Digital discovery for Māori & PI youth at Park Jam
At the Awhi World Augmented Reality workshop, tamariki designed their own strange creatures and used an app to make them "come to life".
"The kaupapa for Park Jam rings so close to home for myself having worked in Technology for 15 years. It's no secret that we need more of our people both Māori and Pasifika in the industry and Park Jam is committed to bridging that gap," explains Anna Brown (Ngāti Maniapoto), a member of the Park Jam organising team.
She continued to say, "With digital skills now just as important for getting a job as reading, writing and maths, these Māngere kids now have a "foot in the door" by taking part in local digital workshops."
Accelerated Aotearoa, Accelerated Auckland and this Park Jam team in particular, hope to expose more South Auckland youth to the range of disciplines within the Technology sector, with the team committed to closing the gap between locals and the pathways to technology careers.
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