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Digital Tech ITP

Māori Tech Success Workstream Update #02.2021

Current work underway

Distilling insights from IDIA interviews.  Designing initiative to encourage Māori into tech careers and business enterprise

Upcoming engagements and milestones

Working with Te Kupenga and MBIE Procurement to design a process to seek a Māori supplier/s to create a compelling Māori in Tech Story (that would sit alongside and complement the Tech and Innovation Story already underway)

Emerging themes

Interviews point to a range of factors within the wider system including signposting in education system and lack of role models. Significant opportunity to increase participation if key factors can be addressed.

Potential funding needs

Funding set aside on the Digital ITP budget.

Potential challenges

Progress has been delayed due to resourcing issues and a need to clarifying funding situation. Expecting to be resolved in March.

Digital Tech ITP The Digital Technologies Industry Transformation Plan is an industry / government collaboration to help grow the digital technologies sector as part of the New Zealand Government’s industry policy.