by Wendy McGuinness | Jun 12, 2017 | Project TacklingPovertyNZ, Project TalentNZ
Me Salva! is a startup that aims to develop new ways of teaching and increase access to high quality education. Me Salva! provides a full online learning experience (classes, exercises, study plans, e-books, etc.) at a cost of about US$10 a month. The YouTube classes...
by Wendy McGuinness | Jun 7, 2017 | Project PublicScienceNZ, Project TalentNZ
Paul Philpott is one of the ten farmer/entrepreneurs of Square Roots: an initiative bringing fresh, real greens to the people of New York City. The initiative is an attempt to address the shortcomings of an industrialised food system by delivering locally grown,...
by Wendy McGuinness | Dec 20, 2016 | Prime Minister's Summer Reading List, Project CivicsNZ, Project ClimateChangeNZ, Project ForesightNZ, Project OneOceanNZ, Project PublicScienceNZ, Project ReportingNZ, Project StrategyNZ, Project TacklingPovertyNZ, Project TalentNZ
SCITILOP 2016 – the year politics was written back to front The readjustment that is taking place across the democratic world has been astonishing. For those sitting at the bottom of the planet, it has been like watching giant dominos falling, hearing the sound...
by admin | Dec 12, 2016 | Project TacklingPovertyNZ, Project TalentNZ
The Institute’s response to the Productivity Commission’s New Models of Tertiary Education Draft Report is now available online. In this submission we discuss our response to their draft report, possible strategic policy levers designed to improve New...
by admin | Oct 17, 2016 | Project TalentNZ
Issue 17 focuses on the new ForesightNZ playing cards, gives an update on the Institute’s speaking engagements, showcases a summer reading list and puts current initiatives to grow and attract talent under the spotlight. Highlights from these initiatives include...
by admin | Sep 28, 2016 | Project CivicsNZ, Project ClimateChangeNZ, Project ForesightNZ, Project OneOceanNZ, Project PublicScienceNZ, Project ReportingNZ, Project StrategyNZ, Project TacklingPovertyNZ, Project TalentNZ
This newsletter shares our updated work programme, giving you a summary of what we have been doing since our last newsletter in February 2016 and detailing what we hope to achieve before the end of the year. Issue 17 also announces the launch of our new McGuinness...