Aimee Whitcroft – Open Data Establishment Lead, New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA)
In our last blog post about the open data work we’re doing at NZTA, we introduced the first version of our open data framework, and some of the higher-level processes associated with it.
A framework and processes for opening data
After a few rounds of testing, iterating and optimising, we’ve reached a really exciting point: we’re ready to begin implementation.
This doesn’t mean the framework and processes are now preserved in amber, never to change. It means that we’re ready to start working widely through the organisation, to:
Mostly, this means we’re going to look for natural points into which to weave the processes, while still ensuring that they produce the same documentation and outcomes across the organisation. This will make compliance as frictionless as possible, and help us ensure we’re always working to iterate and optimise.
As part of this, we’re releasing not only the next version of the framework, but also the detailed processes we’ve designed.
They’re not complex, nor complicated. And we felt it was important to hold true to our open by default values by sharing these documents, so anyone can use and adapt and share them, too.
We hope they’ll help organisations across NZ and more widely release more, high quality open data, and contribute to the conversation.
If you have any questions or comments, please do let us know!
Open data framework and processes – NZTA, 2019 [ZIP 706 KB]
Contents of the ZIP file
(Note that formatting may change due to version of software used to open these files).
The meetups are going well, and open data practitioners – whether in government or not – are still most welcome. If you’re keen to join in, feel free to pop us an email to discuss :)
You can reach us at aimee.whitcroft (at) nzta.govt.nz.
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