Ministerial address: Hon. Amy Adams, Minister for Communications
- Mentions she was at community group meeting where people were “shocked” when it was suggested that minutes be sent via email
- Talk up of the UFB rollout. Various stats about how it is going
- Also mentioned that Mobile build is part of UFB, better cellular connectivity in rural regions
- Notes that this will never be 100% complete. The bar keeps moving
- Very different takeup in different regions. 2% in some 19% in others. Local organisations pushing
- Good Internet is especially important for remote countries like New Zealand
- Talk about getting better access in common areas (eg shared driveways) for network builds
- Notes how Broadcasting and Communications as well as other areas are converging. Previously they were separate silos. Similar for other areas.
- Harmful Digital Communications Act.
- Says new framework, adjustment may be needed and bedding down the courts.
- Says that majority of cases will go to mediation
- Similar Act in Australia very few things going to courts
- Gave similar silly literal readings of others acts ( RMA requires a permit to sneeze )
- 5 “Questions” to minister. 2 on TPP, 1 on Captions, 1 pushing some project and one actual question that she got to answer.
- Maybe they should look at this idea for the Questions
Keynote: Kathy Brown, ISOC CEO
- GDP of a National is highly correlated with the growth of the Internet
- 75% of the benefit of the Internet goes to existing businesses
- ISOC Global Internet Report 2015
- Huge growth in Mobile Internet
- “94% of the global population is covered by mobile networks. Mobile broadband covers 48% of global population”
- Huge gap between developed and developing counties
- Report is Online and “Interactional”
- Challenges
- Openness of the Internet means information is out there, exposed and gettable by the wrong people sometimes
- Generational divide in attitude to privacy
- Privacy is a matter of personal choice. The tools should be available should you wish to use them
Govt 2.0: Digital by default
- Rachel Prosser and David Farrar facilitating.
- Room full
- Result 10 programme background
- NZ Government Web toolkit
- 50,000 registered with NZ Realme site
- Shared rules between local governments, problems with same rules everywhere. Some limitations,. Perhaps at least similar technical standards
- People don’t care about governments structure, they just want a service, don’t care how depts are arranged.
