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Labour ICT Document In Accidental Email
Labour ICT Document In Accidental Email
A planning document on the Labour Party's ICT policy has been released after a copy was sent to National MP and Communications and Information Technology Minister Amy Adams.
Labour Associate Communications and IT Spokesperson Clare Curran has now circulated the document (in an email headed mistake but at least it shows we have ideas) with this note:
This morning this attached document
(written by me) was mistakenly sent to Amy Adams
Office.
It is a set of ideas. It has no status as Labour
policy.
I am happy to take calls after question
time
The text of the document is copied below.
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ICT Policy framework
2014
Principles
| Principle | Meaning | Impact | Policies |
| Convergence | Technology is blurring the divisions between industries and functions | Government structures and policy settings need to be constantly reviewed and updated | Govt CTO
or NZCTO KiwiMap Digital Bill of Rights Strengthened ComCom |
| Digital Inclusion | Digital technology is becoming the primary means of accessing content and services | ICT is both the means of delivery and the means of interaction. All NZ’ers therefore require an agreed minimum level of access | KiwiCall KiwiCap KiwiCloud |
| Structural Separation | By separating the layers in the stack each level is optimised rather than hidden | Investment is focussed on
competition and innovation.
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Vertical integration is discouraged. | Genuine Telco Review Strengthened ComCom |
| Unbundled Content | Digital content is multi-modal and can run on many platforms artificial restrictions frustrate wide spread consumption and adoption | Content production is encouraged, innovation across platforms shifts focus to producers. Broadcasters and publishsrs become aggregators and streamers | Revised portfolio focus Converged content funding NZ content ‘access’ charter Appropriate copyright regime NZ access to geoblocked content |
| Regulated Open Access Monopoly | Platform infrastructure competition is wasteful and anti-competitive. It needs to be open access, regulated for maximum competition and run as a single platform monopoly | Resources are conserved, overbuild is
discouraged and investment is rationalised. Investment risk is shared and innovation is not fragmented. Competition focuses on services not access | Genuine Telco
Review Strengthened ComCom Review of UFB/RBI Review of International connectivity |
| Digital education | Widespread adoption of digital
training methods in education delivery. (ie MOOC’s
-Massive Open Online Courses) Bring worlds best to NZ Get core principles in place (problem solving, coding solution design) | Pupils interact with self paced
Learning Tech, interacts with the teacher as a
Facilitator/Mentor. Improves digital literacy in all career
paths to enable the growth of a Digital Economy. Provide a stream of Advanced Digitally Aware Graduates to grow thought leadership in digital possibilities | Digital
careers structure through primary.secondary and tertiary
education ICT interns ICT apprentices ICT degrees Clearly define IT career paths and specialities ICT ‘X’ Prizes & scholarships |
| Digital Economic Development | Growing the NZ economy by
creating more jobs for digital coders, developers, creators
and makers. Global focus on collaboration and opportunities | The creation of engaging job and
business opportunities for NZ’ers The reorientation of much of our educational curriculum Government leadership by example | KiwiMap KiwiCode Govt ICT Procurement KiwiMakers ICT education Maker Culture Kiwis come home- incentives to bring home Kiwis with ICT skills, entrepeneurs in ICT businesses |
| Digital rights based framework | A framework to ensure privacy for citizens are enshrined in digital environment NZ a trustworthy place to do business and to promote innovation. | Digital Bill of Right | to sit alongside BORA within Human Rights Commission |
Existing funding
| Approach | Purpose | Mechanism | Application | Funding |
| Existing TSO | Legacy of ‘Kiwishare’ funds provision of services to remote and underserved communities and ‘social’ services such as blind & deaf relays | A
levy determined by Comcom on ‘telcos’ the ‘TDL’
Comcom decides who pays | Via the ‘TDF’
administered through MBie Funding the RBI then winding back | $50m p/a shrinking to $6m p/a |
| Existing UFB | Delivery of capacity for 75% households to connect to 100Mb/s fibre by 2019 | Chorus 3 x LFCs | Via CFH | See CFH for details, currently subject of Copper Tax campaign and ensuing Chorus Crisis (could bring down Govt!) |
| Existing RBI | Improving rural backhaul and cellular coverage | TDL | TDF | See TSO |
| 4G Spectrum auction | Redeploy 700Mhz spectrum | Auction - nearly finished | The result is looking like a big long term win for Vodafone and might mark decline and demise of 2Degrees | Straight to Govt |
