Minister for Information Technology
The Minister responsible for e-commerce is the Minister for
Information Technology. Hon
Paul Swain has held this position since 1999. Hon
David Cunliffe was appointed as the Associate Minister for
Information Technology in May 2003.
Media Releases and Speeches
This page has links to e-commerce related media releases and speeches.
They are listed in date order with
the most recent at the top of the page.
The Communications and Information Technology Minister Paul Swain is
delighted at the Government announcement that three regions are to
receive high speed internet access through the rollout of Project PROBE
to Wellington, Taranaki and Waikato. MORE
The Information Technology Minister Paul Swain says the release of
the final report of the Electronic Commerce Action Team (ECAT) provides
a valuable stocktake of progress by the private sector. MORE
The Government wants to return New Zealand to the top half of the
OECD. Where the freezer ships provided the breakthrough for our economic
growth as a young nation, the broadband and information and
communications technology are the next frontiers. MORE
Minister for Information Technology Paul Swain has released a
discussion paper called Electronic Transaction Act Regulations. MORE
Minister for Information Technology Paul Swain is pleased to announce
that the Electronic Transactions Bill was passed into law this
afternoon. MORE
Minister for Information Technology Paul Swain said wireless
technologies would have a big part to play in the Government’s
broadband project, known as PROBE, especially in remote areas. MORE
Minister for Information Technology Paul Swain has welcomed the
Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand’s National
Broadband Applications Project, launched in Wellington today. MORE
Hon Paul Swain addresses the TUANZ Telecommunications Day and
discusses a number of topics related to telecommunications including
broadband. MORE
Minister of Communications Paul Swain welcomed the launch of the
Taranaki Broadband Community Partnership today. MORE
Minister for Information Technology Paul Swain announced this morning
that the theme of next year’s Mystery Creek Agricultural Field Days
will be e-farming. MORE
Minister for Information Technology Paul Swain talks about e-farming
at the Mystery Creek Field Days. MORE
Minister for Information Technology Paul Swain addresses the ICT
Consequences and Innovations Research Symposium in Wellington. MORE
Minister for Information Technology Paul Swain's speech to the
E-Commerce Action Team's 2002 Sector Forum. MORE
I am delighted to be here at the E-Commerce Southland Event. This is
the seventh such event that we’ve held, and I am always very
encouraged by the enthusiasm of the people attending. MORE
I am thrilled to be here at the West Coast E-Commerce Event. This
event has particular significance, as today is the anniversary of the
E-Commerce Summit which we held in Auckland last year. MORE
Information Technology Minister Paul Swain has delivered his progress
report on the Government’s E-Commerce Strategy. MORE
The Government is launching pilot schemes designed to
bring broadband services to regional New Zealand. The Government wants
to ensure all kiwi communities can access two-way high-speed Internet
services by the end of 2003. MORE
I'm thrilled to be here today to be part of the first
ever regional e-commerce summit in New Zealand. MORE
Information Technology Minister Paul Swain says the Electronic
Transactions Bill tabled in Parliament this week is good news for
business. MORE
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the first meeting of
ECAT, the E-Commerce Action Team Core Group. Since the first meeting in
early December we've refined the format and now we're ready to go. MORE
Information Technology Minister Paul Swain today announced the
membership of the Government's E-Commerce Action Team - or ECAT. MORE
Information Technology Minister Paul Swain says the Government’s
E-Commerce Summit has been an inspirational event which has left the
government a lot of work to get on with. MORE
It is my great pleasure to welcome you here to this E-Commerce
Summit. The idea of this began over a year ago but never in my wildest
dreams did I think that we would have sparked the sort of interest
represented by the overwhelming response that we have had and is evident
by your presence here today. MORE
Minister for Information Technology Paul Swain says the Government's
E-Commerce Summit to be held in Auckland next week is fully booked. MORE
Minister for Information Technology, Communications and Commerce Paul
Swain today launched the programme and website for the government's
E-Commerce Summit. MORE
The Minister for Information Technology Paul Swain has unveiled the
programme outline for the Government's E-Commerce Summit in November.
"This is the first time a New Zealand Government has staged such an
event and interest in it from business has been phenomenal," Paul
Swain said. MORE
The Government has dedicated more than $11 million over the next four
years to promote e-commerce in New Zealand. MORE
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