There are a range of digital inclusion initiatives underway across government that support vulnerable groups at risk of digital exclusion. These can be found in the Digital inclusion stock-take:  NZ Govt 2019 (Across Govt) supporting Digital different govt agencies as to Digital Inclusion. The 2020 Digital Inclusion Plan- government policy initiatives particularly in response to COVID 19. Refers to ongoing global/ regional partnership and or digital cooperation focusing on E Government and Digital Technologies enhancing North-South, South-South, triangular, regional, and international cooperation

The New Zealand government is a founding member of the Digital Nations network, thus participate in thematic groups on Digital Identity, AI and Data 360. NZ Govt is a member and past Chair of the OECD E Leaders Forum this includes leading the thematic group on Digital Identity. The NZ Govt co-sponsored  for an Artifical Intelligence Project with the WEF World Economic Forums Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution on regulating AI

NZ Govt also participated in the European Tallinn Digital Summit and the Digital Government Exchange (DGX) led by Singapore and also participated on the use of Coud 44. (The source of information is included in a questionnaire authorized by the UN DESA to NZ Government ( https://forms.office.com/r/yTrKyZCjdT)

https://publicadministration.un.org/egovkb/Portals/egovkb/MSQ2022/New%20Zealand%20-%20UN%20E-Gov%20Survey%20MSQ%202022.pdf

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