@joncounts I appreciate that, Jon, thanks. And yes. I reckon we could easily save a $billion/year on gov't IT expenditure alone, and much more beside by private industry... and be in control of our own data and digital destiny... at present we've got this:
- https://davelane.nz/mshostage and
- https://davelane.nz/procurement and, in education
- https://davelane.nz/explainer-digitech-risks-school-boards #digitalColonisation #lockIn #dataHeldHostage
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