Part One: Office for Disability Issues and government news.
This is the Office's email update of 5 June 2008.
01: Long-term conditions framework hui Ministry of Health 28 May -12 June 2008.
The Ministry of Health's Long-Term Conditions team is developing a strategic framework for their work. They are conducting a series of huis around the country to help shape that framework.
The purpose of the hui is to develop the relationship between the community and voluntary sector and the Ministry of Health, in the area of long-term conditions. The hui will also provide an opportunity to up-date community and voluntary organisations working in this area on current projects in long-term conditions.
The dates and venues of the hui are:
Auckland - 5 June - Athol Syms Community Hill -11 Griffith Street, One Tree Hill. 10.00 am until midday. - Te Atatau South Community Hall - Edmonton Road. 1.30pm until 3.30pm.
Christchurch - 6 June - Meeting Room 3 Christchurch Convention Centre. 10.00am until midday, and 1.30 pm until 3.30pm.
Dunedin - 10 June - Windle Room, Dunedin Centre, 1 Harrop Street. 10.00am until midday.
Whangarei - 12 June - Cafler Suite, Forum North, Rust Avenue. 10.00am until midday.
For more information: Contact: Carolyn Bevege - Programme Administrator Phone: 04 816 3663. Email: carolyn_bevege@moh.govt.nz
02: Volunteer Awareness Week 15-21 June 2008.
The Office for the Community and Voluntary sector has compiled information on volunteering as Volunteer Awareness Week 15 - 21 June 2008 approaches. Volunteer Awareness Week provides New Zealanders with a chance to acknowledge the work done by volunteers for people to discover opportunities to get involved in their communities.
03: International youth video competition - is privacy your business?
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner in New Zealand has teamed up with the other privacy authorities in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, and Korea to launch an international video competition for secondary school students to find out what students think about privacy in their lives.
For information on privacy issues:
- in New Zealand: http://www.privacy.org.nz and http://www.netsafe.org.nz
- in Hong Kong: http://www.pco.org.hk/english/privacy_zone/privacyzone.html
For information and copies of the competition forms:
- Postal: Competition, Office of the Privacy Commissioner, PO Box 10094, The Terrace, Wellington.
- Phone: 04 474 7610
- Email: competition@privacy.org.nz
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Website: www.privacy.org.nz/privacy-awareness-week.
04: Metlink - Greater Wellington's public transport network's text timetables.
Metlink is the name for Greater Wellington's public transport network. It covers bus, train and harbour ferry services in Wellington, the Kapiti Coast, Porirua, the Hutt Valley and Wairarapa.
Metlink now provides a service where the public can text for bus times on their mobile phone. Customers text their bus stop number to BUS (287) on their mobile phone for the next three departure times. They can also go to the website www.metlink.org.nz or call 0800 801 700.
For more information:
Contact: Metlink Systems & Information Team Leader
Phone: 04 - 381 7785
Email: john.sushames@gw.govt.nz
Website: http://www.gw.govt.nz
05: United Kingdom initiative: Gateways to the Professions.
Gateways to the Professions is an advisory guidance service which provides practical suggestions to help medical schools ensure that disabled students do not face unnecessary barriers to successful medical careers. The Initiative comes ffrom a partnership led by the General Medical Council (GMC) in the United Kingdom and financially supported by 11 medical schools.
06: Managing Identity Conference presentations.
The conference was held in Te Papa Wellington on 29-30 April 2008. The focus was on the development and future directions of identity management (IdM) in New Zealand, and its wider implications for users, with particular reference to the introduction and use of new digitised forms of IdM. A major issue for the future IdM will be establishing user-centric IdM with individuals being able to control the (digital) representation of their identity and its potential uses.
The presentations from the Managing Identity Conference are now on-line.