Submission to the Digital Accessibility Standard (DAS) consultation
Submission to the Government Chief Digital Officer (GDDA) Digital Accessibility Standard (DAS) consultation
Submission to NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Proposed changes to modernise NZTA services
Submission to NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi Proposed changes to modernise NZTA services
Promoting digital inclusion for enhanced resident wellbeing: an examination of aged residential care facility websites
Digital inclusion has a positive impact on health and wellbeing through fostering connectivity and access to information. In Aotearoa New Zealand, 4% of older adults live in aged residential care (ARC) facilities and are vulnerable to social isolation. This study explored whether ARC facilities provide opportunities to socially connect online and whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected the provision of these opportunities.
Towards a Shared Understanding of Internet Resilience
This document is one of the outputs from the IICR research project, developed by the IICR Network and research team and informed by the project’s research activities. It outlines a vision for Internet resilience in Aotearoa New Zealand. The document also outlines a 5Rs framework for thinking about Internet infrastructure resilience.
Internet Infrastructure Climate Resilience
This document is one of the outputs from the IICR research project. It outlines a set of six key themes for building Internet infrastructure climate resilience and makes suggestions for some key opportunity areas and initial high-impact supporting actions. It is designed to inform and support action being taken, rather than a comprehensive list of activities required. The report was prepared by the IICR research team. It draws on information gathered during the project’s research activities, including input from and expertise of Network members.
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…
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.
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.
From silence to signal: Nigerian women building digital pathways to justice
Over the past years, I have had the privilege of visiting communities and interacting with women across Nigerian states. During my most recent visit, between July and August this year, I toured Bauchi, Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Port Harcourt and Kaduna, where women are rewriting what connectivity means in their lives. Sitting with them in the community ICT hub, under the Trees and Learning Circle, I have seen how access to technology can become more than a technical matter; it can become a bridge to confidence, agency and solidarity.