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Dr Olivier Jutel joins us to talk about a NZ DOGE copycat scheme being pushed by Callaghan Innovation and Web3NZ=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social

Dr Olivier Jutel joins us to talk about a NZ DOGE copycat scheme being pushed by Callaghan Innovation and Web3NZFour people have been arrested and had assault-related charges filed against them as part of an ongoing investigation into a Destiny Church-linked protest.Seems that schools that were getting lunches from Libelle are not as enthusiastic as Mr Seymour about the liquidation and the poor man is now being attacked by the woke media with gotcha questions when asked about things he said in the pastIf you're beneficiary then don't get sick, because if you spend more than 13 weeks in hospital your benefit will be cut=================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of ⁠⁠#BHN⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews⁠=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social

Listen in as Paul Spain and Brett Roberts (Creative CAM), dive into the world of tech developments and governmental innovations. This episode covers pivotal topics such as AI safety guidelines for NZ government agencies, the implications of quantum computing in New Zealand, and the fascinating use of AI in pest control. Brett also shares insights on the long reaching impact of Callaghan Innovation and the government's decision to disestablish it. Tune in for an engaging discussion packed with the latest tech news, insights.A big Thanks to our show partners One NZ, Spark, HP, 2degrees and Gorilla Technology.

The Government's proposed changes to the science sector have raised a few eyebrows among the nation's scientific community. The Government aims to merge seven Crown Research Institutes into three public research organisations - and creating another focused on AI. It's also closing Callaghan Innovation, impacting about 355 staff. Auckland University professor Richard Easther says this is a significant upheaval - and it raises plenty of questions. "The challenge here, I think, is that they want to bring out major changes in the way these organisations are structured. But that's going to cost money and there's no clarity about where the money to do this is going to come from." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government's proposed changes to the science sector have raised a few eyebrows among the nation's scientific community. The Government aims to merge seven Crown Research Institutes into three public research organisations - and creating another focused on AI. It's also closing Callaghan Innovation, impacting about 355 staff. Auckland University professor Richard Easther says this is a significant upheaval - and it raises plenty of questions. "The challenge here, I think, is that they want to bring out major changes in the way these organisations are structured. But that's going to cost money and there's no clarity about where the money to do this is going to come from." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The group advising the government on overhauling the science sector is pleased most of its recommendations are being implemented. Key changes announced by Judith Collins include merging Crown Research Institutes, scrapping the Callaghan Innovation and removing the ban on gene technology. Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Judith Collins spoke to Alexa Cook.

There's belief the science sector is on the right track with a major overhaul. Seven Crown Research Institutes will now merge into three public research organisations. Another public research group is also being created to focus on AI and advanced technology, with Callaghan Innovation set to close. The moves follows a review by the Science System Advisory Group. Former Chief Science Advisor Sir Peter Gluckman says the changes follow around 80 percent of his recommendations. "Strategy must precede operations, and what this first report - and how the Government's responded to it - is about getting the architecture of the system right." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you didn't pick up on Christopher Luxon's State of the Nations speech yesterday, the Prime Minister is looking to grow the economy, because the country desperately needs economic growth. I am being a little facetious. Actually, I thought the Prime Ministers' performance yesterday was good – both the speech and afterwards during the press conference. Sure, he still stuck to his message like a self-help guru trying to manifest an outcome. But after taking a while to look comfortable or natural as a politician, yesterday he sounded more authentic, like he's found his groove. He's confident in the direction he's taking the country, and he's not trying to appeal to everyone. For a speech designed to set the tone for the year – he did a good job. Last year we saw the coalition government repeal and reform everything from education to water, and health to grey hound racing. While there is still a way to go with some of these, this year the Prime Minister has made it clear it's about dialing up the volume on creating competition, allowing more foreign investment, and pushing for government organisations to be more future focused. The Prime Minister also suggested we need to grow up and shake off our culture of saying ‘no' and start saying ‘yes' – to things like expanding the Port of Tauranga and more concerts at Eden Park. Luxon also used the speech to make some announcements - the creation of Invest NZ – an agency to attract foreign investment, major reforms to Crown Research Institutes, and the disestablishment of the Callaghan Innovation, which Judith Collins bluntly said at the post speech press conference “had had it's day” The new announcements are needed. National Party MPs have been sounding very well media trained recently - sticking to their messaging, avoiding answering questions with detail, you know the drill - and as a result they've been sounding a bit empty. When there is a lot of talking but nothing is really been said it's easy to lose interest. But what struck me yesterday was how well the Prime Minster was across questions thrown at him. Instead of reverting back to the big picture bland key messages he can often fall back on, he threw out details and examples. There will be push-back to some of his ideas, such as mining and gene technology. Making money is one thing, but many New Zealanders will still want the government to balance their pragmatic approach with consideration and respect for affected communities, the environment, and the Treaty. There is also a perhaps wishful sense from the Prime Minister that tax cuts, lower inflation and a falling OCR mean New Zealanders can move on from focusing on the cost of living. I doubt he'll be let off the hook that easily, rises in rent, rates, insurances, and other costs are still impacting household budgets. Making New Zealand a great place to live in years to come is important – love me some vision - but that doesn't mean we should lose sight of today. But hey, if the state of the nation speech is about getting out the message it's all about economic growth so we can all have better lives – then got it, loud and clear. Job done. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's scepticism over the Government's major changes to the science sector. Seven crown research institutes be merged into three public research organisations and another is also being created to focus on AI and advanced technology. Callaghan Innovation will close, with 355 jobs impacted. The moves follow a months-long review of the science sector led by Sir Peter Gluckman. New Zealand Association of Scientists Co-President Lucy Stewart told Francesca Rudkin that the science sector has been desperately underfunded for 30 or 40 years, which is emphasised in the report. She says the idea they're going to have champagne science on a beer budget just by merging some organisations is not particularly realistic. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Local cinema software company Vista Group has been named in Callaghan Innovation's Sir Paul Callaghan 100 Report. 

Send us your feedback In this episode, Senior Associate Kate Cruickshank in our Corporate and Commercial team, talks with Sarah Sun, Head of Digital & AI Whare, and Jenna Whitman, Chief Information Security Officer at government agency Callaghan Innovation, about the latest AI initiatives it has helped develop to support NZ businesses: The AI Activator and GovGPT.[00:55] Kate begins the episode outlining recent developments in AI policy and direction in New Zealand, noting how the recently announced AI Activator initiative and GovGPT pilot programme, sit within wider government aims to support AI innovation and growth in New Zealand. [01:40] Sarah and Jenna provide background information about Callaghan Innovation, a government agency that acts to foster innovation and the growth of New Zealand businesses by connecting the government, academia, and industry.[06:02] Sarah discusses the nature of the AI Activator and how it was developed as a joint project between government agencies. She outlines it's three basic pillars; problem-solving, upskilling, and fostering community, noting how these pillars are designed to help New Zealand businesses adopt AI more effectively and efficiently. [09:04] Sarah then explains to Kate how businesses can access and use the AI Activator through the Callaghan Innovation website. [09:37] Jenna then discusses GovGPT and how it was created as a ‘digital front door' for businesses to easily navigate government services, noting that it leverages Microsoft's technology stack to develop a scalable, multilingual platform suited for New Zealand's unique context.[13:28] Kate and Jenna discuss the technical details of GovGPT and why users can be confident of its outputs, when the public pilot of GovGPT is released in mid-October. Information in this episode is accurate as at the date of recording, 24 September 2024.Please contact Kate Cruickshank or our technology team if you need legal advice and guidance on any of the topics discussed in the episode.Please don't forget to rate, review or follow MinterEllisonRuddWatts wherever you get your podcasts. You can also sign up to receive technology updates via your inbox here.For show notes and additional resources visit minterellison.co.nz/podcasts

The government has announced it will launch an AI chatbot called Gov-GPT to give businesses easy access to information about the government. Callaghan Innovation chief executive Stefan Korn spoke to Corin Dann.

