Collaboration was one of the main themes from the Rutherford
Innovation Showcase. We have two speakers to address this from
different perspectives. Dr Sue Watson, Global CEO of Kea, will explain
how to engage with over 30,000 Kiwi expats. Professor Keith Popplewell from Coventry University will talk about the SYNERGY Project, which facilitates SME collaboration.
Kea: Communicating with Kiwi Expats
An Introduction to Kea, New Zealand’s Global Network
An overview of members (32,000 Kiwi expats)
How Kea plan to engage with their members
Supporting network enterprise collaboration through adaptive knowledge services
The SYNERGY Project, funded by the European Commission investigated
the feasibility of providing support for networks of enterprises, primarily small to medium sized enterprises, who come together to compete as a collaborative virtual organisation for business opportunities, which would be beyond the reach of any of them acting alone. The resulting software service prototypes include management of collaboration knowledge for individual enterprises and virtual organisations, risk management, a collaboration moderator, and collaboration patterns embodying evolving best practice.
Services can be delivered through a native SYNERGY portal, but in fact
exploitation is developing around delivery as a “product in white” where clusters of users can brand a platform and customise services and access to their own requirements. Services can also be assembled in rather different ways to meet very different needs, and validation work included application on the one hand in an existing SME cluster trying to improve its capture of new opportunities, and on the other, a cluster of pharmaceutical research SMEs and universities, who came together to try out the collaboration support for SYNERGY, and then discovered a number of new drug leads as a result.
Event Details
5;00 to 7;30pm, Thursday 17 November 2011
Auckland Town Hall Ground Floor Council Chamber
301, Queen Street, Auckland
Go to www.aucklandict.org.nz for more information and to RSVP.
This is the last formal networking event of Auckland ICT in 2011.
Please join us at Waka Māori to hear New Zealand Minister of Finance Bill English present on the opportunities for investment in New Zealand.
The evening will open with a haka pōwhiri, a formal Māori welcome ceremony which will be performed by members of Ngāti Whātua, the people of Tāmaki Makaurau.
Peter Johnston, Chair of Te Awe Māori Business Network will discuss the rise of an indigenous iwi economy in New Zealand and opportunities to engage with the organisations that are at the forefront of this new economic force.
Former All Black and member of the 1987 Rugby World Cup winning team Grant Fox will wrap up with his views on the tournament so far and will reflect on high performance in sport and business.
Mention will be made of the Wynyard Quarter Innovation Precinct as announced yesterday by Minister Wayne Mapp and will be of interest for members of the business community
Well known New Zealand entertainer, comedian and broadcaster Pio Terei will be MC for the event.
Venue: Waka Māori Address: Te Wero Island, Auckland Viaduct Date: Monday 17 October 2011 Time: 6pm (haka pōwhiri starts at 6.15 pm) followed by light food and refreshments.
Please RSVP to this prestigious event by 16th October 2011 Event organiser: Megan Yorston
megan.yorston at aucklandnz.com Tel +64 9 365 0532 http://www.investauckland.com/
AucklandICT President, Kevin Andreassend, believes that a workforce with highly developed business knowledge that can maximise innovation, opportunities is one of the keys to ensure a growing ICT Export sector.
Two new qualifications in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation are going to be introduced by the Business School in 2012 in response to demand from students.
The Business School understands that employers are looking for graduates who have business knowledge and an understanding of innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialisation of research or other ideas.
The new programmes are a Grad Cert / GradDip in Innovation and Entrepreneurship targeted at those who have a non-business Bachelor’s Degree and want to develop an understanding of business fundamentals and knowledge of how value is created through creative thinking, science and technology, leading to the introduction of commercially successful innovations by small, large or new organisations.
The PG Cert / Masters in Commercialisation and Entrepreneurship is for those who wish to develop core knowledge and skills essential to moving research and innovation from the lab to the market place. You will learn how to test and validate customer needs and market demand, protect intellectual property, obtain funding, sell research related innovations and develop successful commercialization projects.
These programmes are for people who are interested in working in start-ups, or with an established small, medium or large innovative organization.
Further information about these programmes can be found on the links above or go to http://www.business.auckland.ac.nz/prospectus.
Alternatively you can contact Darsel Keane, Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning on d.keane at auckland.ac.nz.
AucklandICT, an Auckland based industry organisation takes advantage of the Holo-Info-Desk to promote its members at the Rutherford Forum industry conferences in September.
