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Pockets of Aotearoa and the public sector have been busy embracing technologies, growing expertise, growing data, creating apps, downloading apps, making games, playing games, buying the latest devices. That was the easy part. The hard work is now to come — that is, tending to an ecosystem that fully harnesses innovation, grows trust and embeds … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (31)"
26 November 2020
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NZ can play key part in pharmaceutical and consumer health
New Zealand has huge capabilities in growing plants for medicine for the soaring pharmaceutical and consumer health industry, a defining new biotech economic study report says. The landmark BioTechNZ study analysed the state of biotechnology and its impact and benefits for the New Zealand economy and society. New Zealand coupled with its wealth of knowledge … Continue reading "NZ can play key part in pharmaceutical and consumer health"
26 November 2020
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NZ ranked 4th in the world for biotech innovation potential
It highlights the importance of biotech and how it can contribute to New Zealand’s economic growth and diversification, as well as its ability to help make New Zealand cleaner, healthier and more prosperous.
24 November 2020
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Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (30)
Importing, exporting and moving goods around Aotearoa and the world comes with a long paper trail. Literally. Up to twenty different entities require 10–20 paper documents. With much of the information each entity needs being the same. The reliance on paper documentation, emails, faxes and old legacy computer systems is hampering the move to digital efficiency. … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (30)"
20 November 2020
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Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (29)
We are providing a quick update on activities this week as a break from our usual commentary on what we are hearing from the community and the business sectors.
13 November 2020
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Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (28)
Members of Pasifika communities in Aotearoa who work in the digital space gave us the same message last week that we’ve heard from many others: you’re not uncovering anything we don’t already know — we’ve been saying the same things for decades.
06 November 2020
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Insights on Immigration and Border Issues
The challenges of the border closure and immigration are having a significant impact on the economy. BusinessNZ is seeking your feedback on the impacts on your business of the border closure, border exemption process and criteria, and immigration settings. The survey findings will be used to inform the ongoing work on taking a risk mitigation … Continue reading "Insights on Immigration and Border Issues"
02 November 2020
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Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (27)
Members of the Digital Council’s research team and secretariat participated in a wānanga with Māori Data Sovereignty experts last week.
30 October 2020
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Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (26)
By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Last week we started an intense period of analysing the findings from our workshops on trust in automated decision making. People from across Aotearoa have shared their experiences, hopes and challenges around automated decision making through our participatory design workshops. Our job now is to … Continue reading "Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (26)"
22 October 2020