Pushing our talented kiwis into the spotlight is what the New Zealand Hi-Tech awards are all about. Established in 1993 and receiving support and input from some of New Zealand’s highly successful technology industries including ICT, electronics, software, bio-technology, creative, telecommunications and digital media, the awards are all about supporting the New Zealand hi-tech sector.
Entries for this year’s Awards are now open and all involved in this sector are encouraged to apply. Applications for all categories close on 5 March at 5pm.
MSI is a key supporter of the Hi-Tech sector in New Zealand investing more than $100 million a year into NZ technology companies. They are the proud sponsor of this year’s Best Hi-Tech Start-Up award.
This year’s awards are taking it up a notch with confirmed judges Peter Thei (famous for being one of Facebook's first investors) and New Zealand computer scientist Craig Neville Manning (who founded Google's first remote engineering centre in New York).
NZ Hi-Tech Trust Chair, Wayne Norrie, says the NZ Hi-Tech Awards are gaining increasing significance and support both locally and internationally: "Just by entering the Hi-Tech Awards you have a unique opportunity to get your business in front of some of the biggest global names in technology and that is something that money simply can't buy."
The 2012 NZ Hi-Tech Award categories are:
- Hi-Tech Company of the Year
- Hi-Tech Emerging Company
- Best Hi-Tech Start-up
- Best Contribution by a Multinational Company
- Hi-Tech Software Product
- Hi-Tech Innovative Hardware Product
- Innovative Hi-Tech Services Product
- Most Innovative Product from an Emerging Market
- Most Innovative Mobile Technology
- Hi-Tech Exporter of the Year
- Hi-Tech Young Achiever
- Kiwi World Beaters 2012
To enter any of the above categories, visit the
NZ Hi-Tech Awards website.
Finalists of all categories will be announced on 22 March 2012.