It’s that time of year again, Canterbury Tech’s committee elections are upon us! If you’re interested in becoming a committee member in 2024, here is some important information for you to digest. In November we will hold our online elections for new volunteer committee members. If you are interested in…
The 5th of September 2023 was the first time the Canterbury Tech Summit was hosted at the Te Pae. The Canterbury Tech committee had long dreamed about hosting the annual event at our new convention center so it was well-celebrated by current and past committee members! The year before in…
Meet the New Faces from Jade Software at the Canterbury Tech Summit! 2023 has been a remarkable year for Jade Software marked by significant advancements and strategic appointments that will pave the way for future success for the company. We are excited to invite you to meet the key figures…
Caffeine heating up to go live Caffeine is the new content and community platform for New Zealand’s startup ecosystem, created with founders for founders. Our mission is to be the way our community connects and shares and to accelerate Aotearoa New Zealand toward outperforming the world at creating, scaling and…
Tech Summit 2023 is just around the corner on September 5th! We’ve taken all the feedback on board from last year’s summit and are thrilled to share the upgrades we’ve implemented for this year. This year’s summit we upgraded: The space – We’re in Te Pae Convention Centre this year!…
Tech Week 2023 Monday 15th May to Friday 19th May Canterbury Tech has partnered with the EPIC Centre on Manchester Street to create a central Hub which will run from Monday 15th May – Friday 19thth May. Christchurch NZ and EPIC centre have joined us as Supporting Partners. It’s another…
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…