This episode is a unique one—a client spotlight—because I know how much my community loves hearing inspiring career journeys.I've noticed that the episodes featuring career stories are the most popular, so I thought, why not invite my clients to share their transformation stories? You'll love hearing my client's story as we discuss how she navigated challenges and how we collaborated to design their careers. Today's guest is Helena Page, the sole legal counsel at Callaghan Innovation, a New Zealand government agency dedicated to accelerating innovation and helping businesses grow. Helena works with over 400 staff, including some of New Zealand's top scientists, to support businesses on their innovation journeys. Before this role, she was a corporate commercial solicitor at MinterEllisonRuddWatts. In her spare time, Helena enjoys sewing and gardening.Before joining my Unbound Lawyer Coaching Program, Helena experienced a significant business restructure that transitioned her from being part of a legal team to becoming the sole legal counsel. This brought numerous challenges, both in mindset and practicality. In this episode, Helena shares how she navigated these challenges, the mindset shifts she needed to step into her leadership role, and how she dealt with imposter syndrome in her daily work.Without further ado, let's dive into this episode and meet Helena Page.Connect with our guest:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helena-page-a3236213b/Connect with the host:Website: https://marijaduka.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marija-duka/ Instagram: @marija.dukaClick HERE to sign up to the free 3 mindset shifting e-lessons.

The Public Service Association is calling the latest round of public sector job cuts an attack on science. The Ministry for the Environment has announced it is calling for voluntary redundancies, while 30 science and engineering jobs could be cut from Callaghan Innovation. PSA assistant secretary Fleur Fitzsimons spoke to Corin Dann.

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace and panellists David Cunliffe and Aimie Hines discuss job cuts at Callaghan Innovation and possible pay rises for MPs.

Staff at research organisation Callaghan Innovation are urging the government to prevent job cuts they say will put scientific expertise in peril. In a letter to the Research, Science and Innovation Minister, nearly 90 engineers, scientists and support workers warn of the impact of job losses. It's thought staff will hear about restructuring on Monday. Association of Scientists co-president Troy Baisden spoke to Corin Dann.

A confidential document leaked to RNZ says one of the country's top research institutes, Callaghan Innovation, is tens-of-millions-of-dollars short for urgent building work, some of which is needed to keep staff safe. It warns that hazardous goods storage is not up scratch in some laboratories and it is likely health and safety risks will increase if no action is taken. RNZ understands some staff are sceptical about the claims - they say the state of facilities is an excuse to downsize the government agency and lay them off. RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin Dann.

Host Paul Spain is joined by Philip Whitmore, head of KPMG NZ's Cyber Security team, as they explore the impact of Microsoft AI's controversial images, 2degrees' new CTO, Callaghan Innovation cost cuttings, Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill and US lawmakers' TikTok crackdown. Hear insights on cybersecurity concerns facing businesses in New Zealand, including current threats, recent incidents, and regulatory changes.

Staff fear job cuts are coming at one of the country's top research organisations, Callaghan Innovation. The Crown agency is holding a staff meeting Friday morning on what it calls a strategic re-set. The Public Service Association says government funding for science is looking wobbly and Callaghan staff are anxious about today's briefing. RNZ education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A Blenheim company is turning wood chips and sawdust into graphite to be used in EV batteries. CarbonScape was founded in 2006 - with a focus on making carbon products using waste biomass like wood chips to create biochar to help soil health and also green coke coal for steelmaking. But the company has changed its focus to offering customers its patent technology that converts woody biomass to biographite. In recent years CarbonScape has received an $18 million investment from Swedish and Finnish company Stora Enso - considered one of the biggest forest, paper and packaging companies in the world. In December it also won a multi-million-dollar grant from Callaghan Innovation. CarbonScape's finance director Oliver Foster told Bryan the company wants to become the preferred graphite choice when it comes to manufacturing batteries.

An Interview with Erica Lloyd, Chief Revenue Officer at Zenno Astronautics, a New Zealand startup company revolutionizing space movement through the untapped energy of super magnets.Eric Lloyd who has a broad and varied career here in New Zealand and across Asia Pacific and the USA in Broadcasting, Technology, Banking and innovation businesses.Erica is a seasoned executive who started life running her own cutting edge tech services company in film and the television sector. She has worked on both sides of the camera as an on-air business journalist for Television New Zealand and Mediaworks as a network news producer.  For half a decade, she was also part of the Executive management running local IT / Tech giant Datacom. She's been an Executive at Callaghan Innovation and local generative A.I leader Soul Machines, and joins me now to talk about her latest .. and I hear, favourite role to date as Chief Revenue Officer for fast scaling space tech start up, Zenno. Hosted by: Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom, Co-Founder and CEO, SpaceBaseMusic: reCreation by airtone (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons (3.0)If you like our work, please consider donating to SpaceBase through the SpaceBase Open Collective. Or be a SpaceBase Patreon sponsor.  (E.g. $3 dollars a month or $36 NZD a year will go a long way in supporting the production of the podcast.)

I talk with Kevin Whitmore from Callaghan Innovation. Callaghan are a New Zealand state entity providing research and development assistance and funding to help kiwi businesses grow. We talk about Kevin's background and his journey of understanding Bitcoin and what money is, as well as his current role looking at Web3. For Kevin, Web3 is focussed broadly on "decentralised internet tech". We discuss payment innovations with the Lightning network, Bitcoin, Nostr, and more. I am encouraged to see an interest in Bitcoin technology from the New Zealand Government. I welcome Callaghan's approach of objectively looking at everything that comes their way and making judgements based on first principles. Ultimately having a vehicle like Kevin's work at Callaghan Innovation could be one of the ways New Zealand becomes a first mover in adopting Bitcoin. I am quietly encouraged to see the label "Web3" reclaimed by genuinely decentralised tech such as Nostr, Lightning Zaps, and Fedi. Show Sponsors ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Swarbricks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - New Zealand's first law firm to accept Bitcoin for legal services (https://www.swarbricks.co.nz/bitcoin) Connect with The Transformation of Value Follow me on twitter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/TTOVpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nostr at: npub1uth29ygt090fe640skhc8l34d9s7xlwj4frxs2esezt7n6d64nwsqcmmmu Or send an email to hello@thetransformationofvalue.com and I will get back to you! Support this show: Bitcoin donation address: bc1qlfcr2v73tntt6wvyp2yu064egvyeery6xtwy8t Lightning donation address: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠codyellingham@getalby.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PayNym: +steepvoice938 PayNym Code: PM8TJhcUCtSvHe69sod9pzLCBKg6GaogsMDwfGNCnL4HXyduiY9pbLpbn3oEUvuM75EeALxRVV3Mfi6kgWEBsseMki3QphE8aC5QDMNp9pUugqfz1yVc ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Geyser Fund⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you send a donation please email or DM me so I can thank you! Links: Kevin Whitmore on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kwhitmore/ Callaghan Innovation - https://www.callaghaninnovation.govt.nz/ web3nz.xyz - https://web3nz.xyz/ Fedi - https://www.fedi.xyz/ The Wellbeing Protocol - https://www.thewellbeingprotocol.org/ Base58 Bitcoin Protocol School - https://www.base58.info/

