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title: Accelerating Aotearoa businesses one technology generation forward
description: NZIER has partnered with Spark to encourage New Zealand businesses to accelerate one technology forward and increase productivity.  
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# [Accelerating Aotearoa businesses one technology generation forward](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/accelerating-aotearoa-businesses-one-technology-generation-forward)

 Written by [The NZIER Team](https://www.nzier.org.nz/publications/author/the-nzier-team) | February 22, 2024

A  joint report with [Spark](https://www.spark.co.nz/online/large-business-govt/why-choose-spark/why-spark/one-tech-generation/report).

New Zealand’s productivity growth is low compared with other OECD countries. Increasing productivity will drive income growth and better living standards. Increasing investment in R&D and technology will enable New Zealand businesses to increase their productivity and economic growth. NZIER has partnered with Spark to encourage New Zealand businesses to accelerate one technology generation forward and increase productivity.  

 

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