Investment in digital infrastructure: Why and for whom?

This study investigates the variation in attitudes across stakeholders towards investments digital economy. Using semi-structured interviews to identify about spatially evolving socioeconomic importance of economy New Zealand, we identified seven distinct yet partially overlapping concerns that prioritise preferences for investment. A key finding is there are important asymmetries stakeholders' narratives and epistemological foundations currently align collectively strengthen resolve invest infrastructure training, but this alignment may splinter future. Some saw internet access as coalescing social economy, were some people places would get left behind if not rolled out uniformly a priority. There disagreements who will prosper, behind, should pay upgrading skills, extent connected with wellbeing identity, whether fake news was significant, longevity impact investments. contributes theory by demonstrating practically-relevant, socially-informed policy decisions can be underpinned collective efforts draw on heterogeneous multidimensional understandings.