Kerikeri builder Doug Sturrock was looking for sustainable building materials similar to those in available in Europe, but when he couldn't find them on the New Zealand market, he decided to develop his own. What resulted is Geobind, the country's first hemp binder, which is used to create a strong, concrete-like product called hempcrete. Hempcrete can be made into panels, and as a building material is breathable, regulates temperature and humidity, and is also mould resistant and fireproof. It's also carbon-neutral and absorbs more carbon dioxide per hectare than any forest or commercial crop. Geobind is backed by a grant from Callaghan Innovation. Builders are already enquiring in Taranaki, Wanaka, Nelson, and in his home town of Kerikeri, where he's got a show home at the concept stage.

In this episode of NZ Business Owners, host Ryan J Melton sits down with Mike Taylor, a seasoned expert in leveraging digital technology and customer-focused design to drive business success. With over a decade of experience, Mike has played a pivotal role in the growth and development of BBT, one of New Zealand's largest independent digital agencies. Starting with just himself and one employee, Mike has transformed BBT into a thriving company with over 50 staff members, servicing renowned clients such as Toyota Financial Services, The Warehouse Group, LJ Hooker, Callaghan Innovation, Yellow, and Robinhood. Join Ryan as he delves into Mike's journey, exploring the challenges and triumphs of building a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to developing innovative and client-focused technology solutions. With offices in Auckland, Melbourne, and Manila, BBT has expanded its reach, serving clients not only in New Zealand but also in Sydney, Melbourne, New York, and Los Angeles. Mike reflects on the agency's recognition as one of New Zealand's fastest-growing agencies in 2018 and shares his passion for cultivating high-performing teams that achieve remarkable success. Beyond the business realm, Mike's dedication extends to making a positive impact in the community. He discusses his involvement with organizations like Sustainable Coastlines and the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation, highlighting the importance of utilizing technology to uplift lives and tackle complex societal issues. Through their conversation, Ryan and Mike delve into the transformative power of technology and its potential to create meaningful change. Tune in to this inspiring episode of NZ Business Owners to gain insights from Mike Taylor's expertise and learn how the fusion of digital technology, customer-focused design, and a commitment to community can drive business growth and impact society positively. https://bbtdigital.com/

Achieving total utilisation and maximum value from a catch is an significant goal for the seafood industry. In this podcast, we discuss Cyber Physical Seafood Systems (Cyber-Marine), a new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) funded research programme aimed at achieving 100% utilisation and maximised value for all harvested wild and aquacultured seafood. Scigest host Andrew Dare speaks to scientist Dr Susan Marshall, Plant & Food Research, and Dr Owen Catchpole, Chief Engineer at Callaghan Innovation, about the project and the challenges of extracting specific compounds out of whole or parts of fish.

Achieving total utilisation and maximum value from a catch is an significant goal for the seafood industry. In this podcast, we discuss Cyber Physical Seafood Systems (Cyber-Marine), a new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) funded research programme aimed at achieving 100% utilisation and maximised value for all harvested wild and aquacultured seafood. Scigest host Andrew Dare speaks to scientist Dr Susan Marshall, Plant & Food Research, and Dr Owen Catchpole, Chief Engineer at Callaghan Innovation, about the project and the challenges of extracting specific compounds out of whole or parts of fish.

New Zealand LinkedIn has blown up with accusations of smear campaigns, bullying and corporate villains. This string of accusations has its genesis in the fraught relationship between the Government's Callaghan Innovation and Kiwi startup Manaaki. This has led to a director quitting her role and posting a not-so-subtle rebuke of what she saw while working at Callaghan Innovation. There have also been revelations about the involvement of a private investigator, who was commissioned to look into the dealings of Manaaki.   Today, BusinessDesk managing editor Pattrick Smellie joins Damien to dig into the troubled relationship between these two organisations.  Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network. Host: Damien VenutoProducer: Shaun D WilsonExecutive Producer: Ethan SillsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scientists at Otago University and Callaghan Innovation believe bowel cancer could be detected by a breath test. Their research focusses on identifying a set of compounds in breath that may help identify the presence of cancer or precancer in the bowel. New Zealand has one of the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world with more than 3,000 people being diagnosed and over 1,200 dying from the disease each year. Currently, diagnosis relies on invasive and expensive colonoscopy, usually once someone has symptoms. Callaghan Innovation Principal Research Scientist Dr Joseph Deere is one of the research team.

A representative of one of the world's largest food growing businesses, Western Growers, has been touring New Zealand orchards, farms and hortical operations this week…  Vice President of Innovation at Western Growers, Walt Duflock, is over here as a guest of Callaghan Innovation, and keynote speaker at the apple and pears conference…  He joined us on the Saturday edition of REX.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apparently, the earth is also spinning faster than it did 50 years ago. Adam Dunford is Senior Research Scientist at Callaghan Innovation which is home to New Zealand's Measurement Standards Laboratory. He talks to Jesse.

Apparently, the earth is also spinning faster than it did 50 years ago. This means the days are shorter. And it's creating headaches not just for scientists, but also for airline booking systems and the stock market. So we thought we better get on one of the people responsible for Time in New Zealand. He's affectionately known as Time Lord, but Adam Dunford's proper title is Senior Research Scientist at Callaghan Innovation which is home to New Zealand's Measurement Standards Laboratory.

