Tech Week 2023 As you will know our friends at NZ Tech and the Tech Alliance curate a nationwide NZ Tech Week each year in May. Canterbury Tech has partnered with the EPIC Centre on Manchester Street to create a central Hub which will run from Monday 15th May –…
How can we combat the Skills shortage in Canterbury? We have been hearing a lot from tech business in Canterbury about their challenges with attracting and retaining skilled staff and from students and those looking for mid career transitions into technology Some of the key problems we heard about are:…
How well do businesses know their customer profile and how are they qualifying them? These were two of the main questions Kiwi B2B SaaS companies explored in the the Kiss My SaaS Workshop in Ōtautahi Christchurch in November. Facilitator Serge van Dam provided deep insight into two main themes throughout…
Lean Startup product development must focus on maximising the relative value of the new product. When sports teams and athletes compete, they compete to win. But when you look at a team or athlete in a vacuum it’s impossible to tell how good they are. Take my favourite team, Team…
We are thrilled with the nominees for this year’s election. The calibre of skills, passion and experience that the nominees bring is just what we need for the future of Canterbury’s tech ecosystem. We are excited to see a range of sectors being represented and want to wish every nominee…
Our goal is to raise New Zealand’s global tech profile Despite the growth of our tech industry, recent international research tells us that New Zealand is not typically associated as a place where tech comes from. The New Zealand Tech and Innovation Story (Tech Story) is designed to enhance our…
Competing against luck: understanding the drivers of customer choice Most organisations want to grow. As the mantra goes ‘if you’re not growing, you’re being left behind’. But although most organisations know in which markets they want to grow, many often struggle to deliver on their growth aspirations. Despite their best…
How about keyboard ready instead of shovel ready? Mana in Mahi is a government scheme aiming to help employers with a range of grants to help bring on trainees and this is equally effective for some technology pathways such as junior developers, database admin and any entry level role you…
We are on a mission is to capture all tech companies across Canterbury into this ecosystem map! A huge thanks to Orbviz who have made this possible. We have loved using the tool to create this interactive map of the Ecosystem – and we hope that you love interacting with…
We’re thrilled to announce that the 2022 Tech Summit is officially SOLD OUT! If you missed out on grabbing a ticket this year, you can add yourself to the waitlist here – https://lnkd.in/eR_F_kMN Alternatively, you can grab a ticket and head along to the CIO Summit 29-30 November here in…
As we have the Tech Summit on November 24th, our monthly in-person events are finished for 2022. Instead of the monthly in-person meetup, we have invited Marian Johnson from Ministry of Awesome to join us for a Lunchtime Session to celebrate 10 years of MoA helping the high-growth start-up and…
Did you know it is estimated 1 in 10 New Zealander’s are dyslexic? Canterbury Tech has partnered with Dorenda Britten Ltd and Dorenda’s amazing team of researchers and dyslexic experts to deliver one of Canterbury Tech’s first special projects, that is, supporting dyslexic people into tech careers. The…
