TECHNOLOGY - MSC NewsWire

Exploring the world of virtual commissioning

Virtual Commissioning - In 1895, pioneer of astronautic theory, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, developed the concept of the space elevator, a transportation system that would allow vehicles to travel along a cable from the Earth’s surface directly into space.

Source Stone Junction

Momentum builds for Leapfrog Works with industry recognition

Seequent, a world leader in visual data science, and Mott MacDonald have been shortlisted in the British Construction Industry Awards for Digital Initiative of the Year. Innovating together the companies delivered a digital, 3D geological modelling solution on the Upper Chelburn Impounding Reservoir in the UK, which is owned and operated by United Utilities.

Source Seequent

ShadowTech wins CIO award

The TechWomen programme ShadowTech won the engaging youth in ICT gong at the annual New Zealand CIO awards in Auckland last night.

NZ will be less competitive with less government R&D support

Hundreds of fledgling New Zealand tech companies will feel the pinch if stimulating research and development grants are replaced with tax credits, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says.

Source A MakeLemonade release

Digital principles set up to help NZ businesses evolve

The digital revolution that has begun will change, redefine and disrupt almost every sector across the country, New Zealand Techleaders chair David Kennedy says.

Source A MakeLemonade release

Teachers need to be better paid for the tech revolution

Teachers need to be better paid as they adjust to educating kids in the fastest growing sector in New Zealand, - technology, an award-winning Maori chief executive of a fast growing ed-tech company says.

Source A MakeLemonade release

Autodesk Ava AI Wants To Subtly Address User Discomfort

Autodesk has now begun the rollout of its own A.I. assistant called Ava and the company recently revealed how it is going about avoiding a phenomenon commonly referred to as the “uncanny valley.” Reports Daniel Golightly for Android Headlines.

Source Android Headlines

Tech firms must be transparent about AI

The Government has announced an audit of algorithms operating in agencies like the Department of Health and the Transport Agency writes Richard MacManus for Newsroom.

Source/ReadMore A Newsroom release

Palmerston North brothers show out-of-this-world potential in tech sector

Two Palmerston North brothers are looking to prove not even the sky is the limit for Māori in the tech industry.

Source/ReadMore Stuff

Building a way to boost surface hygiene

Professor Susan Krumdieck is developing a revolutionary machine that lets you make an anti-microbial ceramic coating on metal.

A self-cleaning surface that burns up bacteria and viruses holds plenty of commercial interest. The revolutionary anti-microbial coating being developed at Canterbury University causes microbes to sizzle up on contact with surfaces like buttons, knobs, handles and rails.

Source Canterbury University

2018 Hi-Tech Awards winners announced

Invenco was the big winner at the 2018 Hi-Tech Awards gala dinner in Christchurch tonight, claiming the PwC Hi-Tech Company of the Year category and the IBM Innovative Company Award. A record-breaking crowd of close to 800 people attended the awards dinner, held to celebrate the successes of New Zealand hi-tech companies across 13 categories and to recognise the 2018 Flying Kiwi, Claudia Batten.

Source HighTech Awards 2018 release

Christchurch TechWeek Headline Event Shows off Advanced Manufacturing and The Fourth Revolution

TechWeek has shown off and discussed a range of technology across the country – today it's advanced manufacturing's turn. The Christchurch Headline Event, The Fourth Revolution, is showcasing the exciting work which is being done and the opportunities new technology holds for the manufacturing sector.