A Kiwi HR company says wellbeing sessions at work or 4-day weeks are never going to be the work/life fix employees are currently demanding. Greaterthan has worked with Callaghan Innovation, Edmund Hillary Fellowship, AJ Hackett International, and other New Zealand organisations to address the changing attitudes of workers since the pandemic. Partner Lucia Die Gil says it's the dog-eat-dog nature of getting ahead in the work place which is leading to high staff turn-over, burnout and poor productivity. Lucia Die Gil joined Kate Hawkesby. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Kiwi HR company says wellbeing sessions at work or 4-day weeks are never going to be the work/life fix employees are currently demanding.Greaterthan has worked with Callaghan Innovation, Edmund Hillary Fellowship, AJ Hackett International, and other New Zealand organisations to address the changing attitudes of workers since the pandemic.Partner Lucia Die Gil says it's the dog-eat-dog nature of getting ahead in the work place which is leading to high staff turn-over, burnout and poor productivity.Lucia Die Gil joined Kate Hawkesby.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Well, here it comes. A budget and an election. The season of politicians treating us like idiots and believing they can bribe us into their camp. Labour has released details of police and crime funding that will be announced formally in the budget on May 19. It's a 562-million-dollar package which always sounds impressive. But as always, it's spread over 4 years. In fact, when you look at the numbers and think of the current rate of inflation and cost escalation the whole thing is barely treading water. The headlines are about helping businesses through this ram raid epidemic. Unfortunately, there is absolutely no detail of this help because it doesn't exist yet. How stupid do they think we are. It's an example of a political party trying to shoehorn its existing policy into the news cycle of the day. It's just the same as National swearing black and blue that its intentions to cut tax are to help people through an increase in cost of living while knowing full well that a tax cut is even more inflationary than the same amount of government spending. People spend tax cuts on smaller consumables and not on building new hospitals. When asked if New Zealanders know how to spend their money better than governments do, you can say yes. On themselves but not on community initiatives like new roads or public transport or police forces. Meanwhile, ACT releases its alternative budget which features a 5.3 billion dollar cut in Government spending. They swear black and blue that health, education and policing would not be touched, but the list of cuts is impressive. Say goodbye to the Forestry Programme, Research and Development Tax credits, film subsidies, both international and domestic, pest control, pine control – all shovel ready projects – all funding for Callaghan Innovation. And if you're connected to any spending for Māori or women or Pasifika then say goodbye to the gravy train. Then to cap it off they want to raise the super to 67 by 2025. Which is just 3 years away. The super will rise every 2 months for 2 years. This is an austerity budget in all sense of the words and you'd have to wonder who would vote for it. Has nobody in ACT got a memory that goes back to Ruth Richardson's Mother of All Budgets back in the 90s and the pain that put New Zealanders through? It would be impossible to implement. It's virtue signalling. So, 3 parties and 3 waffly bits of policy which all miss their mark. 

New Zealand's being urged to do everything it can do now to boost its digital productivity, before it loses out to other OECD nations racing on the information super-highway. The recent 2022 OECD economic survey of New Zealand said the country needed to "unleash digitalisation" to boost productivity. It said New Zealand was being held back by skilled worker shortages brought on by border restrictions and a weak pipeline of those skills due to poor maths achievement in schools. So how can the local tech sector continue with the gains they've made in the past decade? Tech mergers and acquisitions here have grown from $750m to over $11b last year. Kathryn discusses with Bruce Jarvis, who's working on the Digital Tech Industry Transformation Plan, focusing on Software-as-a-Service. And Andrew Mayfield is the CEO of Optimal Workshop, which creates information architecture tools for user research, and has just recently had a $10m dollar investment that will help double his staff.

When he was 14, engineer Mark Sorensen wrote an essay about the plastic packaging problem - and how it might be fixed. Now, nearly three decades later, he and his wife Ellie Brade have created a new cleaning product that does away with plastic bottles. The Cleanery sells small sachets of powder that's added to water in a spray bottle and shaken - then ready to use. The business is one of eight companies chosen to take part in the Climate Change Accelerator programme, run by Creative HQ in Wellington and supported by Callaghan Innovation. And it's caught the attention of the founder of Lewis Road Creamery and marketing guru Peter Cullinane, who has also joined the team to help spread the word.

When he was 14, engineer Mark Sorensen wrote an essay about the plastic packaging problem - and how it might be fixed. Now, nearly three decades later, he and his wife Ellie Brade have created a new cleaning product that does away with plastic bottles. The Cleanery sells small sachets of powder that's added to water in a spray bottle and shaken - then ready to use. The business is one of eight companies chosen to take part in the Climate Change Accelerator programme, run by Creative HQ in Wellington and supported by Callaghan Innovation. And it's caught the attention of the founder of Lewis Road Creamery and marketing guru Peter Cullinane, who has also joined the team to help spread the word.

Welcome to the #TYMPodcast! We're diving deep into the different medicines millenials take to find the confidence to live in their truth!We went deep, quickly, so you'll love this if you're ready to dive into a jam-packed episode of greatness. Rachel Kelly is an absolute powerhouse of a woman, and someone who's positively influenced my life as a mentor. Over the last couple of years, she's gone from airbrushed to unmasked, and in this episode we hear her vulnerable, real, raw and authentic truth in opening up about how she's changed her life from the inside out.Rachel is an ex-scientist, strategist, high-tech product developer, and commercialisation professional who has spent the last 20 years in the science and technology sector. She led Gallagher's Enterprise Security division as Chief Product Officer, and is currently co-Owner of Taylored Health & Performance, a holistic, science-backed corporate wellness hub and co-CEO of a new biotech startup, leveraging advanced technologies to unlock the health and potential of global leaders. Rachel is currently a Ministerial Advisor on the Digital Council of Aotearoa New Zealand and Board Member at Callaghan Innovation.This episode explores the ways we can take the armor off, shed skins, surrender to our inner-knowing, and face fear and uncertainty with deep trust for life-changing quantum moments. She talks in depth about triggering moments, and how to navigate through them in a place of personal power. She dives into practical ways to overcome limiting beliefs, and how sleep should be more of priority in our lives if we want to be our best.My favourite bit? This golden nugget...."Holding a belief doesn't mean it's true. A helpful belief that is not true is still helpful if it doesn't hurt anyone. An unhelpful belief that's untrue is even worse. Because it's not helping you grow."You can connect with Rachel on Facebook or @rachelkellynz or on Instagram via @unmaskedexecutive If you enjoyed this episode, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast! If you haven't already, hit the subscribe button to be the first to know when the next squeeze of audible juice is live in a new episode. I love hearing from you, so if something you heard really resonated, drop me a message on Instagram via @the_gemma_rose And if you have a topic you'd like to hear more about, let me know!

Shortages caused by Covid earlier this year brought attention to the fact that although we grow plenty of oats here in New Zealand – and know a thing or two about milk – we have been importing all commercial oat milk. Boring Oat Milk founder Morgan Maw was in a place to do something about that, knowing oats through her first oat biscuit venture. To talk about the three-year journey she had to go on to get onto shelves, the state of the oat and alternative milk industry here, how she's using brand and storytelling and what's next, she joined Business is Boring via Zoom this week.-This is the last episode of Business is Boring. Thank you so much to everyone who has listened, shared the podcast, got in touch, talked to me about it and been a supporter. It's been an enormous privilege to have been able to talk to an interesting person doing cool things every week for five years.We're going to take a little bit of time off and come back with a new concept. I'm really looking forward to changing things up a little to keep hopefully providing value to you all, and to keep trying to do our bit to share some of the great stories of tomorrow in Aotearoa.I hope that now after five years, more than 200 episodes, and more than half a million downloads, we've proven that business is not boring.-Business is Boring is presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of the sectors facing a serious short-fall in skilled workers is the technology sector. A recent industry report found the IT sector is over-reliant on overseas recruits, and isn't properly developing home grown talent. Last week, Amazon's web arm last week announced an eight billion dollar plan to build data centres in Auckland by 2024, which it claims will create a thousand jobs and add nearly 11-billion dollars to GDP over the next 15 years. The plan still needs approval from the Overseas Investment Office. But a senior software consultant says there simply arn't the skilled people to fill 1000 new jobs in cloud computing. Bruce Jarvis, Group Manager of Digital Services at Callaghan Innovation, says the Amazon plan could in fact constrain the growth of New Zealand export businesses.

