Government Investment stories

Elevate NZ backs Altered Capital with a USD $25m commitment to its USD $100m Fund II, boosting Series A and B funding for Kiwi tech.

Motorola launches Avigilon Visual Alerts, an on-prem AI system that spots bespoke safety and security risks across complex camera networks.

The satellite IoT market is set to grow at a 26% CAGR to reach USD $4.7 billion by 2030, driven by tech advances and rising demand for remote connectivity.

The global intelligent transport system market is forecast to grow from USD $41.7bn in 2024 to USD $124.8bn by 2035, driven by urbanisation and tech advances.

The global smart city kiosk market is set for robust growth, expanding from USD $26.9 billion in 2023 to USD $93.7 billion by 2034, with a 12.2% CAGR, per Future Market Insights.

The Tech Users Association launches registration for the Rural Connectivity Symposium 2024, aimed at addressing tech challenges in rural communities post-national election.

High upfront costs, inadequate charging stations, and 'range anxiety' are impeding EV adoption in Australia and NZ.

Swift digitization and inclusion of IoT devices in manufacturing and corporate spaces to plunge the automated test equipment market at US$23.76 billion by 2033.

A key factor in growing the number of women founders is attracting and retaining more women in the sector in the first place.

Asia Pacific VC firm Investible appoints Charlie Ill as CIO to create single investment team, deploy Early Stage Fund 2 and Climate Tech Fund.

According to a recently published Future Market Insights report, the 5G in defence market revenue is estimated at US$ 213.5 million in 2022.

Secureworks leaders discuss evolving cyber threats and the need to address cybersecurity negligence in the Asia-Pacific region.

Forrester's reports predict that tech executives in 2022 will focus on human-centered transformation, cloud-native strategies, and cybersecurity challenges.

Greater assistance needed to protect Australian businesses and employees from cyber threats, according to an industry expert.

Demand for machine intelligence and artificial intelligence applications at the edge is driving the market adoption of edge analytics, Frost & Sullivan finds.

Technology should be flying high when it comes to government investment and commitment from New Zealand's political parties. But is it?.

GlobalData has today revealed that the revenue of AI platforms will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 26.8% between 2019 and 2024.

New Zealand's education sector needs to face up to automation and the way it will affect people's jobs in years to come – and it needs to move quickly to do so.

The strategy was commissioned by Taranaki's four councils and was developed by business and iwi leaders, the region's councils and central government.

Within three years, 100% of all effective IoT efforts will be supported by cognitive or artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.