All “Technology” topics

Cybercrime is set to cost global economies more than $20 trillion U.S. dollars by 2026. The logistics industry has been forced to adapt to an increasingly digital world. New technologies like AI and automation promise to streamline operations and enhance operations, but digitisation creates vulnerabilities as cybercriminals seek to exploit these advances for their own financial gain. 

A key piece of the network that will deliver more accurate and reliable GNSS positioning across New Zealand and Australia is fast taking shape near Invercargill. At least six high-tech jobs will be created in Southland to operate the Awarua centre, due for completion by mid-2024.

A new multi-million-dollar aircraft designed by Kiwi aeronautical engineers is set to help governments and humanitarian organisations save lives during natural disasters and fight the impact of climate change in some of the world’s most inaccessible regions.

One New Zealand (One NZ) has recently partnered with SpaceX’s satellite unit Starlink to provide nationwide direct-to-cell coverage. The partnership was announced as part of plans to provide coverage to 100 per cent of the country and could spell the end of blackspots once and for all.

With a vision to maximise storage space and revenue, automate storage systems and capitalise on a booming growth market, Boxman Managing Director Mat Charles knew there had to be a better way to offer container storage in New Zealand.

A combination of problems facing the trucking industry opened the opportunity for a new kind of solution: autonomous technology for heavy-duty trucks.

Auckland Transport (AT) has selected Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform to deliver an AI-enhanced video feed to optimise transport routes, promote public transportation, and support decision-making for law enforcement.

Firms are currently facing highly turbulent environments, with strong doses of dynamism, complexity, and uncertainty. Work has become knowlege intensive and geographically dispersed. In such a context, knowing the mechanisms that allow organisations to detect environmental changes and being able to adapt and offer the proper response to them becomes especially relevant.

Samuel Vye, co-founder of Tauranga’s Envico Technologies (formerly Environment & Conservation Technologies), discusses with Daniel Dunt the future of drones in conservation efforts, problems facing the industry, and why this innovative technology is not only for big business.

Drones are proving to be versatile and effective tools in the coronavirus epidemic. Yet with drone regulation still in its infancy, their potential is not fully exploited.

Drones offer a cost-effective aerial platform enabling other technologies, unlocking new applications and disrupting traditional business models. Advances in sensing, measuring and optical technologies, combined with improvements in drone capabilities, have driven great interest in using drones in new ways.

Six vessels that deviated from planned paths and ran aground in as many years and under similar circumstances is being described as “Groundhog Day”, and likely due to a reluctance to embrace technology.

The NZ Transport Agency has worked with local government and private providers to produce the National Road Centreline – an online data resource for use by all. As Louisa Bloomer writes – it was as much about building relationships as it was about building roads.

A staggering 41% of New Zealand’s commercial transport operators experience symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), according to health and safety company Fit for Duty.

In recent years, China’s traditional foreign trade has slowed down, while cross-border e-commerce has maintained a rapid growth rate.