One of the sectors facing a serious short-fall in skilled workers is the technology sector. A recent industry report found the IT sector is over-reliant on overseas recruits, and isn't properly developing home grown talent. Last week, Amazon's web arm last week announced an eight billion dollar plan to build data centres in Auckland by 2024, which it claims will create a thousand jobs and add nearly 11-billion dollars to GDP over the next 15 years. The plan still needs approval from the Overseas Investment Office. But a senior software consultant says there simply arn't the skilled people to fill 1000 new jobs in cloud computing. Bruce Jarvis, Group Manager of Digital Services at Callaghan Innovation, says the Amazon plan could in fact constrain the growth of New Zealand export businesses.

Luke Nutting is an electrician who eight or so years ago saw that solar would be the future. He went from being a man in a van to now leading Lightforce, a company that does 20% of New Zealand's solar installs, with more than 80 staff around the country. Now he has big plans to help create alternative energy choices by helping people sell their excess power back to the grid. Business is Boring is presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Vignesh Kumar is a partner in Global from Day 1, or Gd1, a local venture capital fund which recently announced the first close of its third fund -- a $130m infusion of capital to invest in New Zealand companies wanting to scale to be worldwide successes. The company has partnered with a bunch of global experience across finance, marketing, venture, operations and hardware – including Vignesh, who was previously a hardware scaling leader at Apple. To talk about the VC world, his personal purpose and what Apple was like, he joined Business is Boring by Zoom this week.Business is Boring is presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ockham Residential co-founder Mark Todd is not your usual property developer. Over the years Ockham has helped make Auckland a more compact and liveable city by building the kind of apartments people actually want to live in and have as neighbours. The company is pioneering build to rent, Iwi partnerships, offering more Kiwibuild options than a bank manager might recommend and giving back through their foundation, the Ockham Collective. But it might be the example they are setting, and the uncomfortable conversations they are starting, that will have the most impact. To talk about his journey, Ockham's mission and how they're changing the conversation, Mark joined Business is Boring via Zoom.Business is Boring is presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Batteries are an ethical minefield, and it's an issue that often gets overlooked in the important move to green tech. Now a New Zealand startup is helping solve the problem. Dr Shalini Divya is the co-founder of TasmanIon, who are commercialising her research into using the earth-abundant aluminium to make a new generation of more recyclable, sustainable and equitable batteries. To talk about the mission, the science and the journey, Dr Divya joined Business is Boring this week.Business is Boring is presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A couple of years ago Maggie Marilyn designer and founder Maggie Hewitt debuted her first collection straight onto Net-a-Porter, one of the most desirable doors in the world. Maggie Marilyn has since become a pioneer in sustainable luxury, being made in New Zealand and pioneering better production practices. Recently the brand has started moves to become carbon positive, and released lines that are more affordable and that run to larger sizes, two accessibility issues the industry struggles with. To talk about that journey, making it work internationally from New Zealand and what's next, Maggie joined Business is Boring via Zoom.Business is Boring is presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Samantha Gadd founded Humankind about ten years ago as a new kind of HR, people and culture company. Over time, Humankind has specialised to focus on the growing area of employee experience, helping some of our biggest, best and most successful organisations – from growth companies like Sharesies or Supreme Coffee through to government departments – design better culture to get better results. Samantha joined Business is Boring this week to talk about her journey, EX design and how HR is changing.Business is Boring is presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When Theresa Gattung became CEO of Telecom at 37, she became the first woman to run an NZX top 50 company. It was a glass ceiling shattering moment, but over 20 years later there still remain huge gender opportunity and achievement gaps in business. So to do more at the structural level, Theresa has just announced she will work with Auckland University to create a new hub to help increase participation and excellence in entrepreneurship for women by funding the Theresa Gattung Chair of Women in Entrepreneurship. To talk about that, launching Tend and why we need to start taking burnout more seriously, Theresa returned to Business is Boring. Business is Boring is presented by The Spinoff in association with Callaghan Innovation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A Computação Vestível é uma proposta de aproveitar o corpo como origem e destino da interação. Os dispositivos são pequenos o suficiente para não causar desconforto e oferecem aplicativos específicos para processar dados contextuais gerados à partir do corpo de referência. As interfaces da Computação Vestível não exigem atenção total e podem inclusive ser operadas com a visão periférica ou com outros sentidos, como o tato. A Computação Vestível oferece a oportunidade de experiências de alteridade que transformam hábitos e pensamentos.Slides Áudio Computação vestível e interações com o corpo consciente [MP3] 1h 43min Transcrição O ábaco em formato de anel utilizado entre os séculos XVII e XIX na China é considerado o precursor mais antigo da Computação Vestível. Suas contas eram tão pequenas que, para manuseá-lo, era necessário um objeto pontiagudo. Isso não era um problema para as usuárias da época, mulheres educadas que tinham à disposição diversos grampos de cabelo. O ábaco era tanto um símbolo de distinção quanto uma ferramenta prática no comércio. Embora seja possível realizar cálculos com o ábaco, ele ainda não permitia computar dados. Em 1975, a miniaturização dos eletrônicos permitiu encaixar uma calculadora dentro de um relógio. A primeira empresa a lançar um relógio calculadora foi a Time Computer, com o modelo Pulsar. A tela era feita de LED e gastava tanta bateria que só mostrava as horas quando se apertava no botão "Pulsar". Este botão era o único que podia ser apertado sem a ajuda de um objeto pontiagudo. Tal como o ábaco, o Pulsar aproveitava a disposição de canetas nos bolsos dos homens de negócios que podiam comprá-las. Os relógios calculadora se tornaram mais complexos, porém, nenhum deles permitia computar dados, por isso são precursores da Computação Vestível. A capacidade de programar algoritmos e computar dados em objetos vestíveis toma corpo a partir dos anos 1990, quando o paradigma de Computação Pessoal se consolida. Pesquisadores de diversas Universidades experimentaram maneiras de computar cada vez mais relevantes ao cotidiano. O grupo Borg Lab do MIT (que depois viria a se chamar Wearable Computing), desenvolveu uma série de computadores vestíveis que aproveitavam dados como a localização do usuário, o campo de visão, batimentos cardíacos para guardar ou prover informações contextuais. Eles fizeram isso também para demonstrar que alguns conceitos trabalhados na ficção científica, como o do ciborgue, já era possível com a tecnologia da época. Um detalhe interessante é a combinação bizarra entre dispositivos estrambóticos e as vestimentas casuais da época. MindMesh é uma capa de circuitos instalada permanentemente sobre o crânio que se comunica com eletrodos implantados dentro do cérebro. É possível plugar diferentes acessórios a essa capa, como por exemplo, câmeras e dispositivos de memória artificial que podem interagir diretamente com o cérebro humano. Steve Mann iniciou esse projeto em 2012 com a intenção de ajudar deficientes visuais a enxergar ou pacientes de Alzheimer a recuperar sua memória. O protótipo ainda não é funcional, mas levanta por si só uma série de questionamentos. Quem duvida da viabilidade do MindMesh, precisa conhecer os diversos projetos que Mann desenvolveu no passado que hoje já foram incorporados ao arsenal de tecnologias do cotidiano. O EyeTap, por exemplo, é um óculos digital que Steve Mann criou em 1999 e que serviu de base para o Google Glass, lançado em 2012. Em 2012, poucos meses antes do lançamento do Google Glass, Steve Mann foi barrado em um restaurante do McDonalds em Paris. O gerente pediu que Mann retirasse o seu óculos digital, porém, Mann mostrou-lhe um documento do seu médico recomendando o uso do dispositivo. Embora Mann tenha explicado que o dispositivo estava preso à sua cabeça, o gerente do McDonalds tentou retirar o óculos à força. Apesar dos danos causados ao dispositivo, a foto do momento desconfortável ficou gravada. O Google Glass não chegou a ser lançado para o público em geral. De 2012 a 2015, a empresa vendeu o produto a desenvolvedores interessados em experimentar a tecnologia. Embora o produto tenha atraído o interesse de muitos desenvolvedores, acabou recebendo muitas críticas e reclamações dos não-usuários, ou