GovTech is the New Black
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BizDojo Wellington
115 Tory Street Wellington, Wellington 6011 New ZealandDescription
"GovTech is the new black. It's technology enabled government. It's about inviting the private sector into government by letting business take over marketing and service delivery while our public servants run our core system." Hon Minister Joyce NZTECH's launch of Digital Nation June 2016.
This event will showcase and celebrate stories at the centre of New Zealand GovTech innovation. You'll hear 7 speakers with 7 minutes each from a diverse range of GovTech startups and government innovation projects.
The event offers the opportunity to learn more about the global emergence of GovTech and connect with public and private sector leaders working in this space. This event is part of an ongoing series called the GovTech Learning Marketplace and will be delivered in partnership with ideas forum 7x7 and Crispstart New Zealand.
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R9 Accelerator is one of the world's first GovTech Accelerators. R9 Accelerator is a Result 9 Better for Business initiative, delivered by Wellington's startup base Creative HQ.
The accelerator approach is a radical evolution in the way government normally sources and procures innovative solutions to problems and makes it easier and faster to solve major pain points in a low risk, low cost, yet innovative way. R9 Accelerator is one of the first programmes of its kind in the world and is drawing lots of attention across the global innovation community.