Government agencies can publish and update their datasets on the data.govt.nz catalogue by applying for a publisher account.
This draft guide explains what data and information management principles are, and outlines the principles used in the New Zealand government context.
To make sure data and information is maintained, there will often be a data custodian responsible for updating and preserving the data. Under the New Zealand Data and Information Management Principles, agency data custodians should implement recommended practices to support well managed data.
The Government Chief Data Steward wants to connect you to the resources and information you need to respond in a prepared and co-ordinated manner alongside your peers in the data system.
An event held on 6 March 2020.
At this gathering to celebrate Open Data Day we were informed, challenged, and inspired by speakers offering different perspectives.
Tackling corruption…
The data.govt.nz, Open Data Programme and Stats NZ teams got together at the Service Innovation Lab last week to share experiences, compare notes and ideate around models that could serve users better in data discovery and use.
In May 2005, Environment Canterbury began releasing public transport data for re-use. The data includes route details, bus stop locations, scheduling details, as well as the real time bus estimated time of arrivals (ETAs).
Published on 07 June 2020.
Discussion paper - International data ethics frameworks - March 2020 [PDF, 296KB]
Purpose and scopeThis paper has been prepared on behalf of the…
Learn about the lifecycle of a dataset, and data management plans (DMP), why they are important, and how to write one.
On 8 August 2011 government approved new principles for managing the data and information it holds. These replace the 1997 Policy Framework for Government held Information.
Cabinet…