The Future of Australian Sport: Megatrends shaping the sports sector over coming decades
The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) commissioned CSIRO to identify the six megatrends likely to shape the Australian sports sector over the next 30 years. The Future of Australian sport Australians love sport. It always has been and will continue to be part of our cultural identity. From playing catch in the backyard to the Olympic [...]
Wrestling Australia & Rise Global Sign Partnership Agreement
Sydney, Australia Wrestling Australia and Rise Global today signed a partnership agreement that renews Wrestling Australia’s commitment to developing the sport in Australia. The agreement with Rise Global enhances Wrestling Australia’s capacity to develop and drive a comprehensive national strategy aimed at developing all facets of the sport – from increasing participation, to developing pathways [...]
Australia’s Rise Global joins forces with Sacred Sports Foundation in Caribbean
CASTRIES, ST. LUCIA - Rise Global (Australia) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Saint Lucia-based Sacred Sports Foundation Inc, in a move that will see the pair partnering up on a number of sports development initiatives. The MOU is a significant step forward for both organisations and also opens up a variety of opportunities [...]
Rise Global Launches NGO-Partnership Program
Rise Global this week officially launched an NGO-Partnership Program. The program was developed to respond to the needs of the non-profit sports sector. “Most NGO’s seem to be facing the same challenges”, said Rise Global Managing Director Michael Dahdal. “There are some fantastic people, doing some fantastic work, but they may lack the resources or [...]
Rise Global launches “The Institute for Women & Sport”
Sport is a multi-billion dollar industry; it provides recreational opportunities, entertainment and employment whilst contributing more broadly to health and education. More recently it has gone so far as to be recognized by the United Nations as a vehicle for development and peace. Simply put, Sport is an industry unto itself. The opportunities presented by [...]
Rise Global signs agreement that strengthens ties with Sport Structures (UK)
Rise Global (Australia) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sport Structures (UK) in what marks a significant step forward for both organisations and opens up a variety of opportunities for collaboration. Sport Structures and Rise Global have together been extensively involved in the development of the National School Sports Strategy (NSSS) for the Kingdom of [...]
Rise Global signs MOU with Australian College of Physical Education
Rise Global has teamed up with The Australian College of Physical Education (ACPE) to consider opportunities to develop the physical education and sports sector training capabilities of countries within in the Middle East. Warren Jacobson, Managing Director of ACPE, said ‘The opportunity to partner with Rise Global is strong fit for ACPE as we are [...]
Professor Allan Hahn l Reflections on the Role of Technology in High Performance Sport
Outgoing Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Chief Scientist, Professor Allan Hahn left the AIS on 16 September after more than 27 years service to the Australian Sports Commission and the AIS. From the humble beginnings of Douglas Bag gas analysis, to contemporary research including the potential uses of an elastomeric flea protein in sports technology; [...]
Dr Stephen Treloar Appointed Rise Global Executive Director
Rise Global is proud to announce the appointment of Dr Stephen Treloar as Executive Director to the board. Dr Treloar brings over 30 years senior executive experience to the board of Rise Global having previously held positions as a GM, MD, and CEO , including, MD (Oceania) for a US based transnational company (now part of [...]
UAE Academy & Rise Global Sign a Memorandum of Understanding in Abu Dhabi
The UAE Academy and Rise Global (Australia) signed a memorandum of understanding today in a signing ceremony held at the UAE Academy campus in Abu Dhabi. The UAE Academy is a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry and is an independently operated Center of Excellence dedicate to empowering the next generation of [...]
National School Sports Strategy Saudi Arabia: Global Advisory Committee meets in Riyadh
Rise Global was represented by Managing Director Michael Dahdal at the recent Global Advisory Committee meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The National School Sports Strategy is a major undertaking by the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia where there is a growing realization that School Sport and Physical Education are a fundamental component of overarching [...]
China pledges support to UN endeavor in Sport Development
China pledges to support the UN in its efforts to put sport at the centre of the development agenda whilst recognising the contribution it makes to development. Wang Min, the Chinese deputy representative to the UN whilst addressing a plenary meeting of the 66th UN General Assembly with the theme of sport for peace and development, [...]
Technology for sports programs management
In these result driven days, technology is playing a big part of the game. Different initiatives are been held in order to provide from online management tools for athletes to medical real time monitoring of injuries. The range of tools it’s growing and now we can easily get what is best for the programs we [...]
Australian Sports Community welcomes Saudi Arabian Delegates
Australian Sports Community welcomes Saudi Arabian Delegates The Director for Strategic Development of School Sport for the King Abdullah Project in Saudi Arabia, visited Australia last week as part of an international benchmarking exercise looking at best practices in sport globally. The international benchmarking exercise covers 18 countries in total, with only 8 countries targeted [...]
Design for Sport – by Anxo Cereijo Roibás
A book on how socially responsible design can contribute to making sport practice widespread in the general population including disadvantaged and hard-to-reach groups, and those that have been traditionally excluded such as the elderly, disabled people, those living in deprived areas and from lower socioeconomic strata plus certain minority ethnic and religious groups. Contributions from [...]
National School Sport Strategy – Saudi Arabia
Rise Global recently joined a panel of experts to aid in the development of a National School Sports Strategy for Saudi Arabia. The work is being commissioned by the Ministry of Education of Saudi Arabia and Rise Global will contribute as part of a Global Advisory Committee (GAC) as well as conduct an in-depth [...]
Rise Global Launches Training and Development Services
The more we travel and examine different contexts the more we realize the importance of building your own capacity to deliver the outcomes for your own communities, without a constant reliance on external help. Our team of experts has spent months deliberating and creating an approach that works to specifically address the training and development [...]
Forging an Effective NGO-Private Sector Partnership
Evolving political, economic and social forces argue for a new type of relationship between the private sector and NGOs. As concrete examples reveal, much can be accomplished when entities from the business sector and civil society combine forces. Yet such partnerships must not be entered into lightly. The choice of partner (the “who”), the articulated [...]
