GVT: Hon Jim Anderton: Government partnership with EDS pays off
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Government partnership with EDS pays off
EDS have created over 200 jobs after investment from government of =
$1.5m.
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"EDS New Zealand has created over 200 jobs under their Best Shore =
Programme and thus achieved the first milestone to which it agreed in =
order to receive NZ$1.5 million from Investment NZ's Strategic =
Investment Fund," Jim Anderton announced today, together with Rick =
Ellis, New Zealand Managing Director of EDS New Zealand.
"It is good news for our expanding ICT industry that EDS's first step of =
creating more than 200 new jobs has been achieved in only fifteen =
months. The next milestone is to create 360 new jobs in total by March =
2006.
"Increasing the number of high value, high skill jobs is an important =
step towards our goal of raising the living standards of every New =
Zealander. EDS has made good progress in developing high skill jobs for =
New Zealanders. I look forward to seeing them reach their second =
target.
"The government's partnership with EDS has been working well. While EDS =
expands their Best Shore programme, New Zealanders raise their skill =
levels and gain experience in a high tech global company. The spill =
overs include a stronger ICT industry, increased export earnings and a =
sophisticated, skilled workforce," said Economic Development Minister, =
Jim Anderton.
EDS New Zealand worked with Investment NZ for a grant of $1.5m (GST =
inclusive) in 2003 under the Strategic Investment Fund.
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<html><head></head><body><font face=3D'verdana' size=3D'2'><b>Government =
partnership with EDS pays off</b><br><br>EDS have created over 200 jobs =
after investment from government of =
$1.5m.<br><br>---------------------------------<br><br>"EDS New Zealand =
has created over 200 jobs under their Best Shore Programme and thus =
achieved the first milestone to which it agreed in order to receive =
NZ$1.5 million from Investment NZ's Strategic Investment Fund," Jim =
Anderton announced today, together with Rick Ellis, New Zealand Managing =
Director of EDS New Zealand.<BR><BR>"It is good news for our expanding =
ICT industry that EDS's first step of creating more than 200 new jobs =
has been achieved in only fifteen months. The next milestone is to =
create 360 new jobs in total by March 2006.<BR><BR>"Increasing the =
number of high value, high skill jobs is an important step towards our =
goal of raising the living standards of every New Zealander. EDS has =
made good progress in developing high skill jobs for New Zealanders. I =
look forward to seeing them reach their second target.<BR><BR>"The =
government's partnership with EDS has been working well. While EDS =
expands their Best Shore programme, New Zealanders raise their skill =
levels and gain experience in a high tech global company. The spill =
overs include a stronger ICT industry, increased export earnings and a =
sophisticated, skilled workforce," said Economic Development Minister, =
Jim Anderton.<BR><BR>EDS New Zealand worked with Investment NZ for a =
grant of $1.5m (GST inclusive) in 2003 under the Strategic Investment =
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