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Specialist products and services are in greater demand than ever as technology becomes a vital ingredient in most industries. Multinationals seek cost-effective ways to satisfy this demand, particularly within the small-to-medium size enterprise (SME) market.
New Zealand’s software industry is lean, flexible, innovative and focused on problem-solving. This enables it to deliver cost-competitive niche solutions. It uses new thinking and pragmatically mixes technologies and disciplines to create bold solutions. Smaller teams mean faster-than-average development times and lower costs.
Our excellent infrastructure and demographics also make New Zealand ideal for market testing.
New Zealand’s software industry has particular strengths in:
Our expertise in health software has allowed us to capture niche markets around the world. For example, we are major software suppliers to the British dental market and the United States market for wheelchairs and mobility scooters.
New Zealand has enjoyed a highly deregulated economy for nearly twenty years. This means our companies now have highly -developed and proven commercial applications. These include the world’s first online national health index, which now contains nine years of records of practitioner consultations.
Our software companies build on New Zealand’s excellence in primary industries by creating ground-breaking applications that bring efficiencies in forestry, fisheries and agriculture.
These include a fully automated meat-boning process, and software that will alert truck drivers when grain levels need replenishing. We are also the largest supplier of GPS tracking software in fisheries surveillance.
New Zealand’s geographical location and rugged terrain have encouraged innovative software development in transport and logistics. These innovations include improvements in refrigerated transport, and the creation of 3D visualisation systems for aircraft manufacturers and trucking companies.
Software Sub-Sector Profile A one page profile of New Zealand's Software opportunities.