Holo-Info-Desk Multi Touch Information Surface
The Rutherford Forum activities are part of the Rugby World Cup related activities to promote NZ business and innovation. http://rutherfordinnovationshowcase.co.nz
AucklandICT is an industry organisation based in Auckland, New Zealand. Members come from a range of industry sectors that serve requirements both locally and international that are predominately in ICT (Information, Communication and Technology)
Each month the organisation meets to listen to a key note speaker, share success updates, networking and more recently have begun to actively utilise social media and online platforms. Within AucklandICT there is the Electronics Interest Group (ETG) AucklandICT that meets once a month over breakfast to discuss projects, topics of interest, training.
How can pricing strategy can increase company value? In the tech sector this is a topic that is at the forefront of the fund managers and investors as the explosion in Apple, Google, Linkedin and myriad of other large and smaller tech companies. Whilst most in NZ will never achieve the Fortune 500 status, neverthless the same issues are just as real.
Book 18th August in your diary as the date for this month’s networking event of Auckland ICT. We have an interesting topic, a great speaker and an impressive new venue – TelstraClear Smales Farm Office Park. TelstraClear are sponsoring the event.
Lance Wiggs will share some of his experiences with a number of technology companies to show how to approach pricing to maximise the value of your company. This will be an interactive session, so come prepared with questions and to share your views.
Lance is a consultant and director. He spent time with McKinsey in the USA, advised Trade Me, was a co-founder of Pacific Fibre and several other start-ups including PowerKiwi, which retails FlowerPower on Powershop. He is a Director of Texmate NZ limited, Cadimage/Archicad and a Councillor on Internet NZ.
Lance has a B Technology (Product Development) and an MBA in Strategy and Finance from Yale. Read more on his blog Lance Wiggs.
Remember – both knowledge sharing and ‘who you know’ play a big part in business success. Be sure to pass this invitation on to your colleagues and contacts.
Do check on the latest News and Member News on the Auckland ICT website: http://www.aucklandict.org.nz
NZ2011 Checklist – for Auckland ICT members
Rutherford Innovation Showcase
Auckland ICT will be exhibiting at the Rutherford Innovation Showcase from 26-28 September. We invite all members to participate by:
Submitting material to be displayed on the HoloDesk, which is an interactive touch screen.
Submitting hi-res images that could be used for banners.
Volunteering to be on our booth during the break periods over the three day event.
Attending some of the sessions. There is no charge, but you do need to register in advance.
Some members may wish to have their own booth. See the Exhibitors page for information about exhibiting.
Our September event will be the South Pacific Entrepreneur Event on Tuesday 27 September. We will have a second HoloDesk on display for this event.
The pending copyright act is causing many to grumble in New Zealand with the government since the release of it’s guidelines for enforcement of the Copyright Act. The act is based on a business model that even the US studios themselves readily admit is on the way out, and being replaced by online on-demand services like Hulu and Netflix.
On the one hand, there’s still the spectre of disconnection from the internet should your account be deemed to have infringed on copyright material three times. On the other, the cost of sending out the notice of infringement that the rights holders must pay has been set at $25 per notice, which should curb the more vigorous among them.
In addition there’s a list of 13 requirements these notices must include for the ISP to take them seriously. This list includes New Zealand contact details for the rights holders, IP address of the alleged offender, identification of the software used to offend, a signed statement identifying the rights holder as being the actual rights holder and the time and date (down to the second) of the alleged offence.
Globally there have been unscrupulous lawyers filing thousands of these notices without the legal right to do so, and we’ve seen companies spamming competitors with them just to tie them up in legal knots for a while.
These kinds of practices hopefully won’t happen here, and having a reasonable price for each notice means we won’t end up like the French where tens of thousands of notices are sent each month.
But the $25 price point is still well shy of the price some ISPs quoted. Those smaller players will be doing all of the investigations manually and that means cost – cost which will ultimately be borne by the customers.
On top of that, as business managers you’ll also be shouldering an increased cost of compliance. You’ll have to revisit your HR policies regarding this kind of thing, you’ll have to look at your security processes and firewalls to see whether or not you can identify an individual user on the network. If you have open internet access for customers or clients you’ll have to work out whether or not you continue to offer the service. While some of you will no doubt have these processes in place, smaller businesses may not be willing nor able to pay the cost and so will simply close down access and that’s a bad thing in my view, far outweighing the benefits of having this kind of regulatory regime in place.
The ISPs were supposed to get 6 to 12 months’ notice – instead they have only a handful of weeks in which to get their houses in order. It will take time for them to build the processes and implement systems, hire and train the staff and ensure that when they identify an alleged offender, they’ve got the right person.
