Cyber security
As more local bodies introduce technology to reduce costs and improve community engagement, their vulnerability to cybersecurity breaches is increasing. As Patricia Moore reports, those...
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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...
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...
Innovations in GIS and spatial technology
Councils are employing spatial technologies to map infrastructure, track emergency response teams and tap into rain gauge data. They’re also using smart data for their...
ALGIM predicts a digital world for local government in 2016
Expect technology issues to come to the fore this year as open data, shared services, cloud technologies and digital citizen engagement take off, says Mike Manson,...
Google: Building a digital future for local government
These three things I know. Ever wondered why the links on your Google search results are blue? Not just any old blue but that particular...
The 10 biggest mistakes that IT managers make
After more than 20 years auditing local government organisations, Tony Krzyzewski (Tony K) says he still sees them making the same mistakes. Here’s his pick...
Social media expert issues wake-up call
Spark Digital principal solutions specialist John Pratt is warning that local government is falling far out of step with the way community members want to...