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NZ missing real growth opportunities – BlockchainNZ
In the wake of an inquiry into the future nature, impact and risks of cryptocurrencies by a select committee, industry body BlockchainNZ says New Zealand must seize the transformative opportunities blockchain technologies offer.
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BlockchainNZ challenges Reserve Bank’s ‘oxymoron’ stablecoin claim
BlockchainNZ challenges the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) assertion that stablecoins are ‘oxymorons’, emphasising the transformative potential of blockchain technology for our economy,
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Digital Asset Investor Magazine - Regulatory Update
My regulatory update in the Digital Asset Investor Magazine. This quarter we cover private innovation in money with stablecoins and the emergence of CBDCs.
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Budget Day and Techweek23 - Breakfast Interview
Speaking on Breakfast about encouraging young girls and Maori to get into tech, the Digital ITP, and technologies role within our Government’s Budget.
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New Zealand education missing out on local tech innovation
Questions are being asked about the opportunities and the risks of using new digital technologies in our education system. But what is not being asked is why is it so hard for New Zealand technology companies to engage with the New Zealand education system?
May 2023
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Water, water everywhere now is the time for technology
Te Whanganui-a-Tara - Aotearoa will cope more efficiently with torrential weather such as record rainfall if it embraces technology faster.
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How to trust our kids with technology - Breakfast Interview
Speaking on Breakfast about how to trust our kids with technology.
February 2023
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Bigger, growing organisations 'likely to be targeted by attacks'
An unfortunate side-effect of a technology or a product becoming successful in today’s world are the cyberattacks that follow.
September 2022
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IoT tech allowing a more sustainable NZ
Simple, uncomplicated pieces of technology, connected together via the internet is creating a vast Internet of Things across Aotearoa that will help Kiwis respond better to climate challenges and improve business productivity.
November 2022
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What is TechWeek?
Speaking with Tova on the Today show about What is TechWeek?
May 2022
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Breakfast speaks to TechWeek
Alison Mackie speaks with Jessica Morris about TechWeek22 on Breakfast.
May 2022
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Researcher concerned at 'ambiguous' tech company terms
Experts are concerned ambiguous terms and conditions on digital platforms are being used to exploit consumers.
May 2022
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Building sustainable cities critical for NZ's future
Alison Mackie, Executive Director of LocationTechNZ, says new location-based technologies like digital twins will be key to helping New Zealand towns, big and small, deal with problems like traffic congestion, resource management, and air pollution.
May 2022
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Can crypto be used for good?
There's a narrative that blockchain is a cash grab. Mackie sees regulation and education around how these technologies work as essential to change this.
December 2021
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Blockchain a key to sustainable green tech economy
Blockchain is fast growing into a mature technology that is touching many parts of the global economy, but still fresh to New Zealand.
October 2021