seja, as pessoas que interagiam com esses desenvolvedores e se sentiam desconfortáveis com a presença de um dispositivo que permitia gravação não autorizada de seus rostos. Este foi um dos diversos problemas apresentados pelo Google Glass devido à falta de consideração pelo corpo do usuário e pelos não-usuários. O Apple Watch lançado em 2015, pelo contrário, tomou o corpo do usuário como uma fonte constante de dados. Equipado com sensores biométricos e algoritmos de detecção de atividade física, o Apple Watch propôs auxiliar na mudança de hábitos pouco saudáveis, como o sedentarismo. O aplicativo Activity mostra a quantidade de tempo gasto pelo usuário na posição sentada, em pé ou andando dentro do período de um dia. Caso não haja muito movimento, o aplicativo dispara notificações convidando o usuário a se mexer. Caso haja movimento, as notificações atuam com reforço positivo. Apple Watch também levou em consideração que a apresentação do corpo em público está sujeita a tendências de moda. Os relógios, assim como os óculos, são considerados acessórios importantes na moda e devem combinar com as vestimentas. A forma do Apple Watch é básica, visando um maior número de combinações possíveis. Além disso, é possível escolher diferentes estilos visuais para o mostrador do relógio. O alumínio escovado brilha menos do que materiais como prata e ouro, que costumam ser usados em relógios de luxo, porém, ainda demonstra esmero na produção. Apple Watch levou em consideração que acessórios corporais são símbolos de status social. A maior parte das pessoas que vi usando um Apple Watch eram executivos ou gerentes de grandes empresas. O relógio digital comunica que esse tipo de pessoa está atualizada com o que há de mais moderno em termos de tecnologia. Por outro lado, também demonstra que a pessoa é muito ocupada e precisa estar atenta a fluxos de informação o tempo todo. Na foto, Peter Murdoch, magnata estadunidense, exibe seu Apple Watch com orgulho. Talvez o maior fator de sucesso do Apple Watch tenha sido a promessa de incentivar a atividade física do usuário, visando, com isso promover a perda de peso. Nesta foto, usuários compartilham suas conquistas na perda de peso após utilizar o Apple Watch por alguns meses. Conclui-se que o Apple Watch levou em consideração o sentimento de insatisfação com o corpo característico de nossa cultura. Apple Watch levou também em consideração os ritmos da interação corporificada, ou seja, a interação entre pessoas que leva em consideração o corpo delas, como por exemplo, uma conversa face-a-face. Nessas ocasiões, o usuário pode ler notificações com um golpe de vista e leve torção do pulso, o que é menos intrusivo para uma conversa do que sacar um smartphone do bolso. Existe também um botão de fácil acesso para desligar tais notificações ("não perturbe"). O corpo humano é um objeto de interesse científico, em particular, da Medicina. A Apple levou em consideração o interesse da Medicina sobre as variedades de corpos humanos e lançou em parceria com a Universidade de Stanford um aplicativo chamado Apple Heart Study para participantes voluntários cederem dados de batimentos cardíaco. É a primeira vez que se realiza um estudo sobre arritmia cardíaca com uma amostragem tão grande. A Computação Vestível (e o Apple Watch) surgiram a partir do momento em que pesquisadores da Interação Humano Computador abandonaram a visão cognitivista do corpo, que considera o corpo um mero suporte para a mente. Nesta visão, o corpo não contribui para o pensamento e pode inclusive atrapalhar o pensamento com emoções inoportunas. As interfaces computacionais construídas à partir dessa visão aproveitam apenas o pensamento lógico e abstrato do usuário, tratando a saúde e ergonomia do corpo como secundárias. No fundo, o corpo é tratado como uma coisa nojenta ou até mesmo asquerosa que deve ser superada pela singularidade tecnológica. Um filme que mostra o conflito de superar as emoções do corpo é Videodrome (1983), de David Cronenberg. Através de uma estética gore, o filme demonstra que a televisão não é só veículo de informações, mas também e principalmente um veículo para afetos corporais. A visão que inspira o desenvolvimento da Computação Vestível é conhecida como encarnada. Nesta visão, a mente não seria um fenômeno transcendental magnífico, mas sim um produto da carne humana. Existiria, então, um continuum entre o que acontece no cérebro e o que acontece nos demais órgãos do corpo humano. A postura corporal, os gestos, as condições físicas e o estado de saúde seriam fundamentais para o pensamento humano, tanto quanto a atividade neuronal. Esse corpo encarnado possui, também uma relação ativa em relação ao ambiente, modificando o que não convém. Uma vez que no ambiente existem outros corpos e o ambiente é compartilhado, a capacidade de agir do corpo acaba sendo objeto de disputas políticas sobre o que pode ou não pode ser feito. Essa visão encarnada do corpo é apresentada por David Cronenberg em um filme mais recente, ExistenZ (1999). Neste filme, a protagonista se conecta a um mundo virtual através de um órgão biológico externo. Cronenberg demonstra que a tecnologia já não pode mais ser considerada como um mal que adentrou nossos corpos, mas como parte constitutiva e fundamental do mesmo. As condições que impulsionam o desenvolvimento da Computação Vestível são diversas. Em primeiro lugar, existe a questão ergonômica. Conforme nossas atividades cotidianas se tornam dependentes de computadores, menos conforto e mobilidade saudável temos à disposição. O uso do computador por longas horas de uso está associado a diversas doenças ligadas ao sedentarismo. Embora existam recomendações sobre como utilizar o computador de maneira saudável, o modo de interação cognitivista desestimula a atividade física. Além da questão ergonômica, existe a limitação de conhecimentos que podem ser expressos através de computadores. Pesquisadores de diferentes áreas já demonstraram que o corpo humano possui diversos conhecimentos tácitos que são extremamente difíceis de expressar e computar pelo modo cognitivista de interação. Por exemplo, o conhecimento sobre como amarrar calçados. É extremamente difícil descrever em palavras esta operação para uma criança, mas é fácil colocá-la no colo e utilizar o corpo diretamente para ensiná-la. Pois assim torna-se possível utilizar gestos sutis para demonstrar como realizar a operação. Como este, existem diversos conhecimentos fundamentais à cultura humana que não podem ser computados devido à limitações das interfaces computacionais. O computador praticamente só utiliza o sentido da visão para comunicar informações. Embora a quantidade de informações que podem ser adquiridas pelo canal visual seja maior do que por outros canais, não há nenhuma vantagem em termos de qualidade. Com frequência, a quantidade de informações prejudica a qualidade da compreensão, gerando mais confusão e distração do que conhecimento. Na ânsia de aproveitar a capacidade informacional do canal visual, computadores acabam exigindo atenção demais para serem operados. As pessoas costumam ficar completamente focadas no computador e distraídas para tudo o mais que está ao seu redor, inclusive, e principalmente, seu próprio corpo. Um dos principais problemas de postura no uso do computador deve-se ao costume das pessoas ignorarem as dores de acomodação que servem para estimular sua mudança sua postura. A Computação Vestível tenta superar estes problemas trazendo o computador para perto do corpo. Os dispositivos são pequenos o suficiente para não causar desconforto e oferecem aplicativos específicos para processar dados contextuais gerados à partir do corpo de referência. As interfaces da Computação Vestível não exigem atenção total e podem inclusive ser operadas com a visão periférica ou com outros sentidos, como o tato. A Computação Vestível ainda está na sua infância, porém, acredita-se que o desenvolvimento de algumas tecnologias recentes pode contribuir para um desenvolvimento rápido de funcionalidades. Essas novas tecnologias conseguem processar dados contextuais e inferir informações relevantes mais rapidamente do que era possível anteriormente. A consultoria Callaghan Innovation identificou em 2017 três áreas estratégicas para vestíveis: Saúde, Trabalho e Lazer. Na Saúde é possível observar uma mudança no comportamento dos pacientes, que estão cada vez mais ativos na busca por informação sobre suas condições de saúde e também na automedicação, com todos os perigos que isso traz. O website Patients Like Me permite que pacientes compartilhem que remédios estão tomando e os sintomas que estão sentindo. Acompanhando a mudança, os serviços de saúde estão buscando oferecer cada vez mais soluções que dispensem a visita ao hospital ou clínica, como o homecare e a Medicina Preventiva. No Trabalho, existe uma tendência de normalizar a vigilância do trabalhador para medir sua performance ou analisar suas ações. O fim da privacidade é compensado pelo aumento da segurança e produtividade. A geração e utilização de informações contextuais para organização do trabalho eficiente está se tornando uma justificativa suficiente para basicamente qualquer mudança nas relações de trabalho. A polícia de Washington DC realizou em 2017 um experimento para verificar se policiais portando câmeras iriam tratar melhor os cidadãos do que aqueles que não estavam portando o dispositivo. O resultado foi negativo. Os policiais com câmera receberam o mesmo número de reclamações que os que não portavam as câmeras. Já no Lazer, existe uma preocupação muito grande em