Collaborating for Equity

August 10, 2013

A huge thank you to the more than 40 people who were able to join us in the beautiful Council Chamber for this important gathering.

It was a great opportunity to get together and draw on our collective energies to enable a collaborative approach to this important work.  We have now analysed your feedback and come up with the following key themes as the basis for our ongoing planning.

What you told us you really liked so far:

Our Name	Go brand “Accelerating Auckland”!
Engagement	Very supportive of programmes encouraging youth to create digital content and launch digital businesses.
Demonstration	Loved that its more than just a Tech expo; an event to get all Aucklanders to see, hear, touch Digital opportunities.
Inclusion	Really liked connection with youth and the community; “if the kids built it, everybody comes.”
Delivery	Great idea giving the youth team a pool of prizes and leaving it to them to use and get their peers to participate.

What you asked us to add:

	Your suggestions	We have/will
Showcase Timing	Defer Showcase to 2014	Scheduled Showcase to Queens Birthday 2014
Resourcing	Evidence Council & ATEED support to increase delivery capability and de-risk.	Gained agreement from ATEED and Council Event management and Marketing resources to resource programme delivery. Partnered with a range of professional delivery entities to support delivery.
Engagement	Increase Pacific engagement. Increase SME participation. Increase Health Sector participation. Ensure content relevant to lower socio economic groups, in context languages. Demonstrate quick wins from the lead in programme.	Strengthen connections with Schools. Ensure Pacific participation on the Youth Engagement team. Progress Chamber of Commerce and BID participation. Progress ADHB, CMDHB, Health Innovation Hub discussions. Enhance Community Engagement Work. Digitally Capture images of the programme as it develops for website and Facebook delivery.
Delivery	Increase social media engagement. Investigate potential to Live Streaming to satellite hubs. Develop App as a Showcase take home.	Increase Facebook ‘Likes” with freebees and competitions. Develop discussions with a live streaming partner. Advance discussions with Museum team.
Engagement Programme	Increase Engagement programme depth.	Development of a Youth based pre-showcase programme. >> Digital Youth Event. >> School Holiday Programmes. >> Youth Creative Spaces.
Showcase Programme	Broaden Showcase presentations programme. >> Add trade exhibit/workshop element with Emerging Business focus. >> Add Developers session – building sector/automation focus. >> Add Business lounge. >> Extend reach beyond tech companies to Youth/ NZ brands.	Activate working group with Auckland Libraries/National Library; >> Use PechaKucha to increase breadth of field: creative commons, digital citizenship, Safety on line. >> Factor into Emerging Business programme development.
General	Provide regular updates via email.	Deliver ongoing updates by newsletter, web and Facebook.

We’ll be back with further updates very soon.

Looking forward to the opportunity to work with you as together we "Accelerate Auckland".

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