Government agencies pay $50,000 each to be part of the GovTech accelerator programme, and hand over their staff on full pay for three months worth of work at CreativeHQ. “Unlocked” was pitched in 2018 as part of the GovTech accelerator programme, and you can trace the idea’s progression from cached website entries. Until Wednesday, when a team from the Ministry for the Environment turned up for a GovTech accelerator pitch. Ratepayer-funded organisation WellingtonNZ funds part of the programme, to a level GovTech accelerator leaders won’t disclose. Norton says a crucial factor in the success of the GovTech accelerator lies in what happens afterwards.

Source: Stuff September 18, 2021 17:01 UTC