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May 22, 2012
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A second $50 million round of research
and development grants has been announced by the government, benefiting a
total of 19 tech companies in fields from manufacturing to
biotechnology, electronics and software development. Among the big winners were Auckland-based, Canadian-owned touch-screen display pioneer Next Window; accounting software firm Xero; and animal health specialists Ancare Scientific and Argenta.
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The tide of transparency has reached our shores: the government is
officially urging state agencies to open up their data troves to the
public. A Cabinet paper released yesterday calls for a culture shift within the public sector; data should effectively belong to all of us, and anybody should be able to reuse and remix information to create new applications.
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“I look forward to welcoming Motorolans to our family of Googlers.” So ended Google chief executive Larry Page’s announcement on the Google blog that it had acquired handset manufacturer Motorola (for US$12.5 billion – a premium of
63 percent over the closing price of Motorola Mobility shares last week). What comes next? The buyout has the tech world buzzing – here’s what they’re saying.
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NZ Innovators Awards: now for the people’s choice! The official
entries are in and are being judged by the experts. Phooey to experts!
What do you think? We’re seeking your views on the most innovative
people or thing in New Zealand. We’re looking for a person, an organisation and a product. Email editor@idealog.co.nz or click here to tell us who or what your pick is – and in one sentence,
why they’re getting your vote. We’ll shortlist the finalists and call on
your help once again to determine the ultimate winner next month.
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Time to rewrite capitalism? Why not? Nick Main,
Deloitte’s global head of sustainability, spreads a message of purpose,
profit and carbon constraints. “Business is the mechanism that has delivered unprecedented improvements
in quality of life in the last century. So if business isn’t part of the
solution, then I don’t know what is.”
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Creative advertising = effective advertising, according to Colenso BBDO planner James Hurman’s book The Case for Creativity (see reviews here and here). In fact, he argues, data shows that as campaigns increase in effectiveness
(according to commercial measures) they also increase in creativity.
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