For a morning on September 12, we invited both industry and government to work together towards growing the NZ tech sector. Thank you to all those who participated in our procurement workshop, we really appreciate the collaboration, the collective discussions, the presentations and listening to the buzz the report backs generated in the room. This […]
NZRise is thrilled to be organising and sponsoring the ICT Government Procurement Seminar again this year. The theme is: Working together to grow the NZ tech sector. The event is open to not only NZRise members and employees of NZ Government agencies but anyone who does/wants to/is/trying to engage with the government on ICT procurement, […]
Purpose NZRise is a group of business leaders from NZ owned digital technology firms which exists to support and represent the interests of the NZ owned sector. We have a diverse community with a range of priorities and interests – this is an opportunity and a strength. We welcome and actively seek a wide and […]
A couple of weeks ago our members experienced a shift in how we communicate within the community. As a collection of tech businesses spread across Aotearoa, the most effective way to communicate is, of course, online. We’ve tried various tools over the years and all of them had their pros and cons. This time we looked […]
The 2018 Annual General Meeting of NZRise will be held on the 16th of May at Equinox IT in Wellington. All members and employees of member organisations are welcome. In addition to the formalities and election of officers, there will be a Fireside Chat with our fantastic guest, John Edwards, the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner opening […]
Being a small tech business can be really tricky in the current climate. As owners of tech businesses ourselves, we want to support the digital technology ecosystem, and that includes startups – the next generation of business leaders. We are running drop-in support sessions every couple of months throughout 2018 – offering free and frank advice […]
Coming up in May we have another important opportunity for our members to get together, compare notes and discuss important issues. Victoria will lead a discussion on Digital Economy and Digital Inclusion and seek your feedback on the key levers we as an industry consider will enable our collective success. We would love to see […]
Government Procurement affects many of our members directly, and a great deal more indirectly through how it shapes the industry. As such a big buyer the public sector can make or break a smaller company when it chooses who to partner with. NZRise has always been engaged in this space, in an effort to encourage […]
The New Zealand Government faces a number of challenges at any given time; more and more it turns to technology as the solution to these challenges. Unfortunately, when an organisation has an immediate problem to solve, less thought is often given to macro-level concerns of how the procurement of a solution affects the market and […]
Building a digital economy has loads of benefits for the environment. We already have the ability to create tech solutions that solve environmental issues by improving resource efficiency or reducing the effects of damage done so far, but there is a byproduct that is not so great. Ewaste, or electronic waste. Those Apple Macs of days […]