Digital strategy not about new ideas but 'aligning visions'

Digital strategy not about new ideas but 'aligning visions'
David Clark said the digital strategy was the result of asking “what's going to unify us in purpose?” (Image: BusinessDesk)
Ben Moore
A new roadmap for how the country will face and embrace digital technologies was released yesterday by digital economy and communications minister David Clark.The 47-page Digital Strategy for Aotearoa (DSA) has been in progress for more than a year, with a draft document and call for submissions posted in October 2021.In April this year, the submissions were in and the feedback was summed up. Now the final document has been released.According to Clark, the strategy originated in response to a suggestion he received “a couple of years ago&...

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