With the looming cost of living crisis, there’s concern of this divide widening further and a need for the government to assist in ensuring all learners have equal access to technology to better their education. However, there’s another aspect to the digital divide that may not always be at the forefront of our minds – technology education for parents and caregivers.

As we carry our smartphones almost everywhere we go, they not only store a digital record of many of our online interactions, but they also create a literal map of our lives. Once you store enough geographic data from one person, it’s easy to predict their next steps or determine how a person lives their lives.

The increasing price of housing and construction, plus the inflationary impact of rising home loan lending rates, has placed the goal of home ownership beyond the reach of many New Zealanders. Is blockchain the solution?

It is estimated that one in seven New Zealanders live within a flood-prone area, and with sea levels rising a reported 2.4mm each year due to global warming, the issue has become a growing concern. The compounding risks of climate change not only impact us socially and culturally, they place a significant strain on our economy

So what is driving the smart port market? There is a growing need to reduce carbon emissions from the maritime industry and the adoption of industry 4.0, combining the infrastructure element and IoT technology alongside blockchain, AI and process automation could be the key.

To plan for the future, we need to understand where we currently are, where we’ve been and what the best outcomes for the future would be. Kane raised a great point: “If you don’t have the data, you usually need a history of data.”