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Maori Information Technology and Telecommunications Strategy.

From: New Zealand

Date: 16 July 2001

Contributor: Te Putahi Whakawhiti Parongo

Maori Information Technology and Telecommunications Council (MITTC) has been calling on the Government to support the development of a Maori IT&T policy which focuses on developing a comprehensive goal driven IT&T strategy for Maori by Maori.

Graeme Everton on behalf of MITTC has been responsible for organising a meeting of Government departments later this week to discuss their contribution to developing a strategy, while also working to bring together a number of Maori people and organisations to contribute to the work of developing a plan. Please contact Graeme at graeme@everton.co.nz if you have any questions.

NEWS

Technology hui decides .aa is for Aotearoa

Website: www.stuff.co.nz

16 July 2001

Contributor: TOM PULLAR-STRECKER

Creating a new ".aa" Internet country code for "Aotearoa" which would sit alongside New Zealand's existing ".nz" Internet address system is one of the proposals to come out of a hui of Maori information technologists.

The hui was organised by Te Puni Koriri and observed by officials from Internal Affairs.

It was intended to tackle the issue of how Maori involvement in information technology could be increased and links with the Government and private-sector IT organisations improved.

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