Ackama: The rebel CEOs of Wellington

Ackama: The rebel CEOs of Wellington

Creative storytellers, digital entrepreneurs and social warriors share why this little city is making such a big impact. This is a snippet focused on NZRise member Ackama from an article originally published in the Kia ora magazine, which you can view it here on...
Diversity in ICT – An opportunity for Employers

Diversity in ICT – An opportunity for Employers

Following on from our recent Government Procurement event, on 18th September 2019 NZRise was proud to host Livi Ah Hoi and his presentation on Diversity in the ICT workforce. Gender diversity has been a strong recent focus for the ICT industry. Much has been done, is...
Moving towards more open procurement

Moving towards more open procurement

NZRise attended a workshop on Open government contracting recently  – represented by Shane Ross and Laurence Millar. The purpose of the workshop was to give an update on progress on “Contract Award Notices as Open Data”. As a member of the Open Government...
Praise for DIA’s new expenditure transparency

Praise for DIA’s new expenditure transparency

NZRise members have been happily praising the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) for their recent publication of suppliers and expenditure by NZ Owned and Internationally owned companies. The praise for DIA on our message board included comments like: “Good to...