What will the new Government app mean for you?
The new Government app, and other changes to the way the government will engage with citizens online.
Among changes coming this year, are a new digital wallet, which could include drivers licences, age verification, and in time, other official credentials.
And a secure messaging facility being added to the already launched all of government app.
Behind the scenes, 42 government agencies will be involved in providing their front door services , through these new digital tools.
But what will this mean for the less digitally savvy?
Kathryn speaks to Myles Ward - the Government's deputy chief digital officer.
Barriers to diversity in the Aotearoa tech sector
Tech is a fast-growing and high-value sector in Aotearoa. With increasing workforce demands and competitive salaries, tech has the potential to provide stable, high-paying jobs to an increasingly significant proportion of New Zealand workers if we can capitalise on strong global demand for tech products and services. We know that only 5% of the digital tech workforce is Māori and 4.4% is Pacific, while women make up just 29% of the digital technologies workforce. Workforce participation by tāngata whaikaha is less known; however, we know that limited digital accessibility is a major barrier for people living with disabilities. We know that Māori, Pacific peoples and women are active users of tech, but their low representation in the sector suggests they are largely absent from its development…
Digital Health Equity & Pacific Communities: Creating an equitable approach when considering digital health technologies to improve health and wellbeing
The aim of this Fellowship was to increase knowledge and understanding of how best to integrate equity principles within the digital health ecosystem to improve health outcomes for communities that have been underinvested in Aotearoa. Understanding the benefits, challenges, and risks of using digital health tools as a delivery model and what improvements could be made across the digital health ecosystem is critical to ensure future healthcare using digital health technologies are culturally acceptable and equitable for Pacific communities living in Aotearoa. Importantly, the development and implementation of digital health tools should be an enabler for the health and wellbeing of Pacific communities.
Understanding the gap: a balanced multi-perspective approach to defining essential digital health competencies for medical graduates
Rapid technological advancements have left medical graduates potentially underprepared for the digital healthcare environment. Despite the importance of digital health education, consensus on essential primary medical degree content is lacking. Focusing on core competence domains can address critical skills while minimising additions to an already demanding curriculum. This study identifies the minimum essential digital health competency domains from the perspectives of learners, teachers, and content experts aiming to provide a framework for integrating digital health education into medical curricula.
Addressing the Digital Divide in Health Education: A Systematic Review
The disparity in access to essential healthcare resources and services is exacerbated by the digital divide, which presents a significant obstacle to health education. Effective tactics to advance digital equity and provide equitable access to resources for telehealth and digital health are needed to close this gap. Digital databases such as PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were used to conduct a systematic review. Keywords and Boolean operators including "digital divide," "health education," "digital equity," "telehealth," "digital health literacy," and "strategies" were used in the literature search process. Only peer-reviewed English-language papers that addressed methods for bridging the digital divide in health education were accepted after being screened in accordance with the preset inclusion and exclusion criteria.
The Future is Here: Medical graduates need to be ready for digital health.
Digital technology has long been an important part of effective health-care delivery, evolving steadily to support clinical practice. In recent years, digital health has become central to improving efficiency, quality, safety, and accuracy across clinical processes. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), combined with other digital technologies are creating both new opportunities and challenges that medical graduates must be prepared for.
He Ara Kaunuku: a Pathway Towards Digital Excellence in Aotearoa
This report, authored by Elle Archer and funded by the Department of Internal Affairs, provides the academic backbone for He Ara Kaunuku: A Pathway Towards Digital Excellence in Aotearoa. DECA is proud to be the home of the Kaunuku framework, and we thank Elle for gifting this taonga to our collective mahi. We are actively developing a delivery methodology that will sit alongside a national digital inclusion index, helping communities, councils, iwi, and partners turn equity goals into practical action. Our focus is to uphold the kaupapa of Kaunuku while supporting consistent, community-led assessment and long-term digital equity planning across Aotearoa.
Inquiry into Triple Zero Service Outages
ACCAN recently submitted to the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee’s Inquiry into Triple Zero service outages. Australians believe that access to mobile telecommunications is critical for participation in daily life.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health: Views of whānau & community
This survey was conducted in September 2025, with 19 participants from our lived experience CLEAR rōpū, members from the Consumer Group at HQSC, and a number of wider patients who generously offered their time to share their thoughts on AI in health. The survey shows whānau are open to the potential of AI in healthcare, but confidence and understanding lag behind adoption. Building trust will depend on transparent communication, culturally grounded education, and tangible examples of AI improving care without replacing human connection.
Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Vs Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Download this factsheet to help understand the difference between Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). RPA automates repetitive tasks like data entry, while AI supports tasks like summarising transcription notes. Together, they can ease workloads, improve care, and enhance system efficiency.