MBIE digital overhaul

Wellington: A leading government department is spending millions of dollars more on IT upgrades amid the Covid19 pandemic.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has increased the spend and scope of a digital overhaul begun two years ago.

The budget is up by a fifth to more than $13 million.

Covid19 exposed how thousands of its staff had no secure access to uptodate systems to work from home. An extra unspecified amount has gone towards buying hundreds of new laptops and other hardware. — RNZ