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Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (12)

By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Stakeholder engagement with the telco sector Last week, we met with representatives from the telecommunications sector. We were reminded about the positive progress that has been made with significant investment in th

July 20, 2020

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Over 200 tech events next week

Next Monday, Techweek2020 kicks off and I seriously can’t wait! It’s amazing, to see thousands of people connecting across hundreds of events about tech and innovation. There is something for everyone and this year its digital, which makes it even easier to attend events. No matt

July 20, 2020

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Outdated industry codes not fit for digital tech

I haven’t met anyone who doesn’t agree that education is critical for New Zealand’s future prosperity. Most people also agree digital technology is an increasingly important part of our future. Beyond the tech sector, digital skills are in demand across all other sectors to lif

July 13, 2020

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Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (11)

By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Catch up with Ministers This week, our chair, Mitchell Pham, caught up with Government Digital Services Minister Hon. Kris Faafoi and Statistics Minister Hon. James Shaw to talk about our upcoming research report du

July 7, 2020

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Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (10)

By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Stakeholder meetings Last week, we met with people from the arts and creative industries, which was fascinating. They told us about the importance of storytelling and getting New Zealand stories and perspectives out i

July 7, 2020

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Growing tech companies exporters and creating jobs

Currently, I am working on NZTech’s annual report for our AGM in August. One of the highlights for me is reviewing the ever growing tech sector numbers. In 2019, there were 537 new tech companies created, mainly small, new software companies, reporting a growth of three percent,

July 6, 2020

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Be inspired by kiwi tech stories

It’s exactly four weeks until Techweek2020! It’s our time to connect with communities throughout New Zealand, to help inspire the next generation into tech, improve digital inclusion, help build tech capabilities and showcase some of New Zealand’s best tech to the world.  Si

June 29, 2020

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Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (9)

By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Stakeholder meetings continue Last week we continued to meet with a wide array of sectors and interest groups — thanks again to everyone who’s taken the time to meet with us. First up, we met with Professor Shaun

June 26, 2020

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International-trade-and-safe-borders

Living with COVID-19 has become our new reality. It shouldn’t matter how many cases New Zealand has, as long as they are all being detected at the border and well managed, New Zealanders can continue to go about their business. However, as we saw with the recently announced GDP results for t

June 22, 2020