The Initiative has the goal of sorting the global skills gap and addressing job displacement arising from automation - with a number of big partners.
Australian businesses are spending big on AI technology, investing on average $6 million a year - a huge sum that is second only to the US.
NZ Superannuation Fund chief executive Adrian Orr said long-term and responsible investing has become a groundswell globally, rather than a ripple.
New Zealand's ICT sector is strong, ranking 17th out of 139 countries, according to the World Economic Forum's Global Information Technology report.
The World Economic Forum's Global Information Technology Report paints a rosy picture of Australia's ICT sector, placing it 18th out of 139 countries.
Tuanz has set itself the bold goal of making sure that New Zealand is among the top 10 countries for digital technology business use by 2020.
Software is one of the fastest growing segments in ICT, so how does New Zealand's software economy measure up?.