Callaghan forms Digital Energy Hub

Callaghan Innovation will establish the Digital Energy Hub, an initiative to encourage early adoption and commercialisation by the energy sector of the next wave of digital technologies – namely Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Blockchain, Cloud Analytics and Internet of Things. The scale and speed of the disruption from such technologies presents challenge and opportunity for many businesses in the energy sector – from start up to established – and for those in adjacent sectors such as Information Technology, transport and manufacturing. More to on this to follow. In an interview with Idealog, Stu Christie explains that he sees the biggest opportunities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies being in agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure and transportation. Stu is investment manager at NZ Venture Investment Fund and now Chair of the recently launched AI Forum.