As emergency response agencies sift through the embers of the recent Pigeon Valley Fire, the lessons are again clear: reliable information, consistent communication and open data…
As the agency leading New Zealand’s data, Stats NZ’s quarterly dashboard profiles what we’re doing to support our role as the lead agency for New Zealand’s data.
Open Data Meetups in NZ are for sharing the passion and success around the release of open data with like-minded people.
Early in April (prior to our launch of data.govt.nz), I met with Stu Smith and Helen Donaldson from the Auckland Council open data Community of Practice to demo and discuss...
We follow rules and guidelines when using bulleted and numbered lists on data.govt.nz to make sure that you can easily understand both their purpose and meaning.
Purpose…
The Open Government Data Dashboard shows progress in the maturity of management and release of data across government.
As content strategists, we need to ensure the current and enduring value of all content. We perform regular content reviews and audits to do this.
Review frequenciesEvery…
The metadata and many datasets on data.govt.nz are available for use via an Application Programming Interface (API). When using our API you need to know what you can and cannot do with the data and where to find technical documentation.
What will things look like when open data is “working”? Entrepreneurs, businesses, researchers, community groups and individuals will be innovating, creating new insights and acting as informed participants in government decisions.
Today Stats NZ released the Algorithm Impact Assessment toolkit. Read more about the process designed to support informed decision-making about the benefits and risks of government use of algorithms.