Apps Make Kiwi Millionaires
Mitch Olson built an online world with more than 13 million users.
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NZ game developers shine on world stage
NZ's community of game developers is attracting global attention after producing six games which hit top 10 iOS downloads charts in the US last year.
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App makes teenager an instant multi-millionaire
An app created by a 17 year old has been bought by Yahoo for an estimated US$30 million!
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With more than 2000 computing jobs listed on one website alone, it's a candidates' market.
A chronic shortage of ICT skills is forcing software companies to carry out development overseas because they can't find local programmers to do the work.
Computer systems design jobs have surged by nearly 80 per cent since 2000, now making the industry one of the country's standout performers, according to new figures.
A pair of College students with a knack for the digital and an eye on the future have made thousands from creating apps, and they are only just getting started.
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Steven Joyce, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister:
Industries that are really needing new graduates are the high tech industries and IT industries. Its common knowledge around industry that a lot of them are hiring. They're doing very well and they need more engineers, more ICT people.