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Hi there,
Back when LookSee launched the interest generated was hailed a success (go figure – a free all expenses trip to NZ was on offer), but nonetheless prompted a rant from NZTech boss Graeme Muller, who lamented that tech businesses complaining about staff shortages had failed to translate into serious offers of work.
Now, the 48,000 potential candidates/opportunistic tourists who signed up are being re-engaged with a revised programme. This time, however, they will need to stump up their own travel costs, and Wellington's taxpayers have been released of the funding burden.
We speak with the team behind LookSee Tech and see what is being done differently this time to encourage employers to embrace the programme.
In other news:
- Clinician messaging provider Celo announces growth ambitions
- The digitally transformed unite at DX2019
- Virtual reality finds a genuine use case
- Mobi2Go licks chops over growth potential after $5m funding boost
- The supercomputer saving the planet from a godly spot
We also hear from ChristchurchNZ about how it bolstered its business continuity with the quick implementation of a more stable, reliable financial management solution.
And if automation has you intrigued – will it really result in a workforce paid to be on holiday? – be sure to sign up for our free webinar with a live panel discussion on Automation Benefits and Risks, coming March 27.
Enjoy the read,
Heather Wright
Editor
editor@istart.co.nz
LookSee 2.0 targets tech skills shortages – junket excluded
Bye-bye free trip, hello NZ-wide…
An initiative set up to attract tech staff to Wellington has been reignited, this time focusing on the wider New Zealand market – and without the lure of a free trip to NZ.
“Not everyone will be ready to hire in May, but over time there is a gap between available domestic talent and what employers need.”
Health messaging app launches global push
After passing NZ trials, Celo takes secure clinical messaging to the world…
Auckland-based Celo is launching its secure, industry-compliant instant messaging service for the healthcare sector to a ready worldwide market.
It should be the expectation for both patients and their health providers that they can access their information when they need it.
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Key takeaways from DX2019
Minimal viable teams, outcomes and culture…
The DX2019 Summit hit Auckland yesterday, highlighting the challenges faced by companies embracing DX, with most admitting it's really not an easy process.
“You can do all the things you think are the right things to do, but unless they generate outcomes and results, you weren’t successful.”
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Virtual reality earns its chops as training tool
Taking the danger out of training – for you and me…
VR was going to transform the way we connected, interacted and communicated in both business and private lives.
We can replicate the physical environment of our sites so staff can undertake virtual health and safety training in an immersive and realistic way.
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Mobi2Go gets cash boost for online menu platform
Wellington-based Mobi2Go secures NZ$5m to help compete in the dinner-on-demand industry…
Mobi2Go – the software-as-a-service platform that provides online ordering tech for restaurants – has just received NZ$5m of new investment to fund its international ambitions.
“The investment will allow us to continue to build on existing international growth, and to scale out our operations and enterprise features.”
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Is this the world’s coolest data centre?
Where God meets science…
Think data centres and super computers, and you don’t normally think of quiet, graceful church buildings, but MareNostrum is a supercomputer in a chapel, and it’s working on some of the biggest issues facing mankind.
“In this non-descript chapel, servers are working on research on cancer cures, a vaccine for AIDs, climate change…”
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ChristchurchNZ takes on cloudy financials
City promoter’s journey to the cloud lays down some important lessons in resilience…
ChristchurchNZ provides the vision and leadership to attract events, visitors, businesses, talent, students, investors and entrepreneurs to Christchurch.
“The system is more user-friendly and reliable now, as well as more flexible.”
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