ICT
The technology export sector in New Zealand is second only to dairy and is all about scalable growth.
Auckland companies are market leaders internationally in niche fields such as health integration software, respiratory humidification, GPS Frequency Control Products, and internet traffic monitoring.
Promising start-ups like Power By Proxi, Nexus6 and Sonar 6 have launched from Auckland, while successful exporters like Next Window, Hyper Factory and MCOM have all been the subject of international buy-ins.
Companies like these have attracted an international workforce of skilled professionals to Auckland.
A strong base
New Zealand’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry employs 31,000 people in 6,700 companies. Auckland is its hub, employing 53 per cent of the national workforce and with a strong export record.
Multinationals such as HP, Cisco, SAP, IBM and Microsoft all have offices here.
Demand driven
Auckland’s service, support and software development is strong across the board and continues to grow.
- Orion Health, New Zealand’s largest software exporter has a growing network of partners around the globe.
- Biomatters, a bioinformatics software company, has targeted international developments in biological research
- Data storage specialists like Revere and Datacom have expanded their sites in Auckland.
Collaboration across sectors is common in Auckland with navigation, electronic payments, electronics and primary sector technology companies developing demand driven product specialties.
Auckland is experiencing growth and demand in developing digital media, games and animation with companies like Small Worlds and Oktobor enjoying Auckland’s creative talent pool.
Talent pipeline
Auckland’s strengths in software development makes for significant opportunities in research, development and commercial collaboration. Especially when combined with the research expertise available on the region’s academic campuses.
Auckland's tertiary institutions offer ICT degrees combined with science, engineering or business options. This includes the University of Auckland Centre of Software Innovation, AUT University and Unitec Institute of Technology.
Seventeen per cent of tertiary students come from overseas* and Auckland’s large IT graduate population is increasingly entrepreneurial. Meanwhile, Auckland-based One Buzz was the New Zealand representative in the 2011 Microsoft Imagine Cup in New York.
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