Manatū Taonga Releases Draft Report On Culture In A Digital Age
A Long-term Insights Briefing (LTIB) provides analysis and information about medium and long-term trends, risks, and opportunities that may affect New Zealand.
The topic for this LTIB is: Culture in the Digital Age: How will technology change the way New Zealanders create, share and protect their stories in 2040 and beyond?
"Our draft LTIB looks into how AI and other digital technologies will reshape creative expression, content distribution and cultural preservation," says Secretary for Culture and Heritage Leauanae Laulu Mac Leauanae.
"By 2040, our cultural sectors will be deeply intertwined with artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. These advancements offer unprecedented opportunities for new and exciting ways of creating, sharing, and protecting our stories. On the other hand, they can also introduce significant ethical, legal, cultural and governance challenges that we should address thoughtfully and collaboratively.
"We want to open up the discussion and invite the public to give us their thoughts on what this digital future will look like for Aotearoa, and what we need to think about now," says Leauanae.
The public can also enter an art competition to design the cover of the final report.
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