New Zealand launches hub to counter foreign interference

The Story in Brief

New Zealand has launched the Community Resilience to Foreign Interference Hub, a platform offering trusted information, practical resources and tools to communities. Siasat.com reports that the hub was developed with community input and is intended to help people understand risks and respond to them.

Pratima Namasivayam, chief executive of the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, said ethnic communities are partners in strengthening New Zealand’s resilience. Most resources are available in 31 languages. The ministry says the platform will evolve as community needs and the nature of foreign interference change. It can be accessed at www.crfi.govt.nz.

The Indian Opinion

Foreign interference is often presented either as an invisible threat requiring sweeping controls or as a problem that governments can solve alone. This hub takes a more practical route by giving communities information in their own languages and a role in shaping resources. Its value will depend on whether people find the guidance clear, trusted and useful. The number of languages is a start, but sustained community use will be the better test.

Source: siasat.com

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