.
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17 June 2024
Everyone talks about the impact artificial intelligence is having in the workplace, but no one has been able to accurately measure this. That’s about to change, as AI Forum NZ partners with Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington and Callaghan Innovation to launch the first of a series of quarterly surveys to measure AI’s impact.
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11 November 2024
The AI Forum, in partnership with Callaghan Innovation and Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, is advancing its research into the impact of AI on productivity in Aotearoa New … Continue reading "Techweek19 wrap up, adopting the Christchurch Call and three new reports by AI Forum members"
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26 September 2024
Kia ora, Thank you to everyone who joined us at our annual Aotearoa AI Summit: Atamai Tuatahi | Intelligence First! It was a huge success thanks to all of our members, speakers … Continue reading "Techweek19 wrap up, adopting the Christchurch Call and three new reports by AI Forum members"
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25 September 2024
Avoid an AI governance blind spot! Board members need to seriously consider artificial intelligence (AI) governance as AI becomes integral to business operations. Understanding its impact is key to fulfilling … Continue reading "Techweek19 wrap up, adopting the Christchurch Call and three new reports by AI Forum members"
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19 September 2024
As AI continues to transform the way we work, learn and connect, strong AI governance is key to ensuring success. It helps organisations use AI responsibly, aligned with both their … Continue reading "Techweek19 wrap up, adopting the Christchurch Call and three new reports by AI Forum members"
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18 September 2024
Kia ora, The Artificial Intelligence Forum of New Zealand (AI Forum) Annual Meeting is coming soon, and this provides you and your organisation an opportunity to be involved in shaping … Continue reading "Techweek19 wrap up, adopting the Christchurch Call and three new reports by AI Forum members"
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05 September 2024
The AI Forum is delighted to announce the establishment of the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Working Group. The AEC sector is a vital part of New Zealand’s economy, contributing … Continue reading "Techweek19 wrap up, adopting the Christchurch Call and three new reports by AI Forum members"
Read More 21 August 2024
Congratulations to our AI Hackathon 2024 regional winners! Our four day festival featured 48 hour hackathons across multiple locations.
Read More 20 August 2024
In preparation for the event, we reached out to local companies to secure mentors and expert speakers. We are extremely grateful for the enthusiasm and support we were met with. We learned a lot about the tech sector in Dunedin and were even invited to office tours of some of the companies.
Read More 20 August 2024
Last week I had the pleasure of hosting the Wellington chapter of the AI Forum of New Zealand's AI for the Environment Hackathon Festival. It's a tremendous event that brought together over 250 hackers across six locations.
Read More 24 July 2024
Today, we’re delighted to announce the publication of our AI Blueprint for Aotearoa New Zealand. Special thanks to our dedicated working group, our Executive Council and Workshop contributors.
Read More 24 July 2024
This month in our new AI leadership Q&A series we meet executive council member Anshuman Banjeree and discover what inspires him.
Read More 24 July 2024
The AI Forum of New Zealand proudly announces the publication of the AI Blueprint for Aotearoa New Zealand. It proposes leveraging existing industry initiatives to help drive results and achieve a shared vision.
Read More 17 June 2024
Everyone talks about the impact artificial intelligence is having in the workplace, but no one has been able to accurately measure this. That’s about to change, as AI Forum NZ partners with Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington and Callaghan Innovation to launch the first of a series of quarterly surveys to measure AI’s impact.
Read More 11 November 2024
The AI Forum, in partnership with Callaghan Innovation and Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, is advancing its research into the impact of AI on productivity in Aotearoa New … Continue reading "Techweek19 wrap up, adopting the Christchurch Call and three new reports by AI Forum members"
Read More 26 September 2024
Kia ora, Thank you to everyone who joined us at our annual Aotearoa AI Summit: Atamai Tuatahi | Intelligence First! It was a huge success thanks to all of our members, speakers … Continue reading "Techweek19 wrap up, adopting the Christchurch Call and three new reports by AI Forum members"
Read More 25 September 2024
Avoid an AI governance blind spot! Board members need to seriously consider artificial intelligence (AI) governance as AI becomes integral to business operations. Understanding its impact is key to fulfilling … Continue reading "Techweek19 wrap up, adopting the Christchurch Call and three new reports by AI Forum members"
Read More 19 September 2024
As AI continues to transform the way we work, learn and connect, strong AI governance is key to ensuring success. It helps organisations use AI responsibly, aligned with both their … Continue reading "Techweek19 wrap up, adopting the Christchurch Call and three new reports by AI Forum members"
Read More 18 September 2024
Kia ora, The Artificial Intelligence Forum of New Zealand (AI Forum) Annual Meeting is coming soon, and this provides you and your organisation an opportunity to be involved in shaping … Continue reading "Techweek19 wrap up, adopting the Christchurch Call and three new reports by AI Forum members"
Read More 05 September 2024
The AI Forum is delighted to announce the establishment of the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Working Group. The AEC sector is a vital part of New Zealand’s economy, contributing … Continue reading "Techweek19 wrap up, adopting the Christchurch Call and three new reports by AI Forum members"
Read More 21 August 2024
Congratulations to our AI Hackathon 2024 regional winners! Our four day festival featured 48 hour hackathons across multiple locations.
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Kia ora readers, #Techweek19 Wrap UpHow’s your #Techweek19 recovery going? What an amazing week with over 600 events throughout the whole of New Zealand! Congratulations to Ali, Kelsey and the whole Techweek team for coordinating this ever-growing annual festival of tech. H
May 28, 2019
Following news stories of autonomous robots and dramatic job losses, artificial intelligence (AI) has been a topic of equal parts fascination and scare-mongering. However, while AI is set to drastically change the way we work, its potential to improve the lives of all New Zealanders is vast. This t
May 23, 2019
Last week the political leaders of New Zealand, France, Canada, the UK and other countries from around the world joined together with leaders from international technology companies and civil society organisations to adopt the Christchurch Call, exactly two months on from the terrorist attack on Ch
May 23, 2019
In the Christchurch Call summit, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has achieved a milestone consensus between countries and tech companies. Ways need to be found to curb the dissemination of terrorist and violent extremist content on the Internet. Many of the methods required involve AI technologies. T
May 23, 2019
Kia ora Readers, Next week is the third iteration of the nationwide Techweek festival. New Zealand’s technology and innovation sectors are growing rapidly, and Techweek fosters that growth by providing the national ecosystem with a week-long opportunity for connection and cross-polli
May 15, 2019
Growing the Artificial Intelligence (AI) talent pool in New Zealand is crucial to take full advantage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. NZTech’s Digital Skills for a Digital Nation report concluded that AI skills are required both in New Zealand and worldwide. There is a shortage of technical
May 10, 2019
Kia ora Readers, I hope that you enjoyed either (a) a relaxing extended break over the Easter/Anzac Day holidays or (b) a productive week at work while everyone else was away!...Which puts me in mind of the Productivity Commission’s new inquiry into Technology and the Future of Work. As t
May 1, 2019
Kia ora Readers, Welcome to our regular fortnightly round up of what's happening in AI in New Zealand and around the world. We now have nearly 2000 newsletter subscribers, so if you enjoy our regular updates, please consider forwarding it to a friend or colleague who can sign up here.Turing
April 24, 2019
Christchurch – The Productivity Commission’s new inquiry into the impact of tech on the future of work in New Zealand is a valuable first step for government to be better informed about the effect of tech developments when making policy, the national artificial intelligence organisati
April 23, 2019