Student addressing the digital divide
YES alumnus Owyn Aitken is majoring in Data Science, minoring in Public Health and Finance at University of Otago.
Second year Bachelor of Applied Science student Owyn Aitken (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Tainui, Ngāti Māhanga) is perhaps one of Otago’s most involved contributors within the technology space right now.
The 19-year-old student is majoring in Data Science, minoring in Public Health and Finance. All this whilst the co-founder of Remojo Technologies, a social enterprise which refurbishes secondhand laptops for those in need.
Owyn attended Aotea College in Porirua where he first begun “messing around with computers” with his best friend and would be co-founder of Remojo Tech, Hadi Daoud. The venture began under the Young Enterprise Scheme established in secondary schools and providing mentorships, access to networks and funding.
“Remojo Tech was established as part of the scheme and a love for technology. We witnessed the need for devices among our peers, before realizing the potential scale of the issue.”