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5. Social media engagement continues to indicate that some people are having problems with the
app. However, the PIM information does not go into specifics.
Current operational priorities
Digital inclusion
6. Nothing to report.
COVID-19 contact tracing
7. The GCDO has continued to support MoH and MBIE with advice on the NZ COVID Tracer app. At
this stage, MoH is continuing to plan for Release 2 of the app next week. This will include an
updated Privacy Impact Assessment, and we continue to engage with the Privacy Commissioner
and MoH to support completion of this.
COVID Card
8. A report with findings and recommendations from Initial testing of a prototype for a Bluetooth-
enabled COVID Card is expected to be finished this week.
Governance for the COVID-19 technology response
9. Included within the GCDO COVID-19 technology response report-back to Cabinet (currently in
Ministerial consultation) is a proposal to establish a COVID-19 Technology Response Steering
Committee. Should Cabinet agree to its establishment, the purpose of the Steering Committee
would be to provide all-of-government oversight and coordination of a COVID-19 technology
response plan and to support the balance of priorities between health, economic and social
outcomes through effective technology enablement.
10. Consideration is currently being given to whether the proposed steering committee and COVID-
19 technology response plan could support a new technology workstream being established in
the Operations Command Centre work programme.
WhatsApp COVID-19 channel
11. Following an assessment by the GCDO, MoH and PIM of its ongoing value, a decision has been
made to decommission the channel, effective from Sunday 7 June 2020 around 11.59pm.
12. Content on the channel has been updated to indicate its imminent closure and is pointing users
toward other COVID-19 platforms for updated information. These include the COVID-19 webpage,
Facebook, Instagram, Linked In, Twitter and email updates.
13. The GCDO remains involved with privacy and security requirements so that the channel is safely
and securely decommissioned, and meets Public Records Act archival requirements.
COVID-19 channel strategy
14. Nothing to report.
Technical guidance for agencies
15. Nothing to report.
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