Miriam Lips

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Anna Maria Barbara Lips
Born1967-12-30
Ulvenhout
Died2024-08-12
Wellington
Alma mater Erasmus University Rotterdam
Scientific career
FieldsDigital Government
Institutions Erasmus University Rotterdam, Tilburg University, Victoria University of Wellington.
Thesis

Anna Maria Barbara "Miriam" Lips (born 1967) is a Dutch-born academic in New Zealand. She holds the chair in digital government at the Victoria University of Wellington. [1]

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Academic career

After a 1996 PhD titled 'Autonomie in kwaliteit: ambiguïteit in bestuurlijke communicatie over de ontwikkeling van kwaliteitszorg in het Hoger Onderwijs' at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, she worked at University of Oxford [2] and Tilburg University before moving to the Victoria University of Wellington. [1]

Lip's work on digital inclusion has been covered by the press [3] [4] and she holds a number of appointments in government. [5] [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Miriam Lips - School of Government - Victoria University of Wellington". www.victoria.ac.nz.
  2. "Professor Miriam Lips — Oxford Internet Institute". www.oii.ox.ac.uk.
  3. "The digital divides persist in New Zealand". Stuff. 25 September 2015.
  4. "Digital Inclusion is not just good for people but for the economy". Stuff. 22 December 2017.
  5. "Who we are - Data Futures Partnership". datafutures.cwp.govt.nz.
  6. Commission, corporateName=State Services. "Expert Advisory Panel". www.ssc.govt.nz.