Paul Walker • Aug 13, 2014 •
or the knowledge economy, as some people may call it. At the Stumbling and Mumbling blog Chris Dillow invents a new world, decorporatisation. Chris writes,In the day job, I've coined a newish word - decorporatization.My chart shows what I mean. It show... Read More
Aaron Small • Feb 17, 2010 •
I read an interesting article in the Listener a while back about Tait Electronics, the Christchurch, New Zealand based designer and manufacturer of radio communications systems who this year turned 40.The story of Tait Communications, and Sir Angus Tai... Read More
Aaron Small • Jan 20, 2010 •
Fred Wilson, of Union Square Ventures in New York, is one of the more prolific Venture Capital bloggers going around. I frequently enjoy his posts on 'A VC', where he covers a range of topics. One that caught my eye recently, was one on Startup Ecosyst... Read More
Aaron Small • Nov 23, 2009 •
There's an interesting article on Stuff.co.nz this morning about NZ's No. 8 wire mentality being the thing that is actually hampering our growth as a country.I blogged about this in one of my first posts on this blog, which you can read here.As per usu... Read More
Aaron Small • Oct 07, 2009 •
A few posts back, I posted my interpretations of the remarks made by Chief Scientist Sir Peter Gluckman at a seminar in Wellington on ‘Can Transforming Science Transform New Zealand’. As I pointed out in the post, I agree with Sir Peter on his comm... Read More
Aaron Small • Sep 25, 2009 •
The second point from Sir Peter’s talk ‘Can Transforming Science Transform NZ?’ revolved around the blurred boundaries between science and business. The two are very different. Things cannot be easily measured in science that are valued and requi... Read More
Aaron Small • Sep 23, 2009 •
The first point for improvement from Sir Peter Gluckman’s seminar “Can Transforming Science Transform New Zealand?†is a case of collaboration vs. competition. NZ has the most competitive science funding system in the world via too many funding a... Read More
Aaron Small • Sep 21, 2009 •
Sir Peter Gluckman is the Chief Science Advisor to the Prime Minister of NZ. His appointment in early 2008 was a good signal that the NZ government wishes to re-examine the role of science in NZ's political decision making - something that has been lac... Read More
Aaron Small • Jul 22, 2009 •
I was about to post a few months ago about the cut to $98 Million of postgraduate scholarships in the budget, but the moment seems to have passed. I was amazed with the lack of foresight by the Government - what better way to come out of a recession th... Read More
Kevin • Mar 07, 2008 •
Here is an update mailed to signatories by Jeff Talon. Please contact him if you wish to be involved. “I know most of you signed up to the letter last October/November and you probably have wondered since what has happened with this. I felt that it would have got lost over the Summer/Christmas hiatus so [...] … Read More