Collaboration in action: a new model for building consent processing
Contributed by the Co-Lab team, this piece explores how councils across Waikato and Bay of Plenty are improving building consent services through a shared model that boosts efficiency, consistency, and resilience.
Smart thinking drives cost effectiveness entries
Entries in the Co-Lab Award for Cost Effectiveness highlight councils delivering outcomes through smarter design, stronger data, and innovative approaches.
Why connected architecture determines what councils can do next
Datascape’s survey of council leaders confirmed councils making real progress on AI, measurement and service delivery all got the architecture right first.
Senior Leaders programme kicks off for 2026
Joy Doran, Manager Workforce Capability, reflects on the first week of the Senior Leaders in Local Government course for the year.
From AI ambition to execution: where are our councils sitting?
Datacom’s Datascape team spoke with 160 council leaders and staff about AI adoption. Most councils are in the messy middle, beyond pilots, but not yet at scale.
Making AI work in the workplace
Malcolm Foo, PwC, discusses the opportunities and benefits of AI for councils.
Putting integrity at the core of how public organisations operate
Integrity framework released for public sector to support senior leaders and those in governance roles to deliver.
