Digital Strategy 2.0

Digital technologies have transformed our lives in recent years. Digital literacy has grown exponentially and digital devices have proliferated - personal computers, mobile phones, laptops and mobile wireless devices.  The new digital environment is changing the way New Zealanders live, work and play. It is transforming the way we do business, stimulating creativity and innovation across our economy and society. It presents immense economic, environmental and social opportunities for us all - but there are new challenges ahead.

The Digital Strategy 2.0 is a response to the changes and challenges of a rapidly evolving digital world. Its purpose is to:

• provide a national vision, supported by outcomes and goals for New Zealand’s digital development;
• highlight opportunities and challenges in the digital world;
• provide a call to action for all stakeholders to rise to the challenges and opportunities presented by the digital world;
• clearly articulate the government’s role in digital development; and
• outline the key actions through which government will fulfil its role in supporting digital development.

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Digital Strategy 2.0 was informed by:

• the Digital Future Summit 2.0 held in November 2007
• 124 submissions and various meetings with stakeholders on the Draft Digital Strategy 2.0
• the OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy in Seoul, which the Minister for Communications and Information Technology attended in June 2008;
• feedback from government agencies represented on the Digital Strategy Steering Group and other relevant agencies;
• feedback from meetings of the Digital Strategy Advisory Group; and
• feedback from the newly formed Digital Development Council.

If you would like a copy of the strategy posted to you please email us at comments@digitalstrategy.govt.nz