National’s plan for the tech sector

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#277015 21-Sep-2020 23:37

... and Auckland will be messier, rent price will increase due to more people, it will be harder to find I.T jobs as NZ is a small country, NZ citizen will end up moving to AU (that's not new)

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/09/nz-election-2020-national-reveals-plan-to-create-at-least-100-000-tech-jobs.html

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#2571656 22-Sep-2020 06:51

Yea there's some awkward conversations to have around this and the wage suppression effect of imported skilled labour. There's definitely some jobs on our current regional 'skills shortage list' that we can fill locally - AFAIK, universities have no problems firing out accountants each year.

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#2571662 22-Sep-2020 07:09

Around the world the tech sector is one of the most highly paid, if anything, I believe this'll raise wages as companies will be able/need to compete for talent.

I aim to misbehave.

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#2571684 22-Sep-2020 07:59

DS9: Around the world the tech sector is one of the most highly paid, if anything, I believe this'll raise wages as companies will be able/need to compete for talent.

Shouldn't some training in logic be prerequisite to working in the tech sector?

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#2571834 22-Sep-2020 10:24

National should just campaign on this basis:

Put up billboards everywhere that says "1990s, here we go again!" and leave it at that. They have nothing meaningful, let alone anything original, to contribute.

RIP.