Presentations
Trends in Information and Communication Technologies
At the May 2009 State Services Commission's ICT Futures Group meeting, Dr Helen Anderson gave a presentation on the Futurewatch methodology. Dr Anderson discussed how the methodology could be applied to ICT developments in the public sector, to aid decision making on technologies to enhance New Zealanders' experience as part of a modern participatory democracy.
The Future of Robotic Surgery
The Futurewatch programme sponsored a visit to New Zealand by Dr Catherine Mohr, as a guest speaker at the 2009 MoRGO conference. Dr Mohr is an expatriate New Zealander who works in San Francisco as the Director of Medical Research at Intuitive Surgical Inc, where she is involved in the development of surgical robots. An edited version of one of her talks (without the embedded video clips) is available.
During her visit MoRST interviewed Dr Mohr about her work, her views of New Zealand innovation and the rewards she gets from her role. The short video can be viewed on our website.