transformar momentos ociosos em momentos de lazer. Qualquer espera ociosa precisa ser preenchida por um jogo ou distração divertida. A gamificação aparece como uma maneira de misturar Lazer com Trabalho e até mesmo com Saúde. Nem mesmo as crianças ficam de fora da tendência. O Leap Band é um vestível que incentiva crianças a fazer exercícios físicos através de um personagem virtual. Embora não garanta resultados para perder peso, o Leap Band seduz pais preocupados com o alarmante crescimento da obesidade infantil criada, em partes, pelo sedentarismo dos computadores e videogames. Essas tendências estão provocando diversas respostas da sociedade. Um movimento peculiar chamado Quantified Self defende que, se as pessoas tiverem controle e acesso a dados gerados à partir de seu corpo, a vigilância é inofensiva. Os ativistas desse movimento acreditam que ter mais dados à disposição pode levar à decisões melhores informadas e um conhecimento maior acerca do próprio corpo. Um pioneiro deste movimento é Nicholas Felton, que de 2004 a 2014 publicou um relatório anual sobre sua vida pessoal contendo dados sobre as pessoas com quem ele interagia, o tipo de atividade que ele se dedicava e as alterações nos dados biométricos. Na última edição do Feltron Annual Report há tentativas de compreender correlações entre os ritmos biológicos. Nicholas Felton publicou na App Store junto com colegas o aplicativo que permitia o registro de dados sobre sua vida, o Reporter App. Com esse aplicativo, qualquer pessoa pode agora compilar um relatório anual com estatísticas sobre seu comportamento. O aplicativo oferece a possibilidade de customizar o tipo de dados coletado e, com isso, gerar novos insights sobre o comportamento. Uma crítica levantada ao movimento Quantified Self é que a coleta de dados estaria também interferindo sobre os ritmos biológicos. Uma pesquisa realizada por Baron et al (2017) descobriu que alguns pacientes com distúrbio do sono que utilizam aplicativos rastreadores de sono (sleep trackers) sentem tanta ansiedade que acabam dormindo menos do que os que utilizam métodos analógicos de mensuração do sono. A mensuração de dados acaba, portanto, gerando um ciclo vicioso de dependência da tecnologia para o sono. Observando o crescimento do interesse pelo corpo no Design de Interação, tenho trabalhado juntamente com meu colega Rodrigo Gonzatto numa visão encarnada chamada corpo consciente. Esse termo foi inicialmente proposto por Paulo Freire para designar uma pessoa que está consciente de seus condicionamentos e liberdades. Na disciplina Design de Interação, que ministramos juntos no Curso de Design Digital da PUCPR, nós propomos aos estudantes desenvolver projetos à partir da conscientização das opressões que eles estão sujeitos no cotidiano. Numa das atividades, pedimos aos estudantes que registrassem as pressões vividas no período de uma semana. Ao final de cada dia, eles criavam um modelo com massa de modelar expressando a pressão e guardavam no organizador de remédios. Ao final da semana, os modelos foram comparados e discutidos para encontrar padrões. Na disciplina Design de Interação, mostramos projetos de vestíveis que tratam o corpo não só como uma fonte de dados, mas como um maneira de existir na sociedade. O capuz para pessoas que não gostam de ser espiadas enquanto usam o computador criado por Joe Malia em 2004 é um exemplo paradigmático. Aqui a pessoa restringe seu campo de visão para garantir sua privacidade na utilização do computador. Indiretamente, o capuz comunica a relação íntima entre corpo e computador, uma relação que existe mesmo que a pessoa não vista o capuz. O capuz exagera a restrição do campo de visão e individualização resultante do uso intensivo da Computação Pessoal. Esse projeto pode ser considerado um exemplo de Design Crítico, ou seja, um projeto com foco na crítica social e reflexão. Um projeto mais recente que levanta condicionamentos contemporâneos é o Embodied Suffering, um conjunto de luvas eletrônicas que permitem sentir a ansiedade que uma outra pessoa sente. Ao final da interação, os dados biométricos são impressos em 3D em um objeto que deve ser trocado entre os usuários, funcionando como uma espécie de souvenir daquele momento. O projeto foi desenvolvido por Fernando Obieta, Gabriel Bach e Nadine Prigann no curso de Embodied Interaction da Universidade de Artes de Zurique em 2017. Numa linha similar, Ava Aghakouchak e Maria Paneta desenvolveram uma série de vestíveis chamada Sarotis. Cada vestível é composto por um soft robot feito de silicone que enche de ar ou líquido e transmite uma sensação suave de toque à pele humana. Os vestíveis exploram maneiras de perceber dados computacionais através do tato. Uma aplicação de Sarotis é uma navegação tátil por espaços virtuais para deficientes visuais, que podem perceber distâncias virtuais através do toque suave dos robôs. No Brasil, vestíveis assim podem parecer estranhos, porém, em 2011, o Orkut fez uma campanha sobre um brinco que esquentava quando outras pessoas acessam o perfil do usuário. O Earkut, como foi chamado, era um projeto fictício, uma brincadeira de primeiro de abril, porém, despertou o interesse de milhares de pessoas. Há alguns anos antes, minha estudante de Design da Unisul Jordana Schulka já havia criado um vestível muito parecido, que na época chamamos de Brinco do Orkut. Uma diferença fundamental é que o brinco iria esquentar quando o nome da pessoa fosse mencionada nos recados dos amigos, realizando na prática a crença popular de que a orelha esquenta quando outras pessoas falam de você por trás. Em 2016, Caroline Nohama e Erik Kato desenvolveram como parte de seu TCC em Design Digital da PUCPR uma jaqueta com LEDs para ciclistas. O ciclista levantava o braço indicando conversão e a jaqueta brilhava do lado correspondente. Para criar essa função, os estudantes utilizaram um método chamado Fantasia Guiada e para prototipar a jaqueta, utilizaram a placa Arduino. Uma técnica que utilizamos com nossos estudantes para criar interações com o corpo consciente é o Bodystorming do Oprimido. Trata-se de uma mistura de Bodystorming (técnica de criação de interações que utiliza o corpo) com Teatro do Oprimido (que contribui para a conscientização de condicionamentos e liberdades do corpo). Os estudantes improvisam a interação utilizando seus corpos como tecnologias. Na foto temos uma estudante representando o algoritmo de correção de operações embutido dentro do óculos de realidade aumentada de um operário numa fábrica de equipamentos eletrônicos. O Bodystorming do Oprimido serve para investigar a dimensão humana (e opressiva) da interação que passaria desapercebida numa interface cognitivista. Na prática de projeto, a corporeidade e alteridade da interação podem ser consideradas através de alguns formatos muito simples de projeto, como o storyboard. Contar uma história com figuras humanas, ambientes e tecnologias permite desenvolver cenários com detalhamento suficiente sobre o corpo. No projeto especulativo Nike Golf, Peter Lew criou um cenário em que um jogador de golf pode analizar a precisão de suas tacadas utilizando um Apple Watch no pulso e um iPhone num tripé. Existem diversas relações espaciais importantes que a presença do corpo e das tecnologias físicas traz para o cenário. Storyboards não precisam ser bem desenhados, entretanto, para serem efetivos em seu propósito. Existem diversas ferramentas de desenho assistido que permite criar storyboards sem nenhuma habilidade de desenho, como o storyboardthat.com No exemplo da imagem, o cenário demonstra a relevância do Apple Watch no momento em que a pessoa se desconecta do computador, como por exemplo, quando vai ao banheiro. No Brasil, temos uma tradição que valeria à pena ser recuperada para criar interações: a Fotonovela. Ao invés de utilizar desenhos, são utilizadas fotos e balões de quadrinhos. A fotonovela permite que o corpo fale de maneira mais explícita até do que o desenho, exibindo nuances importantes como a sensualidade, postura, orientação e outros. Cenários de Computação Vestível que se propõem a oferecer experiências de alteridade podem ser projetadas através de fotonovelas, aproveitando-se da tradição brasileira de transformar o corpo em imagem. Observando a história do Design de Interação, cheguei à conclusão de que toda interação sempre surge de um corpo humano e sempre afeta outro corpo humano, mesmo que o afeto não seja síncrono ou proporcional. Sendo assim, o corpo humano deve sempre ser levado em consideração, mesmo quando não se tratar de um projeto de Computação Vestível. A Computação Vestível tem o potencial de deixar esse aspecto de interação mais visível e efetivo, porém, o afeto pode ser até mais sutil do que nos projetos da Cute Circuit, uma butique de wearables que propõe interações afetivas. A Hug Shirt (2002) é uma camisa que transmite abraços à distância: ela sente o toque de uma pessoa e imprime força sobre o corpo da outra pessoa conectada. O abraço também pode ser mútuo. A Computação Vestível deve, na minha opinião, proporcionar experiências de alteridade para as pessoas que interagem. Alteridade significa deixar ser transformado pelo outro, que pode, inclusive, ser a própria pessoa, porém, vista por uma perspectiva diferente. Um projeto de vestível que aplica esse princípio de maneira magistral é o Intimacy 2.0, do Studio Roosegaarde. Trata-se de um conjunto de roupas que se tornam transparentes na medida em que a pessoa interage mais nas redes sociais, revelando seu corpo físico através do corpo virtual. Made with Keynote Extractor.Comente este post

