New Zealand Government's foundation for digital change.It supports better public services and agency digital transformation, and puts citizens and businesses at the centre of digital services.Information and communication technology (ICT) plays an important role in a nation’s economic growth and social development, by improving productivity, communication, and international connectivity. There is an increasing need for statistics on ICT to inform debate and policy on the subject.

1. New Zealand Government’s foundation for
digital change.

2. The Government ICT Strategy is the New
Zealand Government’s foundation for digital change.
It supports better public services and agency digital
transformation, and puts citizens and businesses at
the centre of digital services. They are revisiting the
strategy to ensure it takes a truly digital approach
and positions the New Zealand Government well for
the future.

3. New Zealand’s development of ICT-in-
education has been something of a haphazard
affair, following the ebbs and flows of political
ideology and whim since digital devices first
appeared en masse in schools and other
educational institutions in the late 1980s.

4. The Ministry of Education has promoted
the use of ICT in New Zealand schools
through a range of initiatives. One of the
early Ministry of Education ICT initiatives,
begun in 1998, was the national 'Information
and Communication Technologies Strategy
for Schools' (Ministry of Education, 1998).

5. Government with the education and
technology sectors, community groups, and
industry envisions to support to the
development of the capability of schools to
use information and communication
technologies in teaching-and-learning and in
administration.

6.  STRATEGY It foresees schools to be:
Improving learning outcomes for
students using ICT to support the curriculum
. Using ICT to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of educational administration .
Developing partnerships with communities to
enhance access to learning through ICT.

7. Government with the education and
technology sectors, community groups, and
industry envisions to support to the
development of the capability of schools to
use information and communication
technologies in teaching-and-learning and in
administration.

8. STRATEGY It foresees schools to be:
Improving learning outcomes for students
using ICT to support the curriculum . Using
ICT to improve the efficiency and
effectiveness of educational administration .
Developing partnerships with communities to
enhance access to learning through ICT.

9.  FOCUS AREAS.
• Infrastructure for increasing school’s
access to ICTs to enhance education.
• Professional development so that school
managers and teachers can increase their
capacity to use ICT.

10.  INITIATIVES
• An On-line Resource Center with a
centrally managed website for the delivery
of multimedia resources to schools.
• A computer recycling scheme. A planning
and implementation guide for schools. ICT
professional development
schools/clusters.

11.  PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
• Information about attendance, resourcing,
transport, finance, stand downs and
suspensions, ESOL, school property, and
current education initiatives including
Service and Trades Academies, ICT in
schools and Youth Apprenticeships.

12. • Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
ICT refers to the computer and telecommunications
systems used for teaching, research and
administration in schools.
• Standards for upgrading school computer systems
To take advantage of digital teaching resources and
various Ministry initiatives, schools need to have a
robust ICT cabling network infrastructure including
appropriate switches and servers. Schools must
follow the Network Standards for upgrades (ICT
Standards)when upgrading, developing or altering a
school’s computer network infrastructure.

13.  TERTIARY EDUCATION
• Information on the tertiary education sector
for students and tertiary education
organisations.
 INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
• You can access strategies, information on
the Code of Practice, newsletters, research
reports, statistics and other useful
information relating to international
education in New Zealand.

14. ICT of New Zealand’ s
Government

15. The strategy sets 5 outcomes
for NZ digital government:

16. 1. Customers experience seamless, integrated and
trusted public services.
2. Information-driven insights are reshaping
services and policies, and adding public and
private value.
3. Adoption of information and technology
innovations is accelerated and value is being
created.
4. Investment in innovative digital services is being
prioritized and benefits are being realized.
5. Complex problems are being solved and
innovative solutions are being adopted.

17. The strategy defines 4 high-
level areas where they can
create long-lasting change.

18. They encourage agencies to
adopt new, beneficial
technology.

19. By making government-held
information more available

20. They influence agency
transformation programmes to
include digital initiatives

21. Partnerships with the private
sector can drive innovation and
encourage greater risk-taking.

22. To take advantage of these
opportunities and drive change, we’re
focusing our effort in 5 areas:
 digital services
 information
 technology
 investment
 leadership.

23. Group 1
Members:
 Samillano, Ricky
 Manlapao, Gennalyn
 Zumil, John Mark
 Forod, Rosife
 Masangay, Janice
 Fermalino, Jaffet
 Ampoyas, Charilyn