The New Zealand Government’s ‘Wellbeing Budget’ unveiled on 30 May has allocated $NZ6.8m to fund the creation of an Industry 4.0 demonstration network with, up to, two smart factories to prepare New Zealand industry for the future. The budget papers said the money — $NZ6.2m in operating costs and $NZ0.6m in capital funding — would provide […]
Callaghan Innovation offering $NZ450K prizes for wearable innovations
Callaghan Innovation, a New Zealand government agency supporting hi-tech businesses in New Zealand, is inviting the nation’s innovators and entrepreneurs to create the next generation of wearable technology as part of its C-Prize Business Challenge, a biennial event that offers a $NZ100,000 prize package to the winner, and up to $NZ350,000 to finalists. […]