The reason GovGPT attracted a lot of attention this week is that many Kiwis have a frustrating time dealing with government agencies. It’s part of the reason why Judith Collins, who launched GovGPT at the AI Summit this week, created the digitising government ministerial portfolio. She wants to see a customer service revolution in government and sees AI as being central to that.

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Whether and how we use that power is up to us, but we mightn’t have it for long. The more the new class of billionaires and trillionaires becomes entrenched, the more it will be able to use the political system to protect their interests rather than those of mere mortals.

Here is IT Professionals submission to the Vocational Education Reforms Consultation 2024.

We have an overwhelming number of higher education options in digital technologies in New Zealand, highlighting how the abundance of specialised programs can complicate decision-making for students. What are other countries doing?

Another year, another launch of Apple iPhone models characterised by incremental tweaks, with the infusion this year of Apple Intelligence to, among other things, supercharge Siri.