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Engineering Leadership Award won by Beca NZ MD

The honour also highlighted Beca colleagues and future talent, with two young engineers recognised and a diversity network making the finals.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Nov 2019

Smart Cities

Design for sustainable floating cities unveiled at United Nations

The hexagon-shaped platforms are designed to keep up to 10,000 people safe from floods, tsunamis and hurricanes as seas rise.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 29th Apr 2019

Licensing

Medicinal cannabis scheme a priority

Thousands of patients could benefit sooner if officials finalise regulations, licences and quality standards for the new scheme within 12 months.

By Michael Curreen • 4 min read • Sun, 24th Feb 2019

Agricultural Technology

Latest climate report calls for urgent international action

Scientists warn the world could breach 1.5C as soon as 2030, raising flood, drought and sea level risks unless emissions fall sharply.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Oct 2018

Law

South Island law firm recognised by UN for gender equality

A South Island legal startup that has successfully conquered much of the South Island has been recognised by the United Nations.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Sep 2018

Ministry for the Environment

Fire-fighting foams causing sparks to fly

Airports may still hold banned foam stocks as New Zealand probes PFOS and PFOA contamination, raising health and environmental fears.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Thu, 29th Mar 2018

Global Stories

United Nations stories

Unified Communications

Time to take responsibility: E-waste - a global crisis

e-Waste is the world's fastest-growing domestic waste stream, fueled by consumption rates of equipment, short life cycles, and few options for repair.

By Ben Moore • 5 min read • Fri, 3rd Jul 2020

Supply Chain

University of Auckland takes top spot in sustainability rankings

The University of Auckland tops the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings for sustainability, excelling in key UN Sustainable Development Goals.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 29th Apr 2020

Health Technologies

UN and Hackster.io partner up to take on COVID-19 in developing countries

The UNDP and Hackster.io have teamed up to launch a challenge aiming to innovate affordable tech solutions to combat COVID-19 in developing nations.

By Nick Forrester • 2 min read • Thu, 16th Apr 2020

Wearables

NTT declares itself 'business avenger' for UN sustainability goals

The UN Global Goals call for action to end poverty, protect Earth, and encourage peace and prosperity by 2030.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Apr 2020

Unified Communications

UN telecommunications agency launches global platform to fortify countries' networks

The International Telecommunication Union has launched a global platform to bolster telecommunications networks under pressure from the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Nick Forrester • 3 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2020

Clean technologies

Commvault joins Business Avengers for sustainable development

Commvault has joined the Business Avengers, a coalition of 17 global companies, to champion SDG 12 on Responsible Consumption and Production.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Oct 2019

Physical Security

UN hails AI's 'quantum leap' in tech

Half of all patents for AI have been published in the last five years – a marked upsurge since the initial boom that started in 2001.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Feb 2019

Robotics

Robots and drones could battle disease-spreading bugs

Robotics may soon be a critical ally in the fight against disease-spreading bugs according to a United Nations agency.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 30th Apr 2018

Unified Communications

United Nations' telco union launches ICT data and report library

New digital library launched by the @ITU provides access to key global ICT data and reports worldwide. #DigitalLibrary #ICTData.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Tue, 24th Apr 2018

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Australia gets behind the global fight for gender equality

Australia is recommitting to global gender equality at the UN CSW62, emphasising female workforce participation, leadership, cyber safety, and tech influence.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Feb 2018

Unified Communications