by NZRise Chair | Nov 12, 2020 | News
For 8 years now NZRise has sounded like a stuck record asking the Government to provide more transparency in relation to procurement – transparency of expenditure, transparency of closed panels, transparency of contracts awarded. You can read our wishlist here. ...
by [email protected] | Sep 28, 2020 | News
In early 2018 the New Zealand Digital Skills Forum published Digital Skills For A Digital Nation, a comprehensive report containing insight developed through research and survey data translated into actionable findings. The outcomes of the report served as input to a...
by [email protected] | Jun 23, 2020 | News
Last summer, 352 interns were hired through Summer of Tech. It sounds like a lot. It’s really not. Another 2,000+ students went to the trouble of creating a detailed profile, getting it reviewed, making tweaks, attending one of 85 bootcamps, turning up to our big...
by NZRise Chair | Jun 9, 2020 | News
NZRise is often calling the government out for not levelling the playing field, poor policy or investment decisions. Today we would like to offer a few bouquets and say thank you for early supportive interventions adopted during lockdown levels in response to...
by [email protected] | May 18, 2020 | News
This is the conclusion from the data published as Open Data by MBIE on 1 May 2020 about contract award notices on GETS. The information shows only 30% of published contract value was awarded to NZ owned firms, even though they were awarded more contracts. It appears...
by [email protected] | May 13, 2020 | News
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the reliance of New Zealanders on the Internet for work and study, information, and social interaction. It has also brought the need for digital inclusion into sharper focus and increased the urgency for action in this area. Too...
