The Open Data NZ team is releasing two updates: one looking back over the last six months, and one looking at the next six.
Register for a free public lecture by international algorithm ethics expert Lorena Jaume-Palasi (5 December, Auckland), co-sponsored by Stats NZ and AUT's Centre for Social Data Analytics.
Data.govt.nz adopted an international data harvesting open standard (data.json) to automate agency dataset updates and additions. There are tools available to help generate the correct format and the open standard data schema is detailed with examples.
The workshop featured 6 lightning talks on a range of open data topics, followed by discussions on open data gaps and barriers to releasing and accessing open data.
Each year we invite users of data.govt.nz to complete a short survey about their experience using this website.
Terms of reference: Data and Digital Standards Community of Practice [PDF 348 KB]
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Principles of the Data and Digital Standards Community of…
Ngā Tikanga Paihere draws on 10 tikanga (Te Ao Māori/Māori world concepts) to help you establish goals, boundaries, and principles that guide and inform your data practice.
Algorithms have an essential role to play in supporting the delivery of government services to people in New Zealand. The government must ensure that data ethics are embedded in its work, and always keep in mind the people and communities being serviced by these tools.
You need to understand data privacy if you are working with data about people. The Privacy Act 2020 provides rules that you must comply with when collecting and using the data.
This style guide helps us keep the voice, tone, and messaging consistent across data.govt.nz. It specifies both general and specific rules and instructions for grammar, punctuation,…