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Background to the Digital Strategy

This section links to various background documents and pages.

• Addressing the ‘Digital Divide’ in Aotearoa New Zealand (details)

  This concise and useful background article was written for the Finnish Encyclopedia of Digital Government by Marilyn Head, who helped in the drafting of the Digital Strategy. The opinions are her own.
  Date updated: 26 November 2005

• Connecting Communities Strategy (details)

  The Connecting Communities strategy aims to increase the ability of communities to access, participate in, and efficiently use Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
  Date updated: 11 May 2006

• Newly released research report has lessons for future Digital Strategy projects (details)

  A recently released report on four 'Digital Opportunities' school computer related projects describes implementation problems encountered and advises on how to avoid them. It reinforces the need for ...
  Date updated: 12 January 2006

• MED background documents (details)

  This background information is reproduced from http://www.med.govt.nz/templates/StandardSummary____5264.aspx
  Date updated: 24 April 2006

• UPLIFT FAQs (details)

  In May 2005, a partnership of community and voluntary groups, central government and Whitireia Community Polytechnic secured funding from Microsoft’s Unlimited Potential grant scheme to develop training to support the work of Community ...
  Date updated: 10 April 2006

• Unlimited Potential Learning Foundation Principles (details)

  The UPLIFT course includes and demonstrates these core values on society and community development, and makes and calls for commitments.
  Date updated: 10 April 2006