Sneak peak at the FAA sUAS regulations, NZ drone regs, bioengineered drones, busting poachers, the threat to airliners, first amendment issues, and GoPro to enter the UAV market. News Drone Flights Face FAA Hit The Wall Street Journal reports that "people familiar with the rule-making process" are talking about what we can expect in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) from the FAA for sUAS. The expectation is that the FAA will: Lump all sUAS under 55 pounds under the same regulations Require sUAS operators to have a manned-flight pilots license Limit flying to daytime hours, below 400 feet, line of sight. The NPRM is still expected before year-end, followed by a public comment period. New Zealand to introduce civil UAV regulations The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) plans to issue New Zealand's notice of proposed rulemaking for unmanned air vehicles on December 4. There are no details on what the proposal will contain, but the CAA had input from the UAVNZ industry group and Callaghan Innovation, an entity that promotes economic progress in New Zealand. The CAA says that certification will likely be required for operators of high risk UAVs. NASA Is Working on Creating Bioengineered Drones Made of Mushrooms and Bacteria NASA is supporting the Prototyping a Biological UAV project “to grow a mycelium-based chassis for [a] biological drone.” One motivation for this program is to create lightweight sensors that require no electrical energy. Poachers Caught by ShadowView Drones ShadowView Foundation drones were used during an anti-poaching operation in the Greater Kruger Area in South Africa.  Rhino poachers were apprehended as a result. This is believed to be the first time drones were used for this purpose. ShadowView used information from the drone to direct local rangers on the ground. “One of the rangers reported via radio the poachers were heavily armed and immediately engaged upon sight. During the ensuing firefight, the rangers unfortunately killed one of the poachers.” Is The Small-UAV Threat To Airliners Overrated? Regulatory agencies require that commercial aircraft withstand impact by birds. This article wonders if existing regulations for bird strikes can be extended to include small UAVs. Up in the Air: The free-speech problems raised by regulating drones Ferguson, Missouri has been the scene of protests and vandalism after a Ferguson Police Department officer fatally shot an 18-year-old man. The FAA granted no-fly zone requests, but there are indications that this was done to keep news helicopters out of the area. This article explores possible First Amendment issues associated with news gathering by drone. WSJ: GoPro Is Going to Make Its Own Drones Reportedly, GoPro is going to start making its own multi-rotor helicopters in the $500-1,000 range. Availability is said to be late 2015. The 19 best drone photos of 2014 Mashable picks 19 awesome images that could only have been created from an aerial perspective. Video of the Week Chernobyl by Drone   Eerie video of the Chernobyl Exclusion Area almost 30 years after the meltdown.