Enabling New Zealanders to fully participate in a digital world
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Simon Riley - Secretary

Simon is Director of New Impact - a technology and marketing communications consulting firm which provides strategic business and communications advice and consulting services.

Simon is an advisor to Government, an ICT policy analyst, and a seasoned media professional and management consultant with a 20 year background as a producer in film, video, advertising, multimedia and the Web in Canada and Australia, including independent producer with the National Film Board of Canada.

Simon is a ICT Industry commentator and all-around provocateur . As a strategic thinker, Simon is recognized for this lateral thinking and creativity combined with commercial pragmatism. 

Simon has been an advocate of Information Society issues and served on the boards of a number of NZ ICT related national organizations.

Simon was one of the architects of Wellington’s Infocity initiative in which he founded 2020 Communications Trust in 1996 and continues to serves as a Trustee.

Simon was an elected InternetNZ Councillor from 2001 - 2007 and was instrumental in the establishment of the NGI - NZ (Next Generation Internet) Society served as the CEO.