Embracing innovation at a local level
By Lindsay Pica-Alfano, founder of Govlaunch a free resource for local governments to share and discover innovative projects and tools. The secret to innovation is...
Category : Information Technology
New programme to lift local government cybersecurity
The Association of Local Government Information Management (ALGIM) is rolling out a new system to guide councils in improving their cybersecurity measures and ensure they’re...
Mike Manson – 40 years & counting
Last year SOLGM honoured ALGIM CEO Mike Manson for his 40 years of work in local government. Mike spoke with Ruth Le Pla about how...
Porirua City – customer at the heart
Porirua City’s work to become more agile and focus on its customers took out the runners-up award for the Best Customer-Centric Project at the ALGIM...
Auckland’s property rates & revaluations project
When Auckland Council wanted to publish updated property values on its website, it knew it had to develop a system robust enough to handle very...
The plot thickens
Ruapehu District Council’s drone technology Innovative use of drone technology allows for a 3D ‘walk through’ cemetery search experience in Ruapehu. People searching online for...
IPWEA NZ partnership to help address shortage of engineers
The Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) NZ recently signed an MOU with Wellington Institute of Technology (Weltec) and Otago Polytechnic, in a partnership...
Art for all
Whanganui’s Sarjeant Gallery When Whanganui District Council’s Sarjeant Gallery had to shift to smaller temporary premises, its team was concerned no one would miss out...
Wowing Waipa
Virtual reality goggles play their part Waipa District Council made innovative use of technology in engaging with its community on its ten-year plan. The project...
Digging deep
When an out-of-the box solution couldn’t do what Wellington City wanted, its archives team joined forces with specialists from Techtonics to co-create its own archives...