The big concern and implication is that say an employee downloads a piece of content that an owner alledges they should not have, and they do it from their office computer (on your IP address) then there is a high risk of your company loosing its connection to the internet.
Another case of meddling by a Government struggling to stay relevant. Incidentally the USA offered to write the NZ Copyright laws…go figure !
Opinions are that of the poster, and not AucklandICT.
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The New Zealand IPv6 Task Force, that includes NZICT Group, is pleased to announce its support for World IPv6 Day, a global event sponsored and organised by the international Internet Society (ISOC) and several large content providers to test public IPv6 deployment. AucklandICT encourages all its members to keep uptodate on issues relating to the IPv6 change over and to establish their preparedness.
World IPv6 Day runs over 24 hours, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (from 12 noon New Zealand time) on 8 June 2011. Task Force Technical Convenor Dean Pemberton says mass adoption of IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) is critical to the future of the Internet. He describes World IPv6 Day as a watershed moment, one that all New Zealand organisations should be aware of.
“The Internet has grown so quickly that the pool of IPv4 addresses used by most computers and devices has run out. IPv6 allows for trillions more IP addresses; more than enough to fuel the next stage of the Internet’s growth.
“World IPv6 Day aims to motivate all organisations to prepare their services for IPv6. On the Day a swath of major providers including Google, Facebook and Yahoo will be among many global firms offering their content over IPv6,” he says.
The New Zealand IPv6 Task Force is right behind World IPv6 Day. It has registered with ISOC as a participating organisation and strongly encourages all New Zealand content providers and ISPs to take part.
On World IPv6 Day, Pemberton will be speaking at a video seminar entitled ‘IPv6 through the crystal ball. What a future with IPv6 might look like’. The seminar is being held on the afternoon of 8 June NZT. For more information visit http://tinyurl.com/3ed5cfg .
The Task Force is also repeating its survey of IPv6 readiness in New Zealand, with preliminary results to be published on the Task Force’s website on World IPv6 Day. ICT services firm Gen-i (on behalf of Task Force member Telecom) has launched a target dual-stack test webpage for World IPv6 Day, along with a link to an information page – www.ipv6test.co.nz.
Can you reach IPv6-only websites? Check your connectivity using the
In recent months sponsorship of the New Zealand IPv6 Task Force has expanded to include support from InternetNZ, FX Networks, Microsoft and InspireNet.
More information about World IPv6 Day is available at:
John Brakenridge, CEO of the NZ Merino Company is the main speaker at the April 2011 AucklandICT meeting. This is your chance to get involved in business activities in the ICT sector around Rugby World Cup 2011. There are now less than 150 days to go! Remember – both knowledge sharing and ‘who you know’ play a big part in business success. Be sure to pass this invitation on to your colleagues and contacts.
RWC2011 Business Matching
John Brakenridge, CEO of NZ Merino is an articulate and passionate advocate of importance of the RWC2011 to New Zealand and the business community. John won the Outstanding Leader Award in the 2010 NZ International Business Awards.
NZ Merino is an outstanding example of transforming a commodity into premium value-added product. John has a great story to tell and he is an engaging and inspirational presenter. Hear how disruptive thinking and a clear vision and strategy transformed the NZ merino industry. John will also talk about novel ways to unlock more potential from products and markets. Technology, such as RFID, plays an important part in the success of NZ Merino.
NZ Merino uses some novel marketing approaches, such as social media, to talk with, rather than talking to its customers and other stakeholders. RWC2011 and the business matching present unparalleled opportunities to raise the profile of business and to create new relationships. There is also scope for the various sectors to work together. This is how NZ Merino is making the most of the Business Club.
Rutherford Innovation Showcase
Hear the latest update about ICT showcasing plans throughout the Rugby World Cup from Rob Costello, NZICT Program Coordinator. With much more focus of the Rutherford Innovation Showcase now being brought to Auckland, there will be many opportunities for local companies to get involved with a range of activities including showcasing, hosting, one to one business matching and VIP interaction. Find out about the extensive range of forum events taking place across the country and how you can get involved.
Check out the ICT section of the Real NZ Showcase.
The NZ2011 Business Club Rugby World Cup 2011 presents an unprecedented opportunity for New Zealand to showcase its innovation and creativity in the ICT sector. But what can local businesses do to participate?
