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Fibre Technology Forum - April 26

Digital Hamilton – a digital vision for Hamilton city

Digital Hamilton is a flagship project from the thriving business environment strategy theme. It identifies actions to improve use of digital technology by organisations and individuals in Hamilton.

Opportunity Hamilton is managing the implementation of the strategy, which has four key areas:

Cohesion

  • Establish Hamilton ICT industry cluster and digital community forums to accelerate digital sector innovation and growth

Awareness

  • Promote potential commercialisation opportunities
  • Increase the use of technology by non-technology sectors
  • Promote and facilitate support of technology in learning

Innovation

  • Increase technology innovation with a view to local, national and international commercialisation
  • Identify unrealised benefits and/or opportunities in ag-bio research and leverage Waikato’s large number of scientists
  • Improve digital business incubation, ensuring best practise incubation in Hamilton

Infrastructure

  • Project manager Digital Hamilton to optimise outcomes from UFB deployment through assessment and where necessary recommend changes to policy and/or district plan
  • Actively assess initiatives in other regions and apply to Hamilton

Digital Industry Forum

The Digital Industry Forum is an industry cluster group that aims to grow, support and promote the collective capabilities of Waikato’s digital community to the world.

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