Proposed Funding
| Approach | Purpose | Mechanism | Application | Funding |
| Broadband USO | Defines a minimum broadband spec for all (say 5Mb/s access) as well as essential social ICT services | Usually funded out of general taxation | Via wider Govt ‘Votes’ | TBD |
| ‘ICT’ USO | Defines a minimum level of service access, may
include some communication capability, access to online
social services & content | Usually funded out of general taxation | Via wider Govt ‘Votes’ | TBD |
| Digital Content Levy | Support for creation and ‘accessible’ distribution of NZ digital content | A revenue based levy on ICT ‘carriers’ | Via a competitive mechanism c/f NZ on Air & NZ Film Commission etc | TBD |
Policy Options
| Policy | Description | Purpose | Mechanism | Outcome | Funding |
| KiwiMap | An annual ICT roadmap for NZ produced by the Govt CTO | To give NZ a neutral view of what’s coming and the implications | Neutral Technology Roadmap | Better decisions for Kiwi’s not just
telcos Avoid debacles | Directly funded thru new ‘office of Govt CTO’ |
| KiwiCode | A requirement for Govt ICT projects to employ NZ ICT resources | Keep projects grounded and
realistic Develop NZ ICT sector | Revised Govt tendering and procurement | Develop ICT
sector Jobs Increased skill base | Built into projects |
| KiwiCall | A revision of NZ telephony architecture to recognise technological advances | Creating secure, portable
digital identity for all Kiwis Facilitates eServices | Review with industry, users and Govt
CTO Allow NZ based service to compete with OTT threats | Removal of unnecessary costs Can have social USO component for underpriviledged | Some USO |
| KiwiCap | A
fixed monthly amount of bandwidth per citizen Can be provided to some as a ‘benefit’ | Enable participation in digital society, e govt, e health etc | GB at a Comcom determined regularly reviewed regulated price based on genuine wholesale costs | Drive market to innovate Digital ‘inclusion’ Eliminate ‘Cap Fear’ as barrier to uptake and adoption | Market & USO |
| KiwiCloud | A
fixed amount of encrypted digital storage provided to every
citizen again can be provided to some as a benefit. Must be NZ based | Provide all citizens with digital storage for key documents etc | GB at a Comcom determined regularly reviewed regulated price based on genuine wholesale costs | Eliminate another digital divide barrier. Provide all with encrypted storage. Market can enhance offerings | Market & USO |
| Kiwis Come
Home | Provide a set of initiatives to attract Digital Kiwis home. | Create the most attractive environment for returnees to continue digital business and lifestyles | Under MBIE provide Digital Business Migration Incentives | Grow NZ Digital Economy by capturing International Digital business opportunities | USO or DCL, MBIE |
| ICT Careers | Ensuring Kiwis are equipped for 21st century careers | Ongoing social development through having high earning jobs to support NZ future needs. | Education, experience and opportunity.
Creating structures for successful participation in global
collaborative digital economy Foster real ‘Digital Trade Routes’ make international connectivity a strategic priority | Opportunities for domestic jobs and incomes from global sources | Further work required |
| Kiwi Content | Ensuring NZ digital content can be created, shared and distributed without impediment | Create the skills, tools, channels and safeguards for an authentic digital Kiwi presence | Ensure educational provides the skills and the market the opportunities while the legal framework provides the protection | A strong and self sustaining environment for NZ content | Further work required |
| Modern Digital communities | Actually applying UFB, RBI and digital architecture in the real world | Personal, economic social and community development by taking an integrated and holistic approach to availability of and access to digital infrastructure | Developing digital architectures at the individual, family/whanau, community, regional and national levels | Many including improved social inclusion and cohesion, lower government service delivery costs with improved outcomes, digital workforce development, global economic opportunities | Needs
further work |
| Digital Bill of Rights | A Digital Bill of Rights would establish New Zealand’s as an innovative nation in a digital environment. It would guarantee a citizen privacy and also promote a digital economy is New Zealand with certainty around operating and setting up in a fair, open, and transparent environment | privacy for citizens are
enshrined in digital environment NZ a trustworthy place to do business and to promote innovation. | to sit alongside BORA within Human Rights Commission | Rights-based framework for digital rights
for citizens and business. S its alongside security laws to provide balance against intrusive surveillance | Needs further work |
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