Introduction
The Government, with key sponsorship support from business, organised a major E-Commerce Summit in Auckland on 1-2 November 2000. The Summit provided the occasion for the Government to launch its E-Commerce Strategy and vision:
New Zealand will be world class in embracing e-commerce for competitive advantage.
The Strategy recognised the opportunities and risks associated with the e-commerce and information technology revolution and set out the goals and principles to guide the Government's response.
The Strategy identified three broad roles for government:
- leadership and communication, including in particular e-government;
- helping to build capability in business and the broader community; and
- ensuring an enabling regulatory environment for e-commerce.
The Strategy identified a significant number of broad and specific commitments and actions for government under this framework.
The purpose of this document is to provide a report on implementation of the Strategy one year on. The first part of the document places the Strategy in the context of the Government's initiatives to build New Zealand's knowledge economy. The key themes of partnership and the importance of e-commerce are addressed and the broadband initiative and recent research are highlighted. Other highlights from the past year are also summarised.
The second part of the document is a table listing all the actions and commitments contained in the Strategy together with a progress report on each one.
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