As New Zealand businesses face mounting productivity pressure, new research from 2degrees shows AI is already delivering measurable gains for SMEs. From streamlining operations to unlocking new growth opportunities, the challenge now is turning early experimentation into lasting business impact.
Acron Plastics, a New Zealand thermoforming manufacturer, had been running as a fully paper-based business before adopting MRPeasy. We sat down with Business & Sales Manager Mark Wong to see how the company uses the system to structure orders, manage purchasing and inventory, and reduce the risk of missed jobs.
In workplaces AI can be a game-changer for boosting productivity and efficiency, lowering costs and developing new products and services. While a degree of uncertainty lingers around this transformational technology, its potential for improving lives and businesses is undeniable. Artificial Intelligence is like electricity. Just as electricity transformed every major industry a century ago, AI is now poised to do the same. So says Andrew Ng, founder of Google Brain and former VP of Baidu. It’s hard not to agree with Ng’s statement. The evidence is mounting. Artificial intelligence is indeed a game-changer. It’s shaping up to be one of the most significant technological developments of the 21st century. Many experts would agree too, and countless experts have had their
The impact of artificial intelligence on Kiwi businesses is becoming increasingly evident. Oscar Collins explains how business owners are already using it to their advantage. In New Zealand both small and large businesses throughout the country have started using AI to scale their operations and optimize everyday tasks. Through the use of collaborative tools, recruitment solutions, CRM software and more, business owners are reaching their goals and expanding into international markets. Here’re some of the ways they are doing it. 1. Employee Monitoring Software AI plays a critical role in monitoring employees, which is a more challenging task than ever now that remote work is a permanent fixture in the modern workplace. AI can help you supervise home-based workers from
New Zealand employment law firm BuckettLaw believes current regulations cannot control artificial intelligence. Each year the Privacy Commissioner hosts privacy week and last week the theme was privacy rights in the digital age. A theme that highlights the massive gap between the advancement of technology and the lack of change in privacy law. The Privacy Act 2020 is now nearly three years old, which may seem new. However, if you look at all the new introductions in technology over the past three years, the Privacy Act doesn’t come close to protecting an individual’s privacy. Michael Webster, the Privacy Commissioner stated, “that further legislative changes are needed to ensure New Zealand’s privacy law is fit for purpose in the digital age.” The
In today’s fast-paced business landscape, staying ahead of the competition requires effective leadership and cutting-edge technologies. One such technology that has transitioned from an emerging trend to a core element of daily operations is business automation. Its impact is indelible, with almost 90% of ANZ organisations already using at least one form of business automation. And it’s only ramping up. A new report by Kyocera Document Solutions AU & NZ sheds light on the growing role business automation (BA) is playing in the workplace. Based on a quantitative survey of 275 Australian and New Zealand professionals, the report delves into the current and future role of BA in a range of industries. This comes as the growing uptake of automation
A new campaign showcases Auckland to tech experts as a great place to work and live to support a booming tech industry. A new talent attraction campaign designed to entice the world’s best technology workers to a new life in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland kicked off last week. The digital campaign aims to attract the workforce required to support the Auckland region’s booming tech industry and address the sector’s sustained skills gaps. Auckland is Calling is an initiative by Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, the region’s economic and cultural agency, spanning visitor and talent attraction for Tāmaki Makaurau. The Auckland is Calling tech talent attraction campaign showcases the region as a world-class tech hub and unique place to live and work via a
What started as a high school project to help grandparents get to grips with their computers and smartphones has grown into a fully-fledged business looking to bring seniors into the digital age. The brainchild of young entrepreneur Leo Martins, Kiwi Assist provides a range of services that make the internet, the smartphone and the computer easier to use, while equipping senior Kiwis to make the most of the online services, apps and social media which the rest of us take for granted. Martins’ idea attracted the support of noted mentor Bill Smale, Kiwi Assist’s Business Advisor, and chairman of Milford Asset Management, Anthony Quirk, the fledgling company’s Financial Advisor. Martins, who is 18 years of age, says he got the idea
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