I went down the pathway of studying for a Master's in Public Policy after 20 years in Technology and Operations for a very real reason: because there aren't enough people who understand how government policies truly impact technology. The problem inherent in this is you have two camps: Policy makers who outsource consulting work to technologists, bridging the gap in commissioned ways that usually reinforce outcomes they're already leaning towards, and technologists who offer often unheeded warnings that end up being cited after the fact, when things go wrong. As both a technologist and a person of Māori descent, this matters greatly to me, because Māori are in a unique position of vulnerability within New Zealand. The Treaty of Waitangi...