Sparc needs to record star action

Sport and Recreation New Zealand is shopping for software that will help it manage New Zealand's sporting superstars.

Sparc will use the software to record event results for high-performance athletes and track and forecast their performance potential.

The agency's current database – which is about six years old – is unnecessarily complicated, fragmented and does not meet Sparc's requirements, according to a request for proposals from potential suppliers of the new system.

Staff avoid the existing system, using spreadsheets to process data, and then have to re-key the information back into the database.

The new software will also manage applications for, and the evaluation of, scholarships and grants. Sparc expects to have it operational by October.

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