July, August & September 2023
New Zealand’s tech news headlines in the third quarter of 2023 touched on items including: the alt-protein opportunity of microalgae; concerns in New Zealand over the impact of ‘buy now pay later’ fintech services; the consolidation of New Zealand’s cybersecurity-focused agencies; and more.
For our other editions, you should take a look at Asia’s tech news, daily, delivered via social media channels, and our Indo-Pacific tech newsletters for a weekly update on the region’s tech news.
Hit the links below for each month’s headlines, or scroll down for an all-in-one update on New Zealand tech in Q3 2023:
September 2023 | August 2023 | July 2023
e-Conomy Southeast Asia 2023 report – Google, Temasek, Bain and Co
September 2023
- New Zealand: Gov’t announces intention to enact digital services tax from 2025 to address revenue generated by Apple, Amazon et al who funnel profits to low-tax jurisdictions
- New Zealand: “…new research investigated how young New Zealand adults use debt. What we found suggests greater regulation of delayed payment schemes is needed.”
- New Zealand: Māori education institution, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, withdraws from Kōkiri accelerator it co-founded, citing high resource requirement vs small participant numbers
“Aquaculture has promise both as a field where we can dial up…sustainable protein production from New Zealand for global markets, and where we can share advanced technology with the world…”
- New Zealand: LawVu workspace for in-house legal teams completes NZ$15M fundraise, consolidating technology stacks for legal firms into one shared workspace
- Australia’s Stone & Chalk inks partnership with New Zealand’s GridAKL, home to Auckland’s startup community, aiming to boost networks for tech startups in both countries
2023 Asia Pacific Regional Security Assessment – Key trends
August 2023
- New Zealand: Aquila startup unveils potentially game-changing drone using solar power to charge as the vehicle flies, removing need to land for recharging
- New Zealand: Security Intelligence Service published Security Threat Environment 2023 report, bringing to light foreign interference activities by China, Iran and Russia
- New Zealand: Kiki peer-to-peer subletting platform gains Au$7M seed funding with sights on New York launch
- “Icehouse Ventures annual Showcase has become New Zealand’s most important night for startups. It’s also a strange, enjoyable piece of quasi-pop culture in its own right”
- India enters talks to bring UPI – Unified Payments Interface – to New Zealand to streamline business payments, boost trade and lift tourism between the two
Tech Council of Australia: Australia’s Generative AI opportunity
July 2023
“The nutritional credentials of some microalgae strains are on par with animal alternatives, yet the environmental impact is microscopic in comparison.”
“The next step is to show the world how delicious microalgae is, so we’re working on a range of applications, starting with bars and drinks targeting active and sports nutrition markets,” commented Lane.
- New Zealand: Inzpec launches connects real estate due diligence platform, connecting property buyers with qualified property inspectors to provide one-stop-shop for property-related due diligence
- New Zealand: An intro to a number of NZ’s female founders and tech leaders
- New Zealand’s Computer Emergency Response Team to merge with Nat’l Cyber Security Centre to form single agency to provide advice and response on incidents across every threat level
Australia & New Zealand:
“Over half of ANZ organisations hit by ransomware…almost 4 in 5 organisations in ANZ expect to pay a ransom if they could recover data and business processes…”
- Amazon Web Services launches inaugural Australia-New Zealand Generative AI Accelerator program, providing mentorship and up to $200K in AWS Activate credits
- Australia: Black Nova early-stage VC targets $35M fund’s first close in 6 months, looking at backing firms in the Aus-NZ business-to-business tech industry
SharePass: Online digital security solution
Indo-Pacific TECH news
All-day tech news updates from across the broad – and increasingly strategically and technologically important – Indo-Pacific region, and across South and Southeast Asia:
- Indo-Pacific tech daily on Twitter
- Indo-Pacific tech daily on Facebook
- Indo-Pacific tech news on LinkedIn
Our mobile app is currently offline, due to the ongoing devolution of what was Twitter, now X.
We aim to have the app back online with a much-improved interface and broader functionality by the end of 2023.
World Economic Forum: Space Applications in Agriculture
Indo-Pacific TECH newsletter
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