Leveraging technology in the classroom is pretty well documented and understood these days. The need for enhanced digital technology skills and capabilities to be taught to ensure our ākonga (learners) are developing the range of skills they require for their future jobs is also well understood. Here in Aotearoa NZ we have a digital technology curriculum […]
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Griffin on Tech: Yet another eye-watering mega merger IT bill comes in
The bill to merge the IT systems of the country’s 16 polytechnics, which now operate as one education super-entity, Te Pūkenga, has been totted up – $285.9 million over four years. Te Pūkenga’s management outlined its IT spending needs as part of a request for additional funding totaling $422.6 million over four years, Pattrick Smellie […]
How not to build a national broadband network
Australia’s National Broadband Network is in trouble, shedding 500 staff to cut costs and with declining subscriber numbers as telcos tout rival 5G wireless broadband services. For years, the differences between the NBN and our own ultrafast broadband (UFB) have been stark, with the Australian effort to extend high-speed internet access to the bulk of […]
China’s experience with mobile payments highlights the pros and cons of a cashless society
An increasing number of people are using mobile devices – their smartphone, a smartwatch or tablet – to pay for goods and services. Mobile devices allow people to complete transactions without using cash or a traditional bank card, making shopping quicker and easier. Our recent research on China’s experience with mobile payments even suggests that […]
Griffin on Tech: Bailouts and bans – how tech and politics have become increasingly entangled
What a week it was for the tech community. It started with many of them fearing they may not be able to make this week’s payroll after the US Government moved to freeze the assets of the Silicon Valley Bank, a mid-sized company that was banker to 44% of venture-backed tech companies in the US. […]
How green is our industry really?
I spent the day Wednesday at Massey University campus, an amazing day speaking with faculty and students, many stimulating discussions. They invited me to present on AI and ChatGPT and the opportunities these technologies will create in the near and longer term. After the Q&A, while we were enjoying a pizza lunch, a group of […]
Futurists predict a point where humans and machines become one. But will we see it coming?
Most people are familiar with the deluge of artificial intelligence (AI) apps that seem designed to make us more efficient and creative. We’ve got apps that take text prompts and generate art, and the controversial ChatGPT, which raises serious questions about originality, misinformation and plagiarism. Despite these concerns, AI is becoming ever more pervasive and […]
Web3NZ – the new home for all things Web3 in Aotearoa
It’s been a volatile time for entrepreneurs and investors in the Web3 space, which spans everything from decentralised finance (DeFi) and cryptocurrencies, to non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and distributed autonomous organisations (DAOs). The situation hasn’t been helped by the collapse in quick succession last week of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and Silvergate, three key US […]
Griffin on Tech: As tech tigthen tighten their belts, we should to double down on digital skills
The tech layoffs in the US we’ve read so much about in the last six months are starting to hit our own big tech companies. Sharesies said last month it would shed staff as it undertook a restructure and Xero announced yesterday a cut of 10 – 15% of its global workforce. That equates to […]
Griffin on Tech: As tech companies tighten their belts, we should double down on digital skills
The tech layoffs in the US we’ve read so much about in the last six months are starting to hit our own big tech companies. Sharesies said last month it would shed staff as it undertook a restructure and Xero announced yesterday a cut of 10 – 15% of its global workforce. That equates to […]