Hi, I work on New Zealand’s open data programme.
Open data is data that anyone can use and share.
It’s about people. It’s about land, natural resources, infrastructure,…
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation challenged their esteemed friend Dr Bruce Tsai and his co-author Dr Ben Smith to read and interpret current emerging trends in order to foresee what the future could look like.
Data governance norms can be the proverbial calm in the storm. It seems to me we need that now, more than ever.
A high-level summary of the framework, providing information on the underlying context and issues addressed, drivers, primary components, and benefits. This summary was written by Kevin…
Kia ora. We’re partnering with iwi leaders and officials to co-design an approach to data governance that can be tested with, and transferred to, other sectors…
Guidance and tutorials on using the data.govt.nz catalogue to publish open data listings. This includes a helpful checklist, general user help and specific 'how to' articles for New Zealand government agencies listing open datasets.
In 2011 Charities Services (then the Charities Commission) made advanced search functionality available for the Charities Register and licensed the data for re-use under a Creative Commons BY licence.
Standards that will become mandatory for government departments have been selected for Māori business, ethnicity, Māori descent and iwi. Read more about what standards have been selected and next steps here.
Datability - Stats NZ's quarterly newsletter on the work being done to help government better manage data - is now available.
Creating a joined-up, consistent, and transparent approach around how government collects, manages, and uses the data it holds on behalf of New Zealanders. This includes developing data policy, infrastructure, strategy, and planning as well as ensuring agencies have the capability and right skills to maximise the value they get from data.