Earlier this month, the Government Chief Data Steward released the New Zealand Government Data Strategy and Roadmap – the guiding document for the government data system, outlining priorities for the next five years.
The data strategy and roadmap provides a shared direction and plan for New Zealand's data system (the people and organisations that collect and use data in New Zealand).
This guidance note 1 sets outs:
suggested minimum requirements for agency website copyright statements;
guidance on applying NZGOAL, on taking care of third party rights, logos, emblems, design…
In February and March 2016 Open Data NZ held a series of conversations with leading international open data experts, including Joel Gurin.
A new mandated data standard for gender and sex was recently approved for use across the Public Service.
When the Whangarei District Council’s District Planning Team started thinking about a new Town Plan for Kamo, New Zealand, they wanted to make it meaningful to the people most affected – the people who live there.
The Government Chief Privacy Officer has published guidance to help government agencies with sharing information responsibly and legally.
Each year we invite users of data.govt.nz to complete a short survey about their experience using this website.
We’re looking for a diverse group of people to join an organising committee for the Data and Digital Community of Practice to improve the New Zealand data system. Join us!
Knowing the quality of the input sources is important to ensure resulting information is fit-for-purpose. Without this knowledge the wrong assumptions could be made when transforming the data into information, jeopardising the quality of the output.