ALGIM was initially founded in 1975 by an enthusiastic group of EDP Managers known as the Information Technology Management Group (ITMG), which was part of the New Zealand Local Government Association (NZLGA).
In 1995 ITMG became independent of the NZLGA. As a result the Association of Local Government Information Management was officially established on July 1 1996. The inaugural meeting of ALGIM was held on 22 - 23 April 1996.
Throughout its existence ALGIM has performed many valuable functions including:
- An annual flagship conference for information services staff of local authorities
- Four annual symposiums – a GIS, Web, Records Management and Customer Service/Contact Centre Symposium
- Creating a forum through events where local government information services staff can network, share knowledge and discuss common issues
- Organising the annual ALGIM Excellence Awards and other awards programmes to reward top innovation and promote the sharing of systems development
- Resolving national local government ICT issues
- Consulting with councils to enhance their information technology capabilities
- Representation on national bodies and peer groups
- Developing a wide range of leading local government IT/IM products and services to benefit members