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Celebrating Open Data Day

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Open Data Day is an annual, global celebration of open data. Groups from around the world create and participate in local events to use and explore open data in their communities. It’s an opportunity to show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data policies in government, business, and civil society.

Open Data Day website

NZ celebrations: 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

7 March 2020

Stats NZ hosted its second Open Data, Open Potential event in Wellington on 6 March. We heard about fighting corruption in Colombia with open data, using open data to make social impact in Christchurch, putting ‘open by design’ into practice in Hamilton, and what next for open data.

Blogpost: Open Data, Open Potential 2020

Carlos Rozo: Tackling corruption in Colombia Video

Deborah Lemon: Providing clearer pathways to services VideoSlides [PDF 1.4 MB]

Chris Mardon: Implementing open by design VideoSlides [PDF 2.7 MB]

Panel discussion: what next for open data? Video 

2 March 2019

New Zealand held events in Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin to celebrate international open data day.

Blogpost: Open Data Day 2019 – a New Zealand-wide event

3 March 2018

Stats NZ held its first Open Data, Open Potential event in Wellington to celebrate open data day. At the event we witnessed the Minister of Statistics and the Government Chief Data Steward co-sign New Zealand’s Open Data Charter letter, and heard about innovations using open data.

Blogpost: Open Data, Open Potential 2018

Drew Broadley: Open for business Slides [PDF 305 KB]

David Matthews: Access Aware mobility parking app Slides [PDF 786 KB]

Justine Daw: Open data supporting agricultural sector and Māori land use decisions Slides [PDF 2.7 MB]

Chris Knox: Using open data to inform public debate Slides [PDF 1 MB]

Doug Lambert and Ernestynne Walsh: Open source code Slides [PDF 496 KB]

4 March 2017

A mini-hackathon focusing on environmental data was held in Wellington. View the summary video to find out what happened. 

NZ celebrates Open Data Day 2017

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Content last reviewed 01 May 2020.

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