Digital divide stories - Page 5

NZ's aged care population held back by digital divide
Tue, 26th Mar 2019
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Aged care facilities are slow to provide WiFi access for residents, and interviewees said they would like to see aged care operators provide more support.

Digital divide anxiety as school year looms
Wed, 23rd Jan 2019
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As technology in the classroom becomes a necessity, many children could be starting at a disadvantage as the financial strain becomes too much.

InternetNZ welcomes Govt's 99.8% broadband coverage plan
Tue, 18th Dec 2018
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InternetNZ applauds the government's plan to extend broadband coverage to 99.8% of New Zealand's population, promising significant rural and mobile expansion.

Report gives voice to Kiwis experiencing digital exclusion
Tue, 6th Nov 2018
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People surveyed in the report say they feel excluded, isolated, powerless and have limited opportunities because they are unable to access the internet.

Govt must be wary of increasing digital divide with 5G deployment - Chorus
Tue, 1st May 2018
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The company has responded to a request from MBIE for feedback on the challenges and opportunities of a 5G rollout.

Govt announces first eight members of digital divide taskforce
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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The Digital Economy and Digital Inclusion Advisory Group will advise the Govt on how it can build the digital economy and reduce digital divides.

Exclusive interview: Polycom on bridging the digital divide & workplaces of the future
Thu, 14th Dec 2017
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Polycom’s Tony Simonsen discusses leveraging IoT, improving rural education and healthcare, and championing diversity to craft the workplaces of the future.

NZTech responds to digital divide report: 'The government is right to raise this concern'
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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The digital divide in New Zealand is growing, leaving many disenfranchised, says a report released by the Communications Minister.

Government report shines light on NZ's digital divide
Wed, 6th Dec 2017
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Curran says the previous government didn’t make the report public until after the election as it exposed the digital divide in New Zealand.

Govt. to appoint chief technology officer to close digital divide
Wed, 15th Nov 2017
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New Zealand government prioritizes digital technology, open government, and media with the appointment of a chief technology officer.

Bridging the rural-urban divide with technology, collaboration and bold ideas
Tue, 14th Nov 2017
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What needs to be brought into focus now is that issues of inequality and lack of access are not limited to emerging or developing economies.

New tech maps NZ's digital & socioeconomic divides
Thu, 17th Aug 2017
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The Digital Divide map is an interactive tool which shows the different digital divides New Zealanders and their communities are facing.

Digital inclusion efforts to continue after funding pulled
Tue, 30th May 2017
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The Computers in Homes programme will no longer be funded by the government. 20/20 Trust will continue to try & help bridge the digital divide in NZ.

Colwill School jumps towards digital equality in Massey
Wed, 10th May 2017
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Spark Jump community in Massey offers subsidised broadband to school-aged children and families for $15 a month, closing the digital divide.

Could New Zealand be lagging behind in Digital Inclusion?
Mon, 1st May 2017
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New Zealand falling behind in digital inclusion, excluding many citizens from participating, says Innovation Partnership report.

Icelandic language at risk due to voice command tech
Mon, 24th Apr 2017
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Fewer than 400,000 people speak Icelandic, and linguists are hypothesising that this is how the language dies.

Kiwis love the internet but there's work to be done on our digital divide, says InternetNZ
Thu, 15th Dec 2016
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New report shows internet usage in New Zealand is growing, but digital divide remains, says InternetNZ. #InternetTrendsNZ.

Digital divide and climate change: Huawei outlines their commitments
Fri, 12th Aug 2016
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Huawei pledges action on climate and digital gaps, revealing eco-goals and tech outreach in their latest sustainability report.

Threat or opportunity? Digital disruption divides SME sector
Tue, 12th Jul 2016
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Australia's SMEs are split on digital disruption: 25% see it as an opportunity, while 29% perceive it as a threat, signalling a need for better understanding.

The huge digital divide: 68% of Asia-Pacific residents still not connected to net
Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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The huge extent of the global digital divide has been uncovered, showing that 57% of the world's urban population are unconnected to the internet.