Ibis Users Gather In Christchurch for SOLGM Conference

This October Ibis combined its NZ User Group meeting with the annual NZ Society of Local Government Managers (SOLGM) conference in Christchurch – probably NZ’s premier local government event each year.

This October Ibis combined its NZ User Group meeting with the annual NZ Society of Local Government Managers (SOLGM) conference in Christchurch – probably NZ’s premier local government event each year.

About 20 NZ Ibis clients attended the user group.  The key themes included:

– Ibis product training for new users

– the latest system updates and benefits for users

– the new cloud-based products Ibis will launch in 2018

Ibis also presented at the annual conference that followed.  Jordan Hughes took the stage to talk about topics that included:

– 29% of NZ’s local government revenues modelled on Ibis tools

– why a cloud-first approach is a key consideration for all councils

– the 5 big challenges all councils have

Ibis again surveyed all the delegates at the conference and the results were very insightful.  Most councils were challenged by NZ’s long-term planning requirements and are reviewing their processes and systems to address regulatory and community needs.  Other themes that came out at the conference included:

– reform & the rating & valuation of Maori freehold land

– the do’s and don’ts of a rating review

– rating of commercial accommodation

– digital transformation and the impact of automation, predictive analysis, machine learning & blockchain

Ibis also spoke about the 3 NZ clients that are assisting them to develop its next-generation planning tools and the progress so far.

Minutes from the user group and the presentation by Jordan are available on request.