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Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (8)

By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Last week was another big week for the Digital Council. Gold sponsorship announcement We’re excited to announce the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand is a gold sponsor of the Digital Identity NZ ben

June 18, 2020

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NZTech Inform – inspiring the next generation

Kia ora readers, In the wake of COVID-19, as the demand for staff with IT skills increases, I was reminded there is still plenty to do to ensure digital skills are available. One of the major work streams being developed as part of the Digital Tech Industry Transformation Plan (ITP) is Skil

June 15, 2020

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Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (7)

By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. Thanks to everyone who read and provided feedback on our advice to Ministers on the medium to long-term opportunities and impacts of Covid-19 from a digital and data perspective. We’ve had a steady response

June 12, 2020

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NZTech Inform – open for business!

While New Zealand businesses cross their fingers for today’s announcement of when we will enter Alert Level 1, most of our global trading partners are hampered by COVID-19. Now, is the perfect time to tell the world we are open for business and that is exactly what the Government is doing.&nbs

June 8, 2020

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Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (6)

By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. As anticipated, our work is ramping up as the number of people we engage with increases, our work programme scales up, and there is more to share with you. When the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand formed in Febr

June 3, 2020

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NZTech Inform - whats next for small business?

Almost every job in New Zealand has been impacted by COVID-19. For many, the ultimate impact has been the loss of jobs. Last week, The New Zealand Herald reported that 14,000+ jobs have been lost from large companies. Treasury also reported that the unemployment rate is exp

June 2, 2020

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Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand #weeknotes (5)

By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. As anticipated, our work is ramping up as the number of people we engage with increases, our work programme scales up, and there is more to share with you. Monthly Digital Council meeting We held our monthly Digita

May 29, 2020

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NZTech Inform –rebuilding together with tech

At the beginning of Techweek19, I shared my desire to clone myself, so I could attend even more events throughout New Zealand. This year I can, because travelling isn’t an issue with Techweek2020 being hosted entirely online.Until recently, none of us had even heard of COVID-19, but wit

May 25, 2020

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Our Mission: Leave No One Behind #weeknotes (4)

By Mitchell Pham, Chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand. When I accepted the position as chair of the Digital Council for Aotearoa New Zealand, I had a simple mission in mind — to leave no one behind as New Zealand gears up to get the very best from digital technologies and dat

May 20, 2020

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