New Zealand is an experimental laboratory where political and social experiments are conducted daily to provide information and lessons for older countries.

1. “
[New Zealand] is a laboratory in which political and social
experiments are every day made for the information and
instruction of the older countries of the world.
“
Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford
1900

2. ddasdfaict sector | digital economy

3. adoption | usejijijij

4. trade with wherejij

5. distance | proximity

6. culture

7. call to action

8. Hayden Glass Rohan MacMahon
hglass@srgexpert.com rohan.macmahon@crownfibre.govt.nz
@whereishayden @rohmac
+6421 689 176 +6421 410 861
If you are interested in how peripheral economies can take advantage
of the internet
http://themoxiesessions.co.nz
@moxiesessions

10. Share of employment and productivity by industry (excluding Mining)
Source: Conway and Meehan, Sapere analysis
Agriculture
Manufacturing
Electricity, gas,
water, waste
Info, media and
telecoms
Finance and
insurance
Prof, sci and
tech
-
10.0
20.0
- 2.50 5.00
Shareofemploymentbyindustry
Relative productivity by industry

11. Businesses happily use the
internet …
... but there is some work to
do
Have a website 69%
Online ordering via
website
19%
Online payment via
website
12%
Source: Statistics New Zealand Business Operations Survey 2012
Using the internet 96%
For finance 90%
To obtain government
information 72%
For sharing information
internally 49%
Making orders online 77%

12. 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Primary Goods
producing
Non ICT-
intensive
ICT-intensive
Percentageofsales
Sector
Internet sales more than ten percent Internet sales overseas
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Primary Goods
producing
Non ICT-
intensive
ICT-intensive
Percentageofsales
Sector
Source: Statistics New Zealand Business Operations Survey 2012

13. • Increase commercial use of broadband
• Encourage growth in ICT products and services made in New
Zealand
• Connect more effectively with the world (not in an
infrastructure sense)
• Make ICT a prominent part of economic strategy