Accelerate - June 2014 | Callaghan Innovation

This edition of Accelerate looks at New Zealand companies and entrepreneurs who have fast tracked their innovations to compete successfully in the international arena. We take a look at their challenges and strategies for success.

We also share Professor Göran Roos’ thoughts on the challenges and trends in the high-tech manufacturing sector and what it means for the industry in New Zealand.

Israel has made a revolutionary change to their economic makeup, changing it from a primary industry driven economy to a thriving and highly competitive global high-tech economy. We look at their story and ask the question: Can New Zealand follow in their footsteps?

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Innovation, is it worth it?

Renowned business management thinker and author Tom Peters said that a new idea either finds a champion or it dies.

The jump from engineer

The challenges of an inventor attempting to morph into an entrepreneur-come-businessperson have been well documented.

Selling oranges to businesses

In just over two decades, Israel has become a high- tech powerhouse that is now a magnet for venture capitalists and direct foreign investment.

Following Israel's footsteps

Can New Zealand follow in Israel's hi-tech footsteps?

Global from day one

Rodney Macfarlane from MEA Mobile shares insights on the journey to becoming New Zealand’s largest mobile app developer

Poised for commercial success

Vigil Monitoring won the Callaghan Innovation Pre-commercialisation Company of the Year award at the New Zealand High Tech Awards 2014.

Fresh thinking? Granted.

270 R&D Student Grant places now open

The cost of gaining customers

Research from the University of Victoria in Wellington shows that customer retention can have a huge impact on business costs

The changing face of success

At a recent TINTalks event, international expert on high-tech manufacturing Professor Göran Roos spoke about the latest trends and challenges in the manufacturing sector.

Tickets to Te Aviv

There is space for one young Kiwi entrepreneur to go to Tel Aviv and rub shoulders with some of the world’s leading and coolest start-up companies.