Want to know what the viewpoint of Government CIO’s on the benefits and risks of procuring from NZ owned ICT? Come along to this event on Wednesday 6 November to find out more! What do NZ owned ICT companies need to do to make themselves more attractive for Government ICT projects? Chris Buxton is […]
The New Zealand Government is a super user of many products and services. Businesses often want to sell to government organisations, but we want to know what they’re like to have as a customer. What impact do they have on our economy? Poor behaviour of big business in Aotearoa has been highlighted recently in a […]
New Zealand’s favourite Internet gathering is returning. Our huge national NetHui is coming to Wellington in October. Be part of the conversations to help harness the power of the Internet for all New Zealanders. The theme this year is Safety, inclusion and wellbeing on the open Internet What is NetHui? NetHui brings everybody and anybody […]
ICT Diversity – Creating and leveraging opportunities for Pasifika people Join us as we host Livi Ah Hoi and discuss diversity in the tech sector, the importance of having Maori and Pasifika ICT role models and what NZ businesses could do to achieve greater diversity in the workforce. Livi is the Robotic Automation (RPA) and […]
NZRise and ITP members are invited to join us on Wednesday 28th August from 4.30pm. Many of you would have heard about the 4th Edition of the Government Procurement Rules. NZRise has been engaging heavily with MBIE on these. While NZRise feels that more could be done, it welcomes the changes that have been […]
The 2019/2020 Board Members are: Co-Chairs Victoria MacLennan of OptimalBI and Breccan McLeod-Lundy of Ackama. Board Members Rahul Watson Govindan, Laurence Millar, Shane Ross, Noel Reid, Thomas Mitchell (Treasurer) and Don Christie. Board member profiles Victoria MacLennan – Co-Chair Victoria is passionate about many things – growing great companies, raising digital literacy, growing New […]
NZRise welcomes new Co-Chair, Breccan McLeod-Lundy following the Annual General Meeting on June 11, 2019. Breccan McLeod-Lundy is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Ackama, a software development company with offices in Wellington, Auckland and Melbourne. Mr McLeod-Lundy joins fellow Co-Chair Victoria MacLennan in the role, following the resignation of Don Christie […]
Kia ora koutou NZRise members. It’s AGM time of year, and we will be holding our AGM on Tuesday June 11th at 5pm. NZRise Annual General Meeting Tuesday June 11, 2019, 5pm. Catalyst IT, Wellington. RSVP here. Thank you, Don. After co-founding NZRise and 9 years as Co-Chair, Don Christie will not be […]
On April 16, NZRise hosted the Chief Censor, David Shanks to discuss the fallout from the Christchurch terrorist attack, and the ongoing challenges with a digital world including addressing the process he went through in considering how to approach the terrorists manifesto. This fireside talk was kindly hosted by Catalyst, with Miki Szikszai as […]
NZRise is hosting a fireside chat with the Chief Censor, David Shanks at 5pm on Tuesday 16 April, 2019. Members of our community are invited to join us to hear from David about: the limits of free speech the ethical role of digital technology the factors that led to his decision to classify […]