• absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz
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    14 days ago

    The government needs to prioritize moving away from IT systems reliance that is not NZ based.

    Software/hardware need to be NZ based and NZ owned. All systems should be FOSS; and only allow non-FOSS where a very good reason exists.

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      13 days ago

      It would’ve been a great opportunity to do what many European governments are now doing, reducing the reliance on US tech companies. Instead, they decided to do the exact opposite.

      Sometimes I wonder if they actually believe what they are saying. Or is “AI” just an excuse to further push their neoliberal agenda.

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      14 days ago

      Sovereign software at the bare minimum. I’m fine with hardware from allies because I doubt we are capable for making that here. But US doesnt count as an ally anymore in my eyes.

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      10 days ago

      Yeah but FOSS doesn’t take decision makers out to dinner, send them to junkets or give out free swag.