Kia ora

 

 

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) for:

 

"I am seeking information about the current technical specifications of
the "CovidCard" device. Specifically the battery capacity (in mAh), model
numbers of any Bluetooth chips, microcontrollers, and SOCs
(system-on-chip), and the maximum distance between a pair of CovidCard
devices that will be recognised as a "contact event"."

The Ministry of Health's reference number for your request is H202006444

 

As required under the Act, you can expect a response within 20 working
days of your request being received:
[1]https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

 

Ngā mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
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From:        "F. Greig" <[FOI #13583 email]>
To:        "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health" <[Ministry of Health request email]>
Date:        24/08/2020 10:46 am
Subject:        Official Information request - CovidCard Technical
Specifications

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Dear Ministry of Health,

I am seeking information about the current technical specifications of the
"CovidCard" device. Specifically the battery capacity (in mAh), model
numbers of any Bluetooth chips, microcontrollers, and SOCs
(system-on-chip), and the maximum distance between a pair of CovidCard
devices that will be recognised as a "contact event".

Yours faithfully,

F. Greig

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Kia ora

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.

Ngā mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
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Tçnâ koe F. Greig,

 

Thank you for your OIA request which was transferred from the Ministry of
Health to the Department of Internal Affairs (included with this email)

 

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as
practicable and within twenty working days.  The 20^th working day is 23
September 2020

 

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides
information that is identified to be of general public interest, the
response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs
website.  If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request,
all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be
removed.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence 
Te Urungi - Organisational Strategy and Performance
Te Tari Taiwhenua - The Department of Internal Affairs
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Tçnâ koe F. Grieg,

 

I apologise on behalf of the department for the slight delay in providing
you with a decision on your request, which was due to you by 23
September. 

 

The topic of your request is one of significant public interest. 
Consequently, the Government and the Department are preparing a wide
ranging release of related information including the independent reports
which were relied on by the Department to generate its advice. The
information that you requested will be contained in this proactive
release.  All of the documents still need to go through a stakeholder
review process prior to publication which means they are not yet able to
be proactive released. The timing of this proactive release is expected to
occur soon, but it is not yet possible to provide a specific date.

 

Please refer to the attached letter which provides the Department’s
decision in your request.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence 
Te Urungi - Organisational Strategy and Performance
Te Tari Taiwhenua - The Department of Internal Affairs
45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |
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