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Ministry of Economic Development Newsletter March 2010
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Information & Communication Technologies 2008 Archive

February

General
Review of broadcasting regulation Broadcasting Minister Trevor Mallard and Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe are seeking public feedback as part of a review of broadcasting regulation in New Zealand. ... more
April

General
New digital forum to be established The government will be supporting and funding the establishment of a new overarching digital forum for the wider digital community. ... more
Operational separation of Telecom approved On Monday, 31 March 2008, the Minister for Communications and Information Technology announced his approval of a Separation Plan for the operational separation of Telecom New Zealand into three separate business units. ... more
June

General
Strong response to Digital Strategy draft There has been a good public response to the Government’s call for feedback on the draft Digital Strategy 2.0. Submissions closed at the end of May. ... more
Digital Development Council and Forum launched Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe recently launched the structure that will become an important contributor to New Zealand’s digital future. ... more
Broadband Investment Fund feedback sought by 30 June A key plank of the Government's recent Budget statement was that over $500 million was announced to provide better broadband - a strategic priority for economic growth. ... more
September

General
Digital Strategy 2.0 launched Communications and Information Technology Minister David Cunliffe has launched Digital Strategy 2.0, a vision for making New Zealanders leaders in the digital world and using digital technologies, skills and opportunities to contribute to our future prosperity and sustainability. ... more
Telecommunications Dispute Resolution Service review published The Telecommunications Dispute Resolution Service (TDR) recently published its second quarterly review. The review shows that 23 percent more people used the service in the April to June period than in the previous four months. ... more
Applications for broadband funding open Applications for the $340 million Broadband Investment Fund (BIF) are now open. ... more
October

General
Good response to call for broadband funding applications The Ministry has reported a strong response to the government’s call for applications to the Broadband Investment Fund (BIF). Applications closed at the end of September. ... more
Further steps towards “all digital” television The Ministry has announced the steps it will take to follow through on the Government’s intention to make further progress towards an all-digital television environment for New Zealand. ... more
November

General
Broadband funding decisions announced The names of organisations that will be asked to submit full applications to the government’s Broadband Investment Fund (BIF) have been announced. ... more