Ahmad and his family arrived in Dunedin one week before the COVID-19 lockdown, making it a very challenging time for his family. When I arrived, I felt lost and disconnected. Entering the lockdown after our arrival in Dunedin made the situation more difficult for my family and I, especially because we didn’t know how anything ... Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the reliance of New Zealanders on the Internet for work and study, information, and social interaction. It has also brought the need for digital inclusion into sharper focus and increased the urgency for action in this area. Too many New Zealanders are excluded from the digital world. The Government has laid ... Read more
Now, more than ever, we are seeing the importance of being digitally connected. COVID-19 has highlighted that too many people living in New Zealand are lagging behind in the digital world and that New Zealand is at risk of widening the digital divide even further between the haves and the have nots. In the COVID-19 environment this means that for many people in New ... Read more
