Canterbury Tech is calling for nominations for the 2020 Canterbury Tech committee. There are two (2) positions to be elected. Voting will take place from 20 – 27 November 2019 via an online voting platform. As per our constitution, 2 elected members must step down each year or stand for re-election. …
Our friends at Summer of Tech are a great source of well-trained, work-ready, highly skilled New Zealand tertiary students for summertime internships. Right now they have 729 students on their books available for work in Canterbury, with a wide variety of tech backgrounds covering data and analytics, cybersecurity, testing, design,…
This interesting article was written by Steven Moe and published in The Spinoff about Ministry of Awesome and Canterbury’s thriving ecosystem. The role of Canterbury Tech and the Summit is also mentioned. There’s an innovation renaissance brewing in post-earthquake Christchurch as multicultural entrepreneurship replaces the old boys’ network. This…
This episode we are live at the Canterbury Tech Summit, with Kris and Andy interviewing Stephen Scheeler from the Digital CEO (and ex-CEO of Facebook Australia & NZ), the Summit keynote speaker, with his insights into leadership, recruitment, trends he’s observing and much more. Also included in this episode is…
We are delighted to share this article about Canterbury based firm Smudge Apps Ltd. A Kiwi-made app which uses augmented reality (AR) to help retailers and restaurateurs visualise in-store elements before implementing them has been acquired by US firm InContext Solutions. “Gone are the days of having to imagine what…
This winter Canterbury Tech introduced a mentoring programme as a way to increase the knowledge and skills of tech professionals in Canterbury. The programme ran from June to September 2019 and was fully enrolled at 18 mentors and 18 proteges. The Canterbury Tech Winter Mentor programme gave an opportunity for…
Stephen Scheeler Oliver Klein Nigel Latta Brooke Roberts With only ONE week until Canterbury Tech’s pinnacle…
The message below is from the University of Canterbury, who are looking for industry organisations to host Masters of Applied Data Science students for project internships. These internships do not have to be paid, but Canterbury Tech’s stance on this is that: If you have a specific project where it’s…
With the goal to upskill professional tech workers in Canterbury and to increase networking among professionals, the Canterbury Winter Tech Winter Mentor Programme kicked off at Tūranga on Tuesday 11th June to a great start! Our programme is based on the Winter of Tech programme run in Wellington by founder…
Introducing the 2019 CanterburyTech Winter Mentor programme Canterbury Tech wants to grow world-class talent for our local Tech Sector. This mentoring programme is for professionals working in Canterbury’s technology industry. Many successful people credit one or more mentors who made a big impact in helping them achieve early success. Mentoring…
Wow, take a look at all these events aimed at kids, families and students during Tech Week! 20th – 24th May – Christchurch During Tech Week there is an array of exciting events and experiences for children and young people including a range of activities at Turanga to specific events…
Scale-Up New Zealand is set to speed up innovation and the growth of innovative businesses in Aoteoroa New Zealand. On 16 April 2019 Callaghan Innovation launched Scale-Up NZ, a free online platform that showcases New Zealand’s vibrant innovation ecosystem to the world. What is Scale-Up NZ? Created from a model…
