Has the Govt gone AWOL over hi-tech grants?
“The Minister has failed to be the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff for the taxpayer’s $3.9 million investment in the failed touch screen company."
“The Minister has failed to be the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff for the taxpayer’s $3.9 million investment in the failed touch screen company."
Industry figures call for an immediate inquiry into the “flailing $300 million rural broadband initiative."
Why the Government has completely ignored one of the most important sectors of the economy...
"This Bill has been introduced under urgency and doing so avoids any public debate."
“Steven Joyce and Amy Adams have made a mess of the ultra-fast broadband roll-out which is well behind schedule."
"Government’s $20 million a year spending on R&D might buy Steven Joyce some good photo ops at his favourite companies. But..."
"These half-baked tax credits come with some serious small print – when the business becomes profitable it has to pay them back."
"Vodafone has done the right thing by supporting parents in their workforce, in a way that the National Government has refused to do."
“There is no reason why some managers in the public sector are earning more than $600,000 a year.”
“It’s already a poor service and looks set to get worse.”
Kiwis are finding it even harder to get good jobs that pay a decent wage showing National can’t make the economic recovery deliver for all New Zealanders.
“Meanwhile it’s the poor old consumer who gets to pay the price."
“The only people happy with this outcome seem to be the Government and Chorus. That suggests the Commerce Commission should think again.”
"Is it really necessary to pay CEOs many times more than John Key is paid? I find that hard to justify and I believe most New Zealanders do too.”
New Zealand Technology Industry Association (NZ Tech) conducted its AGM yesterday in Auckland. The AGM brought together vendors and industry stakeholders to discuss progess of NZ Tech and its initiatives. At the end of the AGM, the association facilitated a political panel discussion. It brought together representatives of some of the political parties in the country to discuss their ICT policy and detail the roadmap if they were chosen to lead the country in the next election.