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Joint research space to support ICT and innovation

Innovation and international expertise will converge at the heart of the Wellington region, in New Zealand, with the launch of a new joint training and research space.

According to a recent press release, the central city space was custom-designed to support collaboration, innovation, a high-quality student experience and research experience having direct connections with industry.

Aside from that, it will attract top local and international talent to the city.

The space will be shared by Victoria University of Wellington’s Computational Media Innovation Centre (CMIC) and the Wellington ICT Graduate School.

Computational Media Innovation Centre

The Centre was founded to foster cutting edge research and innovation in the digital space.

Based in the Faculty of Engineering at the University, the Centre incubates both potential start-ups and industry pipelines to strengthen New Zealand’s computing and media sector, placing it at the forefront of an emerging global digital media market.

It is part of the Entrepreneurial Universities initiative and cultivates revolutionary research and university-led innovation and entrepreneurship.

Wellington ICT Graduate School

On the other hand, the Wellington ICT Graduate School offers post-graduate training to support Wellington’s tech industry.

The School sets the standard for advanced ICT education in Wellington, ensuring an industry driven and experiential education so graduates are ready to be future leaders in this sector.

It is a partnership among Wellington’s three tertiary institutions: Victoria University of Wellington, which involves the School of Engineering and Computer Science, the School of Design and the School of Information Management; Whitireia New Zealand; and Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec).

Strategic location for innovation

The new premises, located on the corner of Taranaki Street and Manners Street, will be providing the staff and the students an access to a wide range of teaching and research spaces to support the research and teaching needs of different groups and projects.

It will also provide them access to the latest digital technologies that promote innovation.

The central city location puts the Centre and the School in the heart of the digital and tech industries.

This will allow the students and staff to access the latest advances in industry practice and in turn providing a pipeline for the latest research developments to reach industry.

The combination of these factors is designed to attract top talent for work and study.

According to Professor Dale Carnegie, the Dean of the University’s Faculty of Engineering, which oversees the research centre, being in the heart of the city reflects the need to work more closely with industry as well as the desire to harness that spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation, which is uniquely Wellington.

The location and facilities it offers have opened a myriad of possibilities that they can achieve.

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Qlik’s vision is a data-literate world, where everyone can use data and analytics to improve decision-making and solve their most challenging problems. A private company, Qlik offers real-time data integration and analytics solutions, powered by Qlik Cloud, to close the gaps between data, insights and action. By transforming data into Active Intelligence, businesses can drive better decisions, improve revenue and profitability, and optimize customer relationships. Qlik serves more than 38,000 active customers in over 100 countries.

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CTC Global Singapore, a premier end-to-end IT solutions provider, is a fully owned subsidiary of ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC) and ITOCHU Corporation.

Since 1972, CTC has established itself as one of the country’s top IT solutions providers. With 50 years of experience, headed by an experienced management team and staffed by over 200 qualified IT professionals, we support organizations with integrated IT solutions expertise in Autonomous IT, Cyber Security, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure, Workplace Modernization and Professional Services.

Well-known for our strengths in system integration and consultation, CTC Global proves to be the preferred IT outsourcing destination for organizations all over Singapore today.

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Planview has one mission: to build the future of connected work. Our solutions enable organizations to connect the business from ideas to impact, empowering companies to accelerate the achievement of what matters most. Planview’s full spectrum of Portfolio Management and Work Management solutions creates an organizational focus on the strategic outcomes that matter and empowers teams to deliver their best work, no matter how they work. The comprehensive Planview platform and enterprise success model enables customers to deliver innovative, competitive products, services, and customer experiences. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, with locations around the world, Planview has more than 1,300 employees supporting 4,500 customers and 2.6 million users worldwide. For more information, visit www.planview.com.

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SIRIM is a premier industrial research and technology organisation in Malaysia, wholly-owned by the Minister​ of Finance Incorporated. With over forty years of experience and expertise, SIRIM is mandated as the machinery for research and technology development, and the national champion of quality. SIRIM has always played a major role in the development of the country’s private sector. By tapping into our expertise and knowledge base, we focus on developing new technologies and improvements in the manufacturing, technology and services sectors. We nurture Small Medium Enterprises (SME) growth with solutions for technology penetration and upgrading, making it an ideal technology partner for SMEs.

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HashiCorp provides infrastructure automation software for multi-cloud environments, enabling enterprises to unlock a common cloud operating model to provision, secure, connect, and run any application on any infrastructure. HashiCorp tools allow organizations to deliver applications faster by helping enterprises transition from manual processes and ITIL practices to self-service automation and DevOps practices. 

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IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and business services provider. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.

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