Lets be frank, digital technology isn’t the best understood or most aspirational career choice. Career expo’s are also important so we as an industry can listen to our tamariki and learn what’s important to them.

Lynda works in testing and quality assurance and Loves it! a fairly recent immigrant to Aotearoa and a new mum, Lynda tells us her career story and why testing really clicked with her. She is really generous with her advice too.

A small group of Wellington based ITP members got together this week and discussed concerns for our economy, the industry and especially the capital.

The digital world offers incredible opportunities for New Zealand, but it also exposes us to significant risks. While individual government agencies have cyber security plans, a unified national strategy – encompassing industry, citizens, and government – remains elusive. This fragmented approach, coupled with limited resources, leaves us potentially exposed in the face of evolving cyber threats.

Why do we have a diversity problem in 2024?

“There is an obvious gender imbalance in STEM study choices in our country with female students dropping from 41.5% in Year 12 to only 19.8% in higher (tertiary) education. Postgraduate and Masters/PhD show an even more dramatic decrease, with only 4.6% and 2.4% of women respectively.”

For those of us who live and breathe digital tech we know how wonderful this industry can be, how well it can pay, how creative, rewarding and mentally stimulating the mahi (work) can be. Sadly we are only a tiny percentage of the population and unless someone in your immediate whānau works in our space most people have no idea - especially our tamariki (children).