The NZ2011 Business Club creates opportunities for businesses to host visitors in similar industries or with common interests and show them the real New Zealand. By hosting international business people, New Zealand businesses that take part in the programme will make valuable business connections. The programme will suit business looking to expand through capital investment, exports or innovation.
Membership is free and open to all. Click here to join the club.
Come along and hear Suzanne McKinnon, Auckland Business Club Engagement and Delivery Manager explain this concept and how you can participate.
Break-out GroupsThe break-out groups will discuss ideas of how to get involved and what specific actions will be taken. Come along to share your views, learn from others and get involved in an initiative. There are plenty of opportunities!
AucklandICT Annual General Meeting
The AGM will be held at 5.30pm before the start of the main event. We encourage all members to attend and we are seeking nominations for the committee. Much work is done behind the scenes and we need some new committee members to bring new ideas and contributed to the further development of Auckland ICT. Please contact Simon Fawkes or one of the other committee members if you are interested in joining the committee.
Event Details5.00pm – Registration, drinks & finger food
5.30pm – AGM for Auckland ICT members
5.45pm – Welcome
5.50pm – John Brakenridge, NZ Merino
6.20pm – Rob Costello, NZICT Group
6.30pm – Suzanne McKinnon, Auckland Tourism Events & Economic Development
6.40pm – Breakout Groups
6.55pm – Report back from each group
7.10pm – Update on Auckland ICT events & projects
7.15pm – Member prize draw and further networking
Finish 7.45pm
Event CostPayment is by Direct Credit or cheque in advance. We do not accept payment by credit card.
Auckland ICT Members
$15 Members can bring one guest at the member rate!
Full-time students $10
Members of NZICT Group Nil, as this is a joint event
Non-members $25
Contacts
If you have any questions, please phone Kevin Andreassend on 09-414 2348
Email Debbie Hassell at events@aucklandict.org.nz to register your attendance.
Sir Ray Avery. New Zealander of the Year 2010 and CEO of Medicine Mondiale will be guest speaker.
NZ industry has an active relationship with universities at many levels, and this event. High Tech R & D helps to bring together the parties to engage and collaborate.
Seven universities showcasing their leading edge innovations and services in:
- Design
- Rapid Product Development
- Sensing, Control & Automation
- Advanced Manufacturing and Materials
- Technology & Innovation Management
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- Radio Astronomy and the SKA
- Sports and exercise science
- Digital Content
Potential opportunities and collaborations – Networking and one-on-one discussions with NZ’s top research talent.
What could your organisation achieve through partnering with New Zealand’s top researchers? Come and find out.
Kiwi PyCon 2010, a conference dedicated to the Python programming language.
An exciting and interesting weekend showing how Python is used in science, education, and high-profile companies in New Zealand and around the world.
Learn first-hand how Weta Digital uses Python in their datacentre, or how it can leverage cloud computing like Amazon web services and Google App Engine. This weekend is also an excellent networking opportunity – meet people who have actually delivered, from industry to education to government sectors to Hollywood.
Keynote speakers
Jacob Kaplan-Moss (Kansas, USA), inventor of the
web development framework “Django”,
Anthony Baxter (Melbourne, AUS), long-time Python release manager.
All other talks and discussions will be held in two parallel “tracks”, allowing you to customize your own day schedule to suit your interests.
This year’s conference is sponsored by an impressive lineup with
Catalyst IT and Microsoft as Gold Sponsors; Atlassian, Enthought, the
Plone Foundation, the Python Software Foundation, and Tait Radio
Communications as Silver Sponsors; and Schwag Sponsors Amazon Web
Services, Wingware, Mozilla, ActiveState, Apress, Packt Publishing,
O’Reilly, ThinkGeek, ANZTB, and Bitbucket.
Venue
Copthorne Hotel in Waitangi, Bay of Islands Sat
Date
20-Sun 21 November, 2010
Registration
The registration fee (100$ regular, 60$ student/unwaged) includes
morning+afternoon tea as well as lunch on both days, the Kiwi PyCon
2010 t-shirt, and we also have tons of giveaways this year, ranging
from books, laptop bags and geek gadgets to software licenses for
Python IDE’s and Amazon server credits.
For more information please visit http://nz.pycon.org/
Danny W. Adair, President
New Zealand Python User Group Incorporated
Talk: +64 – 9 – 9555 101
Write: danny.adair@unfold.co.nz
Posted by Kevin Andreassend, President Auckland ICT,
The Canterbury Innovation Incubator
The Canterbury Innovation Incubator has provided an idyllic space for collaboration with other like minded entrepreneurs.
