The Purpose of government? What exactly is the purpose of government? Should it include mitigating risks that apply at a whole of population level? High levels of suicide, perhaps, workplace deaths and injuries, minimising the risk of catastrophic climate change, mitigating population wide health problems like obesity or rheumatic fever and addressing the […]
Scoop Foundation: Why we need it.
The Scoop Foundation: Why we need it I’m a long-time fan of Scoop, and so I’m supporting Scoop’s move from a commercial, advertising-funded model to a community supported model. I’d like to explain why. Like other news media worldwide, Scoop is facing the financial challenges of an advertising base that has been decimated. Scoop needs […]
TPPA: Don’t sign rally and next steps
Anti TPPA March Demands – reproduced from the It’s Our Future Website and read out at 14 rallies nationwide today. A list of demands has been formulated by It’s Our Future and concerned citizens around the country, and was read out at the 14 rallies around the country today. Copies in A4 and A5 can […]
Conference report back
In all about 60 people attended Information, ethics and the public good. We heard a dozen great speakers and had about 4 hours dedicated to debate and discussion focused on what we had heard. A full conference report is in development and the full content of the presentations will be posted here over the next […]
Scoop Foundation: Take back the news
This post is to ask for your support of the new Scoop Foundation for Public Interest Journalism. The foundation is a newly established charitable trust dedicated to helping Scoop Media and public interest journalism flourish in New Zealand. It is Scoop’s response to the worldwide crisis in journalism caused by the dramatic shrinkage of advertising […]
NZ: An outstanding trading nation?
Liam Dann has written a long article on the TPPA in last week’s New Zealand Herald. He’s equivocal about the agreement saying “Movement on dairy was disappointing, but movement was made. A first step, however small, is actually a very important one. It does seem that with regards to specific gains New Zealand only did […]
Helen Kelly’s valedictory speech to the CTU 2015 conference
Here is a link to Helen Kelly’s valedictory speech to the 2015 unions conference as she steps down from her role at the NZ council of Trade Unions due to ill health. The speech has far too many examples where workers and their families have had to spend months and years resorting to the law […]
Introduction to Information, ethics and the public good.
Tena koutou katoa, Ko Jan Rivers toku ingoa. Ko te whakamohiotanga mo te iwi whanui te kaupapa o tenei hui. No reira tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. A warm Welcome everyone who has given their Friday and some of you the weekend to this important topic. I’m Jan Rivers from public good. Conference […]
Information, ethics and the public good: Conference Agenda
PUBLIC GOOD CONFERENCE 2015 Online Registration Conference Background Bookings Read about the purpose of the conference Printable leaflet 2014 Conference report and resources list Friday 9 October 7.00 – 9.15 Dr Jim Cunningham Welcome Jan Rivers – the 2014 conference Dr Christopher Longhurst – a rights and justice model for information Valerie Morse – The […]
Overreach: When ideology replaces quality public services
In the last week the National government’s ideological approach has been heavily criticised by the very organisations that should be the beneficiaries of the it’s proposed policy changes. Lowered regulation in housing construction On Monday Radio New Zealand reported that the government is planning to allow builder self certification and that “New Zealand had “moved […]
Online voting: “the risks to democracy are too great”
Grateful to web software developer Nigel McNie for his permission to reproduce this speech to Wellington City Council. Nigel also writes on IT security at at https://medium.com/@nigelmcnie. He has written a recent mythbuster against online voting and his thought provoking submission to the Justice & Elections Select Committee’s inquiry into the 2014 New Zealand […]
Confirmed speakers for information, ethics and the public good.
Prior registration is preferable but you can also register at St Andrews using the registration form Conference St Andrew’s on the Terrace Registrations Friday 9 October 7.00pm – 9.15pm Unwaged $20.00 Waged: $40.00 Saturday 10 October 9.00 am – 4.00pm Under 25/student loan $10.00 Online Registration Conference Background Bookings Read about the purpose of the […]
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