A tech expert says any sale of the public stake in Chorus should be reinvested into the industry

The Government's looking at the feasibility of selling its debt and equity securities to private investors next year.

The Government says the money could go towards hospitals, schools, and roads in the next Budget.

But Technology Commentator Peter Griffin says there's plenty of need in the tech sector.

He would like to see the money invested in making New Zealand's own A.I. software.