Front footing transformative technology (strategic priority linked to ministry for culture and heritage work programme)

The priority has been incorporated as a theme in the ministry for culture and heritage's work programme and those of our relevant agencies. the ministry has a number of initiatives that relate to the shared outcome of front footing transformative technologies. these include:convergence:  providing consistent, platform-neutral treatment that protects copyright, promotes creation and improves access to cultural goods and servicessupporting funded agencies: working with cultural agencies to support the innovative and cost-effective use of digital technologies to create work and engage with audiencesaccess to government-funded material: working in partnership with other agencies to improve public access to crown-funded and owned materialonline cultural content: investment in digital content including te ara and nzhistory.net to provide authoritative cultural content for new zealanderssector skills development: assistance to creative industries to increase competitiveness and productivity, raise the value of exports and create jobs for new zealandersidentifying barriers and opportunities: undertaking a study of the creative sector to identify barriers and opportunities to maximise creative sector productivity, including aspects of copyright.