The Labour Party has been my tribe, my religion, for half my life. The union movement has been my greatest love since my first cleaning job, when I paid my first union dues at age 15. All of us who make our way to this place bring a set of values. Most take them seriously. The values that most resonate with me are compassion, justice, and plain old fairness. Giving people a voice and empowering them to live their best lives—that's what the Labour Party stands for. In Opposition, as spokesperson, and in Government, as digital Minister, my priorities were to ensure access for all to new technologies and to put fair frameworks around them. There's much work to be done inside Government to stimulate digital innovation with a common set of standards and services across Government. We continue to be stuck in the 20th century on this. It's not rocket science but it requires breaking through the silos of Government departments and agencies. I tried—I championed openness from open-source software, open standards, open procurement, open government, digital equity, transparent algorithms, and for ICT to be New Zealand's second-largest contributor to GDP by 2025.