Election 2017 - Party Policies - Information and Communications Technology - Business
27th May 17, 9:25am
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- Establish a New Zealand centre of excellence in key ICT nodes overseas and support promising New Zealand developers to visit key ICT clusters overseas and gain experience there
- Ensure the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment undertakes research and provides policy advice to the government and government departments about ICT issues.
- The development of independent software ventures in Aotearoa New Zealand, to encourage the development of the industry.
- Develop a strategy to enhance the availability of venture and seed capital for local commercial software companies.
- Growth in the software, applications and games industries, through techclusters, R&D and educational initiatives.
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- Aim for ICT to be our second-largest contributor to GDP by 2025.
- Build a more connected economy by updating legislation to give certainty to digitisation for industry, businesses and consumers.
- Redirect government procurement policy to ensure that ICT projects are offered to New Zealand businesses. By investing in our own resources, the government will encourage the development of world leading knowledge.
- Reach out to small business, advocating how they can survive technology disruption. Many industries have a large number of smaller operators who are often not ICT-savvy, see ICT as a cost item not a value driver, and are fearful of technology change.
- Reform intellectual property protection and enhance NZTE support for innovators.
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- Investing in ICT and broadband infrastructure so that businesses can sell their services internationally in the digital economy.
- Set up a Technology Advisory Group to advise Government on emerging issues and opportunities presented by disruptive technologies.
- Engaging with Small to Medium Sized Enterprises about the opportunities of digital technologies.
- Implementing a Government ICT Strategy and Action Plan to accelerate the transition to digital government.
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- Develop a framework for the sharing of telecommunications infrastructure to enhance seamless consumer and business access – especially with next generation networks.
- Ensure that social objectives are safeguarded in the interest of both business and consumers.
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