'Future of work' on agenda as NZ govt digital leaders head to Microsoft US HQ
Top New Zealand government leaders are visiting Microsoft's US headquarters to discuss digital trends and the future of work. This visit follows the government's announcement of plans to reduce public service headcount by over 10 percent through increased AI usage. The briefing will cover various technology trends, including Government 3.0 and cybercrime.
- ▪The visit is part of the government's push to enhance digital services and reduce public sector jobs.
- ▪Microsoft is a key partner for the New Zealand government in providing cloud services and AI technologies.
- ▪The government's digital strategy aims to treat digital resources as a national asset and improve service delivery.
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Top government leaders are heading to Microsoft's US headquarters for briefings. Photo: AFP Two top leaders of the government's push to go digital are heading next week to Microsoft's US headquarters for briefings. The visit comes days after the government signalled it would intensify the use of AI to help reduce the headcount in the public service by over 10 percent. The "future of work" would be one of the key global technology trends in the two-day executive briefing in Redmond near Seattle, the Internal Affairs Department said. Microsoft issued the invite in February and it "does not relate to recent ministerial announcements", deputy secretary enterprise services Darrin Sykes said in a statement to RNZ.
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