What turns a good idea into something that actually makes a difference?

Boston Consulting Group suggests we should focus on five industry ecosystems in areas ranging from agriculture 4.0 to the space industry, playing to our strengths to boost the economy.

No matter the motivation of DeepSeek’s founder for releasing the low-cost large language model as an open source project, it promises to trigger a flurry of innovation in more efficient AI and break the doom-loop narrative that high performance AI is only for the big boys.

A long overdue plan for the science sector was released this week with plans for a new research institution to focus on AI, quantum and synthetic biology. But Callaghan Innovation will disappear in the biggest innovation shake-up in 30 years.

ITP members had a lively debate on whether Aotearoa should follow in Australia’s footsteps and ban social media for under 16’s. So many pros and cons.

Minister Collins is advocating for a DefenceTech industry in Aotearoa. Is this feasible? will it work? Here is a discussion with some insights and ideas.