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Access Granted: 2017 ICT Policy Election Special

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  • Rich of Observationz,

    Can we drop the trailing 'T'?
    It's only the government/education sector who use it. Everyone else calls it IT, or "tech".

    *It's all information, whether it's travelling (being communicated) or at rest

    See https://royalsociety.org/~/media/education/computing-in-schools/2012-01-12-computing-in-schools.pdf. That paper recommends losing the 'ICT' term from UK education because the subject had become (in the space of 20 years) perceived as 'boring' by most learners.

    ( A later report may or may not have recommended that 'History' be renamed 'Nazis and wars and other cool shit' )

    Back in Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 5550 posts Report Reply

  • Joe Wylie, in reply to Rich of Observationz,

    ...recommended that 'History' be renamed 'Nazis and wars and other cool shit'


    Nazis and Pyramids? Last time I had access to Sky they had a channel that seemed totally devoted to nothing but that.

    flat earth • Since Jan 2007 • 4593 posts Report Reply

  • Dave Howell, in reply to Rich of Observationz,

    Can we not call it "tech"? There's a whole raft of T out there that has nothing to do with I.

    Auckland • Since Jun 2008 • 16 posts Report Reply

  • Kumara Republic,

    In any case, the following policy remains a likely deal-maker for me personally. I've touched on it in my guest post.

    http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11742338

    The southernmost capital … • Since Nov 2006 • 5446 posts Report Reply

  • TracyMac,

    I work in IT, and I have to say that I wonder what an "ICT policy" is, in this context. You might as well ask about someone's "filing cabinet policy". IT is a tool, for storing and presenting information. Concerns about IT are normally broader than just the tool that's being used.

    Was this concerned with privacy? Putting more govt functions on line? Accessibility concerns with that? Technology enhancement/refreshment? I'd be more interested in listening, perhaps, if the terms were even slightly defined.

    Canberra, West Island • Since Nov 2006 • 701 posts Report Reply

  • catherine greenwood,

    Is there a transcript of this podcast available?

    West Auckland • Since Jun 2015 • 1 